Iran AH 1306 500 dinars
This specimen was lot 4170 in Sincona sale 67 (Zurich, October 2020), where it sold for 90 CHF (about US$119 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"IRAN | Qajar Dynasty | Nâsir al-dîn Shâh, 1264-1313 H./1848-1896 AD, Machine struck coinage, always with the mint name Tihrân, silver coins. 500 Dinars or 1/2 Qiran 1306 H. Extremely fine."
This silver coin was struck AH 1297-1301, 1306-07, 1311 and undated. With the coming of the milled coinage, all of the branch mints were closed and all production was completed in Tehran.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.30 g, 0.900 fine silver, this specimen 2.35 g.
Catalog reference: KM 894.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 67, Persian Coins and Medals, World Orders and Decorations, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2020.
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