Iran AH 1280 toman KM-853.8
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This specimen was lot 26469 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $810. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN. Qajar Dynasty. Toman, AH 1280 (1863/4). Dar al-Marz Rasht Mint. Nasir al-Din Shah. PCGS MS-62. Despite some off-centering, this enticing specimen is without handling and offers a solid strike along with ample lustrous brilliance. From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection." The SCWC lists six mints striking tomans in AH 1280. This mint also struck tomans AH 1266-1280.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.45 g, gold, this specimen 3.46 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-45; KM-853.8; A-2921.
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- Album, Stephen. Checklist of Islamic Coins. Santa Rosa, 1998. Stephen Album.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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