Iran AH 1328 5000 dinars
The first specimen was lot 1209 in Sincona sale 85 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 1,200 CHF (about US$1,616 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"IRAN, Sultan Ahmad Shah, 1327-1344 AH (1909-1925). 1/2 Toman 1328 AH (1910 AD), Tehran Mint. Lion & Sun type. NGC MS66. Cabinet piece. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 221. Bought from Spink & Son, London, 2008. Finest certified by NGC."
The second specimen was lot 945 in Goldberg Sale 146 (Los Angeles, July 2025), where it sold for $690. The catalog description[1] noted, "Iran. 5000 Dinars (1/2 Toman), AH1328 (1910). Ahmed, 1909-1925. Pop 1; Finest graded at PCGS. Only 2 graded at PCGS. PCGS graded MS-62." 1.43 g, 0.900 fine gold, struck 1328-1330. no silver 5000 dinars for this year. This denomination was struck in gold AH 1328-1330. Silver 5000 dinars exist but not for AH 1328.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.43 g, 0.900 fine gold, 18 mm diameter, the first specimen 1.49 g.
Catalog reference: KM 1067, Fr-82.
- 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.
- [2]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 146: US Coins & Currency, Ancient & World Coins, featuring The Americas Collection, The Henry Garrett Collection & The Augustana Collection, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2025.
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