Iran (1896) 5000 dinars

Sincona sale 85, lot 1112

This specimen was lot 1112 in Sincona sale 85 (Zürich, October 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Muzaffar al-Din Shah, 1313-1324 AH (1896-1907). 1/2 Toman n. d. (1313-1324 AH / 1895-1906 AD), Tehran Mint. Saheb al-Zaman. Very rare. NGC MS62. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 121. Bought from Spink & Son, London 1986. Finest certified by NGC."

This undated type is the only issue of this denomination with the portrait of Muzaffar al-Din. It accompanied gold one, five and ten toman. A half toman with a lion obverse (KM 987) also exists.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.43 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 1.31 g.

Catalog reference: KM 993. Fr--.

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.
• ^[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.

Link to:

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• AH 1314 toman, lion obverse
• AH 1314 5 toman, bust obverse
• AH 1314 10 toman
• Coins and currency dated 1896