Iran AH 1312 5000 dinars
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This specimen was lot 76535 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN. Qajar Dynasty. 1/2 Toman, AH 1312 (1894/95). Tehran Mint. Nasir al-Din Shah. NGC AU-58. Lightly lustrous, with only the lightest instances of handling across the surfaces." This type is listed for AH 1297-1307 and 1313; AH 1312 is not listed. The date is written "۱۳۲۱" (1903 AD), well after Nasir's assassination, so the auctioneers have interpreted it as "۱۳۱۲".
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.44 g, 0.900 fine gold, 17 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-63; KM-927.
- 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, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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