Iran SH1358 1/2 azadi

Stack's Bowers February 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 75196

This specimen was lot 75196 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAN. 1/2 Azadi, SH 1358 (1979). Tehran Mint. NGC MS-67. This tremendous Superb-Gem delivers rich details and much allure throughout." The year after the shah was ousted, the ayatollahs authorized the minting of gold quarter, half, one, 2½ and five azadis, based on the old pahlavis.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.06 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-115; KM-1239.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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• MS 2537 (1978) pahlavi issued by the shah
• MS 2537 (1978) 2½ pahlavi issued by the shah
• SH 1358 (1979) ¼ pahlavi issued by the shah
• SH 1358 (1979) ½ pahlavi issued by the shah
• SH 1358 (1979) pahlavi issued by the shah
• Iran SH1358 10 pahlavi issued by the shah
• SH1358 rial
• SH 1358 ¼ azadi
• SH 1358 azadi
• SH 1358 2½ azadi
• SH 1358 5 azadi
• Coins and currency dated 1979