Iran AH 1306 toman

Steve Album sale 38, lot 1335

This specimen was lot 1335 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $446.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAN: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AV toman, Tehran, AH1306, date in normal location, choice About Unc, R, ex Dabestani Collection." This type was struck AH 1297-1313.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.87 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-62, KM-933.

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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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