Iran AH 1322 2 toman KM-997

Sincona sale 85, lot 1106

This specimen was lot 1106 in Sincona sale 85 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 5,250 CHF (about US$7,070 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Muzaffar al-Din Shah, 1313-1324 AH (1896-1907). 2 Tomans 1322 AH (1904/1905 AD), Tehran Mint. Bust type. Moloud. Milled edge. Very rare. NGC MS62. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 133. Bought from Spink & Son, London 1989. Finest certified by NGC."

This denomination comes in two varieties: KM 996 (large date, no obverse inscription) and KM 997 (small date, obverse inscription, shown here).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.74 g, 0.900 fine gold, 19 mm diameter, this specimen 5.72 g.

Catalog reference: KM 997, Fr-73.

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 1322 500 dinars
• AH 1322 silver 2000 dinars
• AH 1322 silver 5000 dinars
• AH 1322 gold 5000 dinars
• AH 1322 toman, bust left
• AH 1322 toman, bust right
• AH 1322 2 toman, bust obverse, without inscription on obverse
• AH 1324 (1906) toman
• AH 1331 2 toman
• Coins and currency dated 1904