Iran SH1306 5000 dinars KM-1101

Stack's Bowers May 2025 Collectors Choice Online Auction, lot 75301

This specimen was lot 75301 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $456. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAN. 5000 Dinars, SH 1306 (1927). Tehran Mint. Reza Pahlavi. PCGS MS-64." This type was struck SH (Solar Hegira) 1305-1306. It was superseded by KM 1106, which featured the portrait of the shah.

Recorded mintage: 3,186,000.

Specification: 23.02 g, 0.900 fine silver, 36 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-1101.

Sources:

• 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, May 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction: Ancient & World Coins, featuring selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• SH 1306 1000 dinars, lion obverse
• SH 1306-L 2000 dinars
• SH 1306-H 2000 dinars
• SH 1306 5000 dinars, portrait obverse
• SH 1306-H 5000 dinars/5 krans
• SH 1306-L 5000 dinars/5 krans
• SH 1306 pahlavi
• SH 1306 2 pahlavi
• SH 1306 5 pahlavi
• SH 1307 (1928) 5000 dinars/5 krans
• Coins and currency dated 1927