Armenia 1999 100000 dram

from the Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 6365

This specimen was lot 6365 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ARMENIA. 100000 Dram, 1999. NGC PROOF-67 Ultra Cameo. Struck to commemorate Noah's descent from Mt. Ararat. A brilliant Proof with mirrored fields and frosted cameo devices, a bit of haze in the fields, and a coppery golden color."

Recorded mintage: 1,000 proofs.

Specification: 17.20 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-4; KM-102.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1997 25,000 dram, goddess Anahit
• 1998 10 dram, 10th anniversary of the earthquake
• 1998 100 dram, 1998 FIFA World Cup of Soccer
• 2003 100 dram
• 2003 200 dram
• 2003 500 dram
• Coins and currency dated 1999