Iran SH1348 pahlavi
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This specimen was lot 38817 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $900. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN. Pahlavi, SH 1348 (1969). Tehran Mint. Muhammad Reza Pahlavi. NGC MS-63. From the Yasmin Collection." This type, struck SH 1330-1353 during the reign of Muhammed Reza Shah (r. 1941-79), was minted to the standard of a British sovereign. Gold half (Fr-102), 2½ (Fr-100), five and ten pahlavis also exist. The coins generally trade as bullion.
Recorded mintage: 70,000.
Specification: 8.13 g, 0.900 fine gold, 22 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-101; KM-1162.
- 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, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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