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[[Image:S85-1056.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 85, lot 1056]] | [[Image:S85-1056.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 85, lot 1056]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1056 in Sincona sale 85 ( | + | This specimen was lot 1056 in Sincona sale 85 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 2,300 CHF (about US$3,097 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Iran|IRAN]], Nasir al-Din Shah, 1264-1313 AH (1848-1896). 50 Dinars 1295 AH (1878 AD), Tehran Mint. Bronze. Very [r]are in this condition. NGC MS65 BN. Cabinet piece with nice mint luster. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 65. Bought from E. Bourgey, Paris, 1993. Tied with two others for finest certified by NGC."</blockquote> With the coming of the milled coinage, all of the branch mints were closed and all production was completed in Tehran. One thousand dinars made a kran and ten kran made a toman. This type is listed for AH 1293-1305 and undated. It superseded the billon shahi. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 85, The Kian Collection - Part 1,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023. |
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
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* [[Iran AH 1295 1000 dinars|AH 1295 1000 dinars]] | * [[Iran AH 1295 1000 dinars|AH 1295 1000 dinars]] | ||
* [[Iran AH 1295 2000 dinars|AH 1295 gold 2000 dinars]] | * [[Iran AH 1295 2000 dinars|AH 1295 gold 2000 dinars]] | ||
| + | * [[Iran AH 1295 1/2 toman KM-852.7|AH 1295 half toman, Tehran mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Iran AH 1295 toman KM-853.12|AH 1295 toman, Tehran mint, hammered]] | ||
* [[Iran AH 1295 2 toman|AH 1295 2 toman]] | * [[Iran AH 1295 2 toman|AH 1295 2 toman]] | ||
| + | * [[Iran AH 1296 kran KM-845.4|AH 1296 kran, inscription obverse]] | ||
* [[Iran AH1296 1000 dinars|AH 1296 1000 dinars]] | * [[Iran AH1296 1000 dinars|AH 1296 1000 dinars]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1878]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1878]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 84, 85, 86, 87]][[Category: Coinage of the Qajar Dynasty]] | [[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 84, 85, 86, 87]][[Category: Coinage of the Qajar Dynasty]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:38, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 1056 in Sincona sale 85 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 2,300 CHF (about US$3,097 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"IRAN, Nasir al-Din Shah, 1264-1313 AH (1848-1896). 50 Dinars 1295 AH (1878 AD), Tehran Mint. Bronze. Very [r]are in this condition. NGC MS65 BN. Cabinet piece with nice mint luster. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 65. Bought from E. Bourgey, Paris, 1993. Tied with two others for finest certified by NGC."
With the coming of the milled coinage, all of the branch mints were closed and all production was completed in Tehran. One thousand dinars made a kran and ten kran made a toman. This type is listed for AH 1293-1305 and undated. It superseded the billon shahi.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM 883.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 85, The Kian Collection - Part 1, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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