Zands, Ja’far Khan, 1201 AH, AR Shahi, dar al-‘Ilm Shiraz

[Noël Siver]

Coin 1 of 9 Karim Khan Zand coins attached to an agate amulet.
This appears to be a silver coin of Karim Khan Zand. Is it from the Yazd mont?
Diameter: 16.5 mm
Weight: less than 1 g

Noël

[aws22]

Dear Noël, your coin:
Zands, Ja'far Khan, 1201 AH, AR Shahi, dar al-'Ilm Shiraz (AH 1199-1203/ 1785-1789 AD)
First photo reads:
يا امام جعفر صادق , Ya Imam Ja'far Sadiq (referring to the 6th Shiite Imam)
Second photo: Mint place and date inside cartouche:
ضرب دار العلم شيراز ,  struck at dar al-'Ilm Shiraz. The date is at 9 O'clock " 1201 ۱۲۰۱ ".
Ja'far Khan Zand, (جعفر خان زند‎) was the seventh shah of the Zand dynasty from 1785 to 1789. He was the son of Sadiq Khan Zand, who was removed from the throne in Shiraz by Ali Murad Khan, who had previously taken Isfahan for himself.

Maythem