Iran AH 1337 5000 dinars KM-1058

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Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 36175
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This specimen was lot 36175 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $4,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN. 5000 Dinars, AH 1337 (1919). Ahmad Shah. PCGS MS-62 Prooflike." This type was struck AH 1331-1344 along with a gold 5000 dinars (Fr-85). This is a slightly better date.

Recorded mintage: 165,000.

Specification: 23.03 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-1058.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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