Iran AH 1343 1000 dinars

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Sincona sale 85, lot 1239

This specimen was lot 1239 in Sincona sale 85 (Zurich, October 2023), where it sold for 140 CHF (about US$189 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN, Sultan Ahmad Shah, 1327-1344 AH (1909-1925). 1000 Dinars 1343 AH (1924/1925 AD), Tehran Mint. Bust type. Extremely fine-uncirculated. Altered surface. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 261. Bought from Spink & Son, London, 1996."

This type was struck AH 1331-1344 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: 1,345,000.

Specification: 4.60 g, 0.900 fine silver, this specimen 4.58 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1056.

Source:

  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 85, The Kian Collection - Part 1, Zurich: 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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