Iran AH 1343 1/4 kran

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Sincona sale 85, lot 1243

This specimen was lot 1243 in Sincona sale 85 (Zürich, October 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN, Sultan Ahmad Shah, 1327-1344 AH (1909-1925). 250 Dinars 1343 AH (1924/1925 AD), Tehran Mint. Lion & Sun type. NGC UNC Details. Slightly cleaned. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 252. Bought from Spink & Son, London, 1996."

This type was struck AH 1332-1343 during the reign of Ahmad Shah (r. 1909-25). Ahmad Shah left for Europe in 1923 and was absent during the coup of 1925 which ousted him.

Recorded mintage: 186,000.

Specification: 1.15 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 1051.

Source:

  • [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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