Iran AH 1335 5000 dinars Fr-85

Stephen Album sale 39, lot 3336

This specimen was lot 3336 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $96. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAN: Ahmad Shah, 1909-1924, AV 5000 dinars, AH1335, choice EF, ex Dabestani Collection." This type is listed for AH 1331-1343 (1912-24) with several dates valued at barely above bullion. This denomination was also struck in silver (KM 1058).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.44 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-85, KM-1071.

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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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