Iran SH1345 10 rials
This specimen was lot 75312 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN. 10 Rials, SH 1345 (1966). Tehran Mint. Muhammad Reza Pahlavi. NGC MS-66." When Reza Shah seized the throne in 1925, he adopted the solar Hegira calendar, which used the Gregorian calendar but deducted 621 years. Thus, SH 1345 = 1966 AD. In 1931, the system was reformed and 100 dinars = one rial. This type was struck SH 1345-1352 and has the denomination spelled "ده﷼" (ten rials) on the reverse. All dates are essentially worthless.
Recorded mintage: 1,699,000, the lowest mintage date.
Specifications: 7 g, copper-nickel, 28 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-1178.
- 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.
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