Iran AH 1324 5000 dinars KM-981

Stack's Bowers September 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 76553

This specimen was lot 76553 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $780. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAN. Qajar Dynasty. 5000 Dinars, AH 1324 (1906/07). Tehran Mint. Mozaffar ad-Din Shah. NGC VF Details--Mount Removed, Cleaned. Despite the noted damage and cleaning, this example of an elusive type and date displays presentable details and offers an affordable representative of style." This very rare type was struck AH 1324 only. This denomination also exists in gold for Muzaffar al-Din Shah (Fr-71) and Muhammad Ali Shah (Fr-81).

Recorded mintage: 3,040.

Specification: 23.02 g, 0.900 fine silver, 36 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-981.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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.

Link to:

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• AH 1324 (1907) gold 5000 dinars, Muhammad Ali Shah
• AH 1324 toman, Muzaffar al-Din Shah
• AH 1324 (1907) toman, Muhammad Ali Shah
• AH 1326 (1908) gold 5000 dinars
• Coins and currency dated 1906