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[[Image:S85-1196.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 85, lot 1196]]

This specimen was lot 1196 in Sincona sale 85 (Zurich, October 2023), where it sold for 20,000 CHF (about US$26,932 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Iran|IRAN]], Sultan Ahmad Shah, 1327-1344 AH (1909-1925). 10 Tomans 1337 AH (1918/1919 AD), Tehran Mint. On the 10th Anniversary of his Reign. Bust type with Lion & Sun reverse. Extremely rare. NGC UNC Details. Mount removed. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 251. Bought from Spink & Son, London, 1983."</blockquote> This was the largest gold coin issued by the Qajars with any frequency yet all remain rare. It accompanied another ten toman with a bust obverse and inscription reverse ([[Iran AH 1337 10 toman KM-1076|KM 1076]]), also issued in AH 1337. Ahmad departed for Europe in 1923 and was ousted in 1925 by Reza Pahlavi.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. 

''Specification:'' 28.74 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 28.64 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 1077. 

''[[Bibliography|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''SINCONA Auction 85, The Kian Collection - Part 1,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

''Link to:''
* [[Iran AH 1336 2000 dinars|AH 1336 (1917) silver 2000 dinars, mule]]
* [[Iran AH1336 5000 dinars|AH 1336 (1917) gold 5000 dinars]]
* [[Iran AH 1337 50 dinars|AH 1337 50 dinars]]
* [[Iran AH 1337 shahi KM-1049|AH 1337 shahi]]
* [[Iran AH 1337 100 dinars|AH 1337 100 dinars]]
* [[Iran AH 1337 500 dinars|AH 1337 500 dinars]]
* [[Iran AH 1337 1000 dinars KM-1059|AH 1337 1000 dinars, on the 10th anniversary of his reign]]
* [[Iran AH 1337 2000 dinars KM-1057|AH 1337 silver 2000 dinars]]
* [[Iran AH 1337 2000 dinars KM-1060|AH 1337 silver 2000 dinars, on the 10th anniversary of his reign]]
* [[Iran AH 1337 2000 dinars Fr-86|AH 1337 gold 2000 dinars]] = 1/5 toman
* [[Iran AH 1337 5000 dinars KM-1058|AH 1337 silver 5000 dinars]]
* [[Iran AH1337 5000 dinars Fr-85|AH 1337 gold 5000 dinars]]
* [[Iran AH1337 toman|AH 1337 toman]]
* [[Iran AH 1337 10 toman KM-1076|AH 1337 10 toman]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1918]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 84, 85, 86, 87]][[Category: Coinage of the Qajar Dynasty]]