Iran SH1364 azadi

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Steve Album sale 55, lot 1271

This specimen was lot 1271 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN: Islamic Republic, AV azadi, SH1364, second issue, with the obverse phrase bihar-e azadi ("spring of freedom"); sealed in a folder by the Kashani Company, BU." This type was struck SH 1364-70 for the ayatollahs. Gold quarter, half, 2½ and five azadis also exist. The coins generally trade as bullion coins.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 8.13 g, 0.900 fine gold, 22.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-1248.2, Fr-114.

Sources:

  • 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 55, featuring Selections from the Swamperbob Gurney Collection of Cap & Ray 8 Reales, the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins and the 1914 Collection of World Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2026.

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