Iran AH 1311 toman KM-933

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Goldberg Sale 146, lot 944
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This specimen was lot 944 in Goldberg Sale 146 (Los Angeles, July 2025), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "Iran. Toman, AH1311 (1894). Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896. Well struck and untoned. Pop 1; The only one graded at PCGS. PCGS graded MS-62." This type was struck AH 1297-1313, with AH 1311 being a better date. Tomans exist for AH 1311 with a crowned wreath on the reverse (KM 937) and with the lion on the obverse (KM 989). One toman was ten krans or ten thousand dinars.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.87 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 146: US Coins & Currency, Ancient & World Coins, featuring The Americas Collection, The Henry Garrett Collection & The Augustana Collection, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2025.

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