Iran AH 1300 toman
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This specimen was lot 33306 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2024), where it sold for $552. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN. Toman, AH 1300 (1883). Tehran Mint. Nasir al-Din Shah. PCGS AU-53. A bright and crisp example with an excellent portrait of the Shah." With the coming of the milled coinage, all of the branch mints were closed and all production was completed in Tehran. This type was struck AH 1297-1312 during the reign of Nasir al-din Shah (r. 1848-96). Gold two, ten and 25 tomans also exist. The coin is priced cheaply in the SCWC but is seldom seen.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.87 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-62; KM-933.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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