Iran AH 1328 2000 dinars Fr-83

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Sincona sale 85, lot 1218

This specimen was lot 1218 in Sincona sale 85 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$505 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN, Sultan Ahmad Shah, 1327-1344 AH (1909-1925). 1/5 Toman 1328 AH (1910 AD), Tehran Mint. Lion & Sun type. NGC AU55. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 212. Bought from Sotheby's, London, 1984. Finest certified by NGC."

This denomination was struck in silver (KM 1040) and gold (shown here) AH 1328-1330.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.57 g, 0.900 fine gold, 14 mm diameter, this specimen 0.56 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1066. Fr-83.

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.

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