Iran AH 1296 toman

Sincona sale 85, lot 1021

This specimen was lot 1021 in Sincona sale 85 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 8,500 CHF (about US$11,446 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Nasir al-Din Shah, 1264-1313 AH (1848-1896). 1 Toman 1296 AH (1879 AD), Tehran Mint. Lion & Sun type. Very rare date. NGC MS64 PL. Magnificent condition. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 22. Bought from Spink & Sons, London, 1991. 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 in the SCWC as undated.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.87 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 2.87 g.

Catalog reference: KM 932 (listed as undated). Fr-55 (listed as undated).

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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• Iran (1877-78) toman undated
• AH 1294 toman
• AH 1295 half toman, Tehran mint
• AH 1295 toman, Tehran mint, hammered
• AH 1296 25 dinars
• AH 1296 kran, inscription obverse
• AH 1296 1000 dinars
• AH 1296 silver 5000 dinars
• AH 1296 (1878) gold 5000 dinars
• AH 1296 2 toman
• AH 1297 (1879) toman, no obverse legend
• AH 1297 (1879) toman, with obverse legend
• Coins and currency dated 1878