Iran AH 1319 1/4 kran

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Sincona sale 85, lot 1129

This specimen was lot 1129 in Sincona sale 85 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 312 CHF (about US$420 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN, Muzaffar al-Din Shah, 1313-1324 AH (1896-1907). 250 Dinars 1319 AH (1901/1902 AD), Tehran Mint. Lion & Sun type. Rare. NGC MS61. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 143. Finest certified by NGC."

The SCWC lists this quarter kran or 250 dinars with a lion obverse for AH 1314-1319. This sale also contained a 250 dinars with a bust obverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.15 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 968.

Source:

  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 85, The Kian Collection - Part 1, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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