Iran AH 1324 5000 dinars Fr-81

Sincona sale 85, lot 1166

This specimen was lot 1166 in Sincona sale 85 (Zurich, October 2023), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$2,020 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Muhammad Ali Shah, 1324-1327 AH (1907-1909). 1/2 Toman 1324 AH (1906/1907 AD), Tehran Mint. Lion & Sun type. Rare. NGC MS62. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 179. Bought from S. Cordry, San Diego, 1982. Finest certified by NGC."

This is the only half toman of Muhammed Ali with a lion obverse. Half tomans were also struck for Muzaffar al-Din in AH 1324 (KM 994.1). This denomination was also struck in silver, but is very rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.43 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 1.47 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1021, Fr-81.

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, Jürg, 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:

• AH 1324 (1906) shahi, Muzaffar al-Din Shah
• AH 1324 (1907) gold 2000 dinars, Muhammad Ali Shah
• AH 1324 (1906) silver 5000 dinars
• AH 1324 (1906) gold 5000 dinars, Muzaffar al-Din Shah
• AH 1324 (1906) toman, Muzaffar al-Din Shah
• AH 1324 (1907) toman, Muhammad Ali Shah
• AH 1327 (1909) toman, bust obverse
• Coins and currency dated 1907