Iran AH 1322 toman

Sincona sale 85, lot 1111

This specimen was lot 1111 in Sincona sale 85 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 20,000 CHF (about US$26,932 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Muzaffar al-Din Shah, 1313-1324 AH (1896-1907). 1 Toman 1322 AH (1904/1905 AD), Tehran Mint. Bust type. Moloud. Of the highest rarity, probably the only known specimen. NGC MS63. Magnificent condition. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 131. From the Mesrob Abgarians collection, Glendale, 1987. Finest certified by NGC. The Moloud type gold coins of Muzaffar al-Din Shah are only known in the weight of 2 Tomans."

The SCWC lists the denomination only with the bust facing right (Fr-70/KM-995).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.87 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 2.84 g.

Catalog reference: KM -. Fr--.

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.
• ^[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.

Link to:

• AH 1321 (1903) toman
• AH 1322 500 dinars
• AH 1322 silver 2000 dinars
• AH 1322 silver 5000 dinars
• AH 1322 gold 5000 dinars
• AH 1322 toman, bust right
• AH 1322 2 toman, bust obverse
• AH 1322 2 toman, bust obverse, without inscription on obverse
• AH 1324 (1906) toman
• Coins and currency dated 1904