Iran AH 1318 5 toman

Sincona sale 85, lot 1105

This specimen was lot 1105 in Sincona sale 85 (Zurich, October 2023), where it sold for 39,000 CHF (about US$52,518 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Muzaffar al-Din Shah, 1313-1324 AH (1896-1907). 5 Tomans 1318 AH (1890/1901 AD), Tehran Mint. Lion & Sun type. Of the highest rarity, probably the only known specimen. NGC MS62. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 136. Bought from Bank Leu, Zurich, 1993. Finest certified by NGC. The Lion & Sun type 5 Tomans are medallic, however this is an unpublished regular 5 Tomans issue with the obverse of the bust type 10 Tomans."

No five tomans of any design are mentioned in the SCWC or Friedberg for Nasir al-Din or Muzaffar al-Din Shah. The only gold coin with a lion obverse noted therein is a 5000 dinars (half toman) of AH 1314-1315 (KM 987).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.37 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 14.33 g.

Catalog reference: KM -. Fr. -.

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.
• ^[1]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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• AH 1318 50 dinars
• AH 1318 copper-nickel 100 dinars
• AH 1318 silver 100 dinars
• AH 1318 gold 5000 dinars
• AH 1318 toman
• AH 1318 10 toman, lion obverse
• AH 1318 10 toman, bust obverse
• Coins and currency dated 1900