Iran SH1306-L 5000 dinars

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from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 46783
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This specimen was lot 46783 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN. 5000 Dinars, SH 1306 (1927)-L. St. Petersburg (Leningrad) Mint. Ahmad Shah. PCGS AU-58." This type was struck SH1306-1308 but is seldom seen. SH = Solar Hegira calendar.

Recorded mintage: 3,000,000 plus 4,711,000 from Heaton (mintmark "H").

Specification: 23.02 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-294, KM-1106.

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, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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