Iran AH 1337 10 toman KM-1076
This specimen was lot 1195 in Sincona sale 85 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 15,000 CHF (about US$20,199 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"IRAN, Sultan Ahmad Shah, 1327-1344 AH (1909-1925). 10 Tomans 1337 AH (1918/1919 AD), Tehran Mint. Bust type. Mule with reverse die dated 1334 AH. Very rare. NGC MS63. Magnificent condition. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 249. Bought from E. Bourgey, Paris, 1981. Finest certified by NGC."
This was the largest gold coin issued by the Qajars with any frequency yet all remain rare. A commemorative marking the tenth anniversary of Ahmad's reign (KM 1077) was also issued in AH 1337. Ahmad departed for Europe in 1923 and was ousted in 1925 by Reza Pahlavi.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.74 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 28.74 g.
Catalog reference: KM 1076, Fr-86a.
- 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 1336 (1917) silver 2000 dinars, mule
- AH 1336 (1917) gold 5000 dinars
- AH 1337 50 dinars
- AH 1337 shahi
- AH 1337 100 dinars
- AH 1337 500 dinars
- AH 1337 1000 dinars, on the 10th anniversary of his reign
- AH 1337 silver 2000 dinars
- AH 1337 silver 2000 dinars, on the 10th anniversary of his reign
- AH 1337 gold 2000 dinars = 1/5 toman
- AH 1337 silver 5000 dinars
- AH 1337 gold 5000 dinars
- AH 1337 toman
- AH 1337 2 ashrafi, on the 10th anniversary of his reign
- AH 1337 5 ashrafi, on the 10th anniversary of his reign
- AH 1337 10 toman, on the 10th anniversary of his reign
- Coins and currency dated 1918