Iran (1897) 100 dinars

Steve Album sale 38, lot 1330

This specimen was lot 1330 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $261.80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAN: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AE 100 dinars, Tehran, a lovely well-struck example with plenty of original mint luster! PCGS graded MS63 BN." The SCWC notes this type as struck AH 1297-1313 and undated. The undated issue is attributed to AH 1297 by PCGS and to 1897 by the SCWC.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM-885.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

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