Iran AH 1326 5000 dinars KM-1018
This specimen was lot 1169 in Sincona sale 85 (Zurich, October 2023), where it sold for 28,000 CHF (about US$37,705 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"IRAN, Muhammad Ali Shah, 1324-1327 AH (1907-1909). 5000 Dinars 1326 AH (1908/1909 AD), Tehran Mint. Proof. Bust type. Reeded edge. Extremely rare. NGC PF63. Magnificent condition. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 198. Bought from J. Dilmaghani, Los Angeles, 1995."
This denomination was also struck in gold (Fr-79) and in silver with a lion obverse.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 23.03 g, 0.900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 1018 (unlisted date).
- [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, 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 gold 5000 dinars, bust obverse
- AH 1326 silver 5000 dinars, lion obverse
- Coins and currency dated 1908