Iran AH 1281 1000 dinars KM-Pn8
This specimen was lot 32138 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN. Copper 1000 Dinars Pattern, AH 1281 (1864/5). Tehran Mint. Nasir al-Din Shah. NGC AU-58. A very difficult Pattern, this charming example delivers a soft bronze appeal, with rich details and charming allure that is largely unmarked with only limited touches of handling. A specimen that will capture the attention of many. From the Yasmin Collection." This pattern was produced to promote the replacement of the old hammered coins with modern milled coinage. The regime, riven by feuds and perpetually bankrupt, did not implement milled coinage until AH 1294, when all the branch mints were closed. Pattern 500 dinars (KM Pn6 and KM Pn7) and 2000 dinars (KM Pn 10 and Pn11) also exist in silver and copper.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM-Pn8.
- 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, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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- AH 1275 (1858) kran, Herat mint
- AH 1278 (1861) kran, Herat mint
- AH 1279 (1862) kran, Kirmanshahan mint
- AH 1281 25 dinars, bronze pattern
- AH 1281 50 dinars, bronze pattern
- AH 1281 500 dinars, silver pattern
- AH 1281 1000 dinars, silver pattern
- AH 1281 2000 dinars, pattern struck in copper
- AH 1281 toman, Tehran mint
- AH 1281 2 toman, Mashhad mint
- AH 1282 (1865) kran, Mashhad mint
- AH 1283 (1866) kran, Qazwin Mint
- Coins and currency dated 1864