Iran AH 1326 5000 dinars Fr-79

Sincona sale 85, lot 1167

This specimen was lot 1167 in Sincona sale 85 (Zurich, October 2023), where it sold for 1,800 CHF (about US$2,424 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Muhammad Ali Shah, 1324-1327 AH (1907-1909). 1/2 Toman 1326 AH (1908/1909 AD), Tehran Mint. Bust type. Rare. NGC AU58. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 180. Bought from Ali Mehran collection, London, 1981. Finest certified by NGC."

This scarce type is listed for AH 1326 and 1327 as well as an erroneous date 1362. This denomination was also struck in silver (bust obverse and lion obverse), both very rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.43 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 1.38 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1025, Fr-79.

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, Jurg, 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:

• AH 1324 (1906) silver 5000 dinars
• AH 1324 (1906) gold 5000 dinars, Muzaffar al-Din Shah
• AH 1324 (1907) gold 5000 dinars, Muhammad Ali Shah
• AH 1326 50 dinars
• AH 1326 ¼ kran
• AH 1326 500 dinars, date on obverse
• AH 1326 500 dinars, date on both sides
• AH 1326 silver 2000 dinars, lion obverse
• AH 1326 silver 2000 dinars, bust obverse
• AH 1326 silver 5000 dinars, bust obverse
• AH 1326 silver 5000 dinars, lion obverse
• AH 1327 (1909) ¼ kran
• AH 1327 500 dinars, bust obverse
• AH 1327 (1909) gold 5000 dinars
• AH 1327 toman, bust obverse
• Coins and currency dated 1908