Iran AH1318 toman

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Stephen Album sale 37, lot 1678
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Steve Album sale 38, lot 1349
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The first specimen was lot 1678 in Stephen Album sale 37 (Santa Rosa, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $505.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN: Muzaffar al-Din Shah, 1896-1907, AV toman, Tehran, AH1318, bold strike, EF." The second specimen was lot 1349 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $357. The catalog description[2] noted, "IRAN: Muzaffar al-Din Shah, 1896-1907, AV toman, Tehran, AH1318, lightly cleaned, About Unc, ex Dabestani Collection." This type was struck AH 1316, 1318 and 1324.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.87 g, 0.900 fine gold, the second specimen 2.80 g.

Catalog reference: KM-995, Fr-70.

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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 37, featuring the Gamal Amer Collection of Egyptian Coins and the Ahmed Sultan Collection of Ottoman Coins, Part II, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
  • [2]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.

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