Iran AH 1337 2 ashrafi

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Sincona sale 85, lot 1193

This specimen was lot 1193 in Sincona sale 85 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 34,000 CHF (about US$45,786 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN, Sultan Ahmad Shah, 1327-1344 AH (1909-1925). 2 Ashrafi 1337 AH (1918/1919 AD), Tehran Mint. Bust type with Lion & Sun reverse. A one-year issue struck for the 10th Anniversary of Reign. Extremely rare. NGC MS67*. Cabinet piece. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 241. From the Leeds collection, auction Baldwin's, Dubai, March 2000, lot 596. Finest certified by NGC."

In 1337, as part of the series commemorating the tenth anniversary of his reign, the shah issued a series of gold one, two, five and ten ashrafi. The ashrafi was a denomination not used in Iran since the days of the Safavids nor used again. It was better known in India. The SCWC does not give the weight standard so we don't know if this two ashrafi was equivalent to the two toman (5.74 g, 0.900 fine gold).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, this specimen 5.69 g.

Catalog reference: KM A1081, Fr-87a.

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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