Iran AH 1334 500 dinars

Goldberg sale 122, lot 2212

This specimen was lot 2212 in Goldberg sale 122 (Los Angeles, June 2021), where it sold for $144. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Iran. 500 Dinars, AH1334 (1915). Low mintage. NGC graded MS-61." This type, roughly equal to a dime, was struck AH 1331-36, 1339, 1343. The catalog value is not particularly high but it is a seldom seen type. In 1931, as the result of a regime change and a coinage reform, it was superseded by a silver half rial.

Recorded mintage: 65,000.

Specification: 2.30 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-1054.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 122: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2021.

Link to:

• AH 1332 (1913) 500 dinars
• AH 1343 (1924) 500 dinars
• Coins and currency dated 1915