Iran SH1337 1/2 pahlavi
This specimen was lot 75090 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $793. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN. 1/2 Pahlavi, SH 1337 (1958). Tehran Mint. Muhammad Reza Pahlavi. NGC MS-67." This type was struck SH 1330-1353 and is common. Two of these have the same amount of gold as the British sovereign. Gold quarter (Fr-104), one (Fr-101), 2½ (Fr-100), five (Fr-99) and ten pahlavis also exist. As the pahlavi was always sold at its gold price, it had no fixed ratio to the rial. The shah was overthrown in 1979 and he died the next year.
Recorded mintage: 102,000.
Specification: 4.06 g, 0.900 fine gold, 19 mm diameter, 0.1177 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-102; KM-1161.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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