Iran AH 1234 toman KM-753.11

Stack's Bowers May 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 33305

This specimen was lot 33305 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAN. Qajar Dynasty. Toman, AH 1234 (1819/20). Tabriz Mint. Fath 'Ali Shah. NGC MS-63. Outside of a few minor areas of striking weakness, this Choice example abounds with crispness and vibrancy of luster. The sole representative of the date in the NGC census." The SCWC lists fourteen mints for this type, struck AH 1231-1240, but lists only AH 1233, 1236 and 1238 for this mint. Later issues were reduced in weight.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.61 g, gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-34; KM-753.11 (unlisted date); A-2865.

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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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