Iran SH1305 1000 dinars

Sincona sale 85, lot 1290

Stack's Bowers February 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 75166

The first specimen was lot 1290 in Sincona sale 85 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 180 CHF (about US$242 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Reza Shah, 1304-1320 SH (1925-1941). 1000 Dinars 1305 AH (1926 AD), Tehran Mint. Lion & Sun type. Reza Shah legend. NGC MS63. Magnificent condition. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 314."

The second specimen was lot 75166 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $312. The catalog description^[2] noted, "IRAN. 1000 Dinars, SH1305/6 (1926/7). Tehran Mint. Reza Shah. PCGS MS-65. A beautiful Gem Mint State example, delivering rich luster with strong eye appeal, with beautiful toning and alluring luster throughout. Limitedly marked, with some strike weakness at the date." After Reza Pahlavi overthrew the Qajars and seized the throne for himself, he continued the old denominations for several years, substituting his name and adopting a new dating system. The SH calendar is a solar version of the Hegira calendar which, being lunar based, starts on a different date each year. This denomination was struck in two varieties in SH 1305; this one, with the date below the wreath, and KM 1095, with the date between the lion and the wreath.

Recorded mintage: 2,265,000 (including KM 1095).

Specification: 4.60 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 1099.

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.
^[2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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