Iran AH 1337 10 toman KM-1077

Sincona sale 85, lot 1196

This specimen was lot 1196 in Sincona sale 85 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 20,000 CHF (about US$26,932 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"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."

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 (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.

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, Zürich: 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:

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• AH 1337 silver 2000 dinars, on the 10th anniversary of his reign
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