Iran AH 1329 2000 dinars
The first specimen was lot 4266 in Sincona sale 67 (Zurich, October 2020), where it sold for 25 CHF (about US$33 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"IRAN | Qajar Dynasty | Ahmad Shâh, 1327-1344 H./1909-1925 AD, Silver coinage. 2 Qiran 1329 H. Titles and name in wreath, rev. lion and sun above value in wreath, date below. Some weakness in strike, good very fine."
The second specimen was lot 3326 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it did not sell. The catalog description[2] noted, "IRAN: Ahmad Shah, 1909-1925, AR 2 qiran, Tehran, AH1329, attractive toning, Unc, ex Dabestani Collection."This type was struck AH 1327-1329. It is common.
Recorded mintage: 29,250,000.
Specification: 9.21 g, 0.900 fine silver, the first specimen 9.27 g.
Catalog reference: KM 1040.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 67, Persian Coins and Medals, World Orders and Decorations, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2020.
- [2]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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