Iran AH 1235 toman KM-753.12

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Jean Elsen sale 164, lot 2191
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This specimen was lot 2191 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,183 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN, QAJAR Fath `Ali Shah (AD 1797-1834/AH 1212-1250) AV toman, AH 1235, Tehran. Fifth standard. Extremely Fine."

The SCWC lists this as a type W toman (also struck at Borujerd, Yerevan, Hamadan, Isfahan, Kashan, Kirmanshahan, Khoy, Qazwin, Rasht, Shiraz, Tabriz and Yazd) and notes it for Tehran AH 1232, 1234, 1235 and 1239.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.61 g, gold, this specimen 4.62 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-34, KM 753.12, Farahbakhsh - (type 407); SICA 9, -; Album 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, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.

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