Iran AH 1330 toman

Sincona sale 85, lot 1200

This specimen was lot 1200 in Sincona sale 85 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 3,200 CHF (about US$4,309 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Sultan Ahmad Shah, 1327-1344 AH (1909-1925). 1 Toman 1330 AH (1912 AD), Tehran Mint. Extremely rare. NGC AU58. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 230. Bought from Ali Karimi Collection, London, 2008. Finest certified by NGC."

This date is not listed in the major references.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.87 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 2.88 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1068 (unlisted date), Fr-81b (unlisted date).

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 1329 (1911) 1000 dinars
• AH 1329 (1911) silver 2000 dinars
• AH 1329 (1911) gold 5000 dinars
• AH 1329 (1911) toman
• AH 1330 ¼ kran
• AH 1330 500 dinars
• AH 1330 1000 dinars, lion obverse
• AH 1330 silver 2000 dinars, date below wreath
• AH 1330 gold 2000 dinars
• AH 1330 gold 5000 dinars
• AH 1331 (1912) 1000 dinars
• AH 1331 (1912) 5000 dinars
• AH 1331 (1912) toman
• AH 1331 (1912) 2 toman pattern
• Coins and currency dated 1912