1 Abbasi - Sam Mirza Type A; Tabrīz
Features
| Issuer |
City of Tabriz
(Iranian Cities)  |
|---|---|
| Governor |
Sam Mirza (1747)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Value | 1 Abbasi (4) |
| Currency | Shahi (1501-1798) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 4.57 g |
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 61195 |
| References | Album Islamic# 2698 Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3rd Edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States.Zeno category (https://zeno.ru/) , KM# 429 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Obverse
Script: Persian
Lettering:
لا اله الا الله محمّد رسول الله علی ولی الله
علی حسن حسین علی محمد جعفر موسی علی محمد علی حسن محمد
Reverse
Couplet
Script: Persian
Lettering:
سکه بر زر زد بگیتی چون طلوع نیرین
وارث ملک سلیمان سام بن سلطان حسین
تبریز
Unabridged legend:
Sekke zad bar zar be-giti chun tolu‘-e neyreyn
vareth-e molk-e soleymān sām ebn-e solṭān ḥoseyn
Translation:
He struck coins of gold in the world, like the rising brilliants, the heir to the kingdom of Solomon, Sām, the son of Sulṭān Ḥusayn
Tabriz
Edge
Plain
Mint
| تبریز | Tebriz, modern-day Tabriz, Iran |
Comments
Stephen Album's Checklist of Islamic Coins designates this coin as “Extremely Rare” (RRR). The Checklist also notes that:
“Coins of this short reign were struck to the 1200 nokhod standard first introduced by Nādir Shāh in 1160, struck only at Tabrīz. ”
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND | 
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$ 580 | |||||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  |
CNG Islamic Auction 11 Lot 223 
|
23 Oct 2025 |
AU (AU 53) |
USD 750.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
  |
Stephen Album Auction 31 Lot 827
|
17 May 2018 | VF |
USD 450.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Stephen Album Rare Coins | |||||
  |
Stephen Album Auction 31 Lot 826
|
17 May 2018 | VF |
USD 650.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Stephen Album Rare Coins | |||||
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