IRAN, Qajars. Fath 'Ali Shah, as Shah, AH 1212-1250 / AD 1797-1834. Toman (Gold, 24 mm, 4.61 g, 11 h), type W, Kashan, AH 1232 = AD 1816/7. 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 central circle surrounded by floral designs and a dotted circle, ‘zarb-e dār al-muʾminīn Kāshān, 1232’ (‘Struck in the Abode of the Believers Kashan, 1232’ in Persian). Album 2865. Light areas of weakness, otherwise, good very fine.

From the Asha & Ardeshir Dabestani Collection, ex Album 16, 17 May 2013, 731.