Iran SH1305 pahlavi

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 42309

This specimen was lot 42309 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAN. Pahlavi, SH 1305 (1926). Reza Shah. PCGS MS-63." When Reza Shah seized the throne in 1925, he adopted the solar Hegira calendar, which used the Gregorian calendar but deducted 621 years. Thus, SH 1306 = 1927 AD. This gold pahlavi was struck in SH 1305 to supersede the toman issued by the Qajars. Two and five pahlavi were issued. Originally 1.92 g, it was raised to 8.14 g after SH 1310.

Recorded mintage: 5,000.

Specification: 1.91 g, gold.

Catalog reference: KM-1111.

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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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• SH 1305 50 dinars
• SH 1305 100 dinars
• SH 1305 1000 dinars
• SH 1305 toman = 10,000 dinars
• SH 1305 2 pahlavi
• SH 1305 5 pahlavi
• SH 1306 (1927) pahlavi, portrait obverse
• Coins and currency dated 1926