Iran SH1327 pahlavi

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 NYINC sale, lot 6791

This specimen was lot 6791 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $470. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAN. Pahlavi, SH 1327 (1948). NGC MS-64. High relief striking, reverse lion slightly flat. Attractive satin luster with no marks of contact. Tied with one other piece as the finest certified." This type, struck SH 1324-1330 during the reign of Muhammed Reza Shah (r. 1941-79), was minted to the standard of a British sovereign. The coins generally trade as bullion coins.

Recorded mintage: 20,000.

Specification: 8.136 g, 0.900 fine gold, .2354 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-101; KM-1150.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

Link to:

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