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Lot 194:

Zand. Karim Khan (1751-1779). AR Abbasi. Rikab. AH 1173

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Description

Zand. Karim Khan (1751-1779). AR Abbasi. (4.54g/ 21mm). Rikab (Army mint). AH 1173. Album 2800. Very fine. Extremely rare mint for this type.

The term "rekab" means stirrup, the full name meaning "the fortuitous mint of the stirrup", which was the traveling mint that accompanied the royal army during its campaigns