Iran AH 1293 2 toman
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This specimen was lot 213 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 4,750 CHF (about US$6,277 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"IRAN, Qajar Dynasty, Naser al-Din Shah, 1264-1313 (1848-1896). 2 Toman 1293 AH (1876), Tabriz Mint. "Saheb Gheran" type. Struck in the last year of hammered coinage. Von grösster Seltenheit; Of the highest rarity. NGC MS62. Purchased from Baldwin's, Dubai, in 2000."
The SCWC lists a double toman from Tabriz for AH 1280 (KM 854) but we don't know if it has the same design as the example shown here.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.9 g, gold, this specimen 6.89 g.
Catalog reference: Album 2920, KM unlisted.
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- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 88, The Kian Collection - Part II, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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