Iran AH 1214 toman KM-739.11

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Sincona sale 92, lot 69

This specimen was lot 69 in Sincona sale 92 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 4,000 CHF (about US$5,544 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN Qajar Dynasty, Fath-'Ali Shah, 1212-1250 AH (1797-1834). Toman 1214 AH (1799/1800), Kashan Mint. Selten, Prachtexemplar, Rare. NGC MS65. Cabinet piece. Purchased from A. Karimi, London, in 1985."

The SCWC lists ten mints for this style of toman but not Kashan. Baba Khan took the name Fath-'Ali Shah on his coronation.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.14 g, gold, this specimen 6.14 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2859. KM 739 (unlisted mint), Fr-34.

Source:

  • Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
  • 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, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 92: The Kian Collection - Part 3 (Islamic and Persian Coins and Medals, Orders of the Chivalry) and The Tuhfa Collection of Arabic Gold Coins, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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