★ Very rare ★

IRAN, Qajars. Fath 'Ali Shah, as Shah, AH 1212-1250 / AD 1797-1834. 1/2 Toman (Gold, 25 mm, 2.81 g, 12 h), type T2, Tabriz, AH 1228 = AD 1813. The king’s name and title within a dotted circle, ‘al-sulṭān ibn al-sulṭān Fatḥ ʿAlī Shāh Qājār’ (‘Sultan, son of Sultan, Fath ʿAli Shah Qajar’ in Arabic/Persian). Rev. Within a circle, ‘zarb-e dār al-salṭana Tabrīz sana 1228’ (‘Struck in the Abode of the Sultanate Tabriz, year 1228’ in Persian). Album 2862. Very rare. Pierced twice and with traces of mounting, otherwise, very fine.

From the Asha & Ardeshir Dabestani Collection, formed over the past four decades.