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[[Image:Iran SH1323 pahlavi obv Ponterio 169-12167.jpg|300px|thumb|Ponterio sale 169, lot 12167]]
[[Image:Iran SH1323 pahlavi rev Ponterio 169-12167.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen was lot 12167 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $499. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "IRAN. Pahlavi, SH 1323 (1944). PCGS MS-64 Secure Holder." This type, struck SH 1320-1324 during the reign of Muhammed Reza Shah (r. 1941-79), was minted to the standard of a British sovereign. The coins generally trade as bullion coins.

''Recorded mintage:'' 311,000.

''Specification:'' 8.136 g, 0.900 fine gold, .2354 troy oz AGW. 

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-97; KM-1148. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* 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>Ponterio, Richard, ''Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction,'' Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.

''Link to:''
* [[Iran SH1322 50 dinars KM-1142a|SH 1322 (1943) bronze 50 dinars]]
* [[Iran SH1322 2 rials|SH 1322 (1943) 2 rials]]
* [[Iran SH1322 1/2 pahlavi|SH 1322 (1943) ½ pahlavi]]
* [[Iran SH1322 pahlavi|SH 1322 (1943) pahlavi]]
* [[Iran SH1323 rial|SH 1323 rial]]
* [[Iran SH1323 5 rials|SH 1323 5 rials]]
* [[Iran SH1323 10 rials|SH 1323 10 rials]]
* [[Iran SH1324 2 rials|SH 1324 (1945) 2 rials]]
* [[Iran SH1324 5 rials|SH 1324 (1945) 5 rials]]
* [[Iran SH1324 1/2 pahlavi|SH 1324 ½ pahlavi]]
* [[Iran SH1324 pahlavi Fr-97|SH 1324 (1945) pahlavi, legend obverse]]
* [[Iran SH1324 pahlavi|SH 1324 (1945) pahlavi, bust obverse]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1944]]
* return to coins of [[Iran]]

[[Category: Selections from Ponterio sale 169]]