Iran (1879) 5000 dinars
This specimen was lot 1030 in Sincona sale 85 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 1,400 CHF (about US$1,885 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"IRAN, Nasir al-Din Shah, 1264-1313 AH (1848-1896). 1/2 Toman n. d. (1297-1313 AH / 1879-1896 AD), Tehran Mint. Bust type. Rare. NGC MS64. Magnificent condition. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 12. Finest certified by NGC."
With the coming of the milled coinage, all of the branch mints were closed and all production was completed in Tehran. The SCWC lists this scarce type for AH 1297-1313 but does not mention an undated version. One thousand dinars made a kran and ten kran made a toman. The largest silver coin was the five krans.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.43 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 1.51 g.
Catalog reference: KM 927 (not listed undated), Fr-63.
- 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.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 85, The Kian Collection - Part 1, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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