Iran AH 1332 5000 dinars

Sincona sale 85, lot 1225

This specimen was lot 1225 in Sincona sale 85 (Zurich, October 2023), where it sold for 3,800 CHF (about US$5,117 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Sultan Ahmad Shah, 1327-1344 AH (1909-1925). 5000 Dinars 1332 AH (1913/1914 AD), Tehran Mint. Lion & Sun type. KM -. Very rare. NGC MS63. Magnificent condition. Most attractively toned. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 278. From the Turath collection, auction Spink & Son, London, October 1999. Finest certified by NGC."

This silver denomination is well attested with a bust obverse (KM 1058). This example, with a lion obverse, is not mentioned in the SCWC. It may actually be a medal.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 23.03 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM unlisted.

Source:

• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 85, The Kian Collection - Part 1, Zurich: 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 1333 (1914) toman
• Coins and currency dated 1913