Iran AH 1311-H 10 toman
This specimen was lot 2523 in Sincona sale 80 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 4,750 CHF (about US$5,693 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN, Nasir al-Din Shah, 1264-1313 AH (1848-1896). 10 Tomans 1311 AH (1894), Teheran. Very rare. PCGS AU Details. Slightly cleaned." This is the largest gold coin of the regime to have actually circulated. Coins of 25 tomans exist (KM 951, 952, 953) but are semi-medallic in nature. This type was struck AH 1297 and AH 1311, probably with dies from Heaton, England. Other ten toman exist dated AH 1311; one with a different bust (KM 946) and another with the Persian lion on the obverse (KM 947).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.74 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 945. Fr-59.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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 80, World Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, World Banknotes, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
Link to:
- AH 1297 10 toman, lion on obverse
- AH 1297-H 10 toman
- AH 1311 (1893) ¼ kran, date below the lion
- AH 1311 (1893) ¼ kran, date to the sides of the lion
- AH 1311 toman, closed wreath reverse
- AH 1311 toman, crowned wreath reverse
- AH 1311 (1893) 10 toman
- AH 1312 1000 dinars (1/10 toman)
- AH 1312 2000 dinars (1/5 toman)
- AH 1313 10 toman, on the 50th anniversary of the shah's reign
- Coins and currency dated 1893