Iran AH 1274 toman

Sincona sale 88, lot 211

This specimen was lot 211 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 20,000 CHF (about US$26,428 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Qajar Dynasty, Naser al-Din Shah, 1264-1313 (1848-1896). Toman 1274 AH (1858), Isfahan Mint. Shah on the Peacock Throne. Von grösster Seltenheit. Nur 2 Exemplare bekannt; Of the highest rarity. Only 2 examples known. NGC MS63. Purchased from Stack's Bowers, New York, in 1985."

The SCWC shows several tomans with the portrait of the shah (including KM 861.4 from Isfahan) but none in the seated pose shown here.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.45 g, gold, this specimen 3.45 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2925A. KM unlisted.

Source:

• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• 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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 88, The Kian Collection - Part II, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

• AH 1273 (1856) half kran, Tehran mint
• AH 1273 (1856) kran, Astarabad mint
• AH 1273 (1856) half toman, Isfahan mint
• AH 1273 (1856) toman, Tehran mint
• AH 1274 half kran, Tehran mint
• AH 1274 toman, Qazwin mint
• AH 1274 toman, Tabriz mint
• AH 1275 half kran, Astarabad mint
• AH 1275 kran, Herat mint
• Coins and currency dated 1857