Iran SH1358 1/4 azadi
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This specimen was lot 33372 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2024), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN. 1/4 Azadi, SH 1358 (1979). Tehran Mint. NGC MS-67. A Superb-Gem example with sharp details and much eye appeal." 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: 2.03 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-116; KM-1238.
- 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 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
Link to:
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