Iran AH 1294 1000 dinars

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Sincona sale 85, lot 1045

This specimen was lot 1045 in Sincona sale 85 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 1,100 CHF (about US$1,481 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN, Nasir al-Din Shah, 1264-1313 AH (1848-1896). 1000 Dinars 1294 AH (1877/1878 AD), Tehran Mint. NGC AU58. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 74. Bought from S. Cordry, San Diego, 1983. Finest certified by NGC."

With the coming of the milled coinage, all of the branch mints were closed and all production was completed in Tehran. One thousand dinars made a kran and ten kran made a toman. This type is listed for AH 1294-98 and undated. This example realized almost four times the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.60 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 899.

Source:

  • 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 85, The Kian Collection - Part 1, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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