Iran SH1307 pahlavi
This specimen was lot 1866 in Goldberg sale 122 (Los Angeles, June 2021), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description[1] noted, "Iran. Pahlavi, SH1307 (1928). Reza Khan Pahlavi, 1925-1941. NGC graded MS-62." The Qajar empire was nearly bankrupt by the end of the 1800’s, and the dynasty finally fell when Reza Khan, a commander of the Persian Cossack Brigade, led a coup d’etat and launched the Pahlavi Dynasty in 1925 AD. In 1927, the regime dropped the toman in favor of the self-named pahlavi, based on the British sovereign. Among other reforms, the traditional AH calendar, based on lunar months, was dropped in favor of the SH calendar, which matched the Gregorian calendar except that its start date was that of the Hegira.
Recorded mintage: 5,000.
Specification: 1.92 g, gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-94; KM-1114.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 122: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2021.
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