Iran AH 1251 5 toman
This specimen was lot 188 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 50,000 CHF (about US$66,070 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"IRAN, Qajar Dynasty, Mohammad Shah, 1250-1264 AH (1834-1848). 5 Toman 1251 AH (1835), Isfahan Mint. Struck on the occasion of his second coronation in 1251 AH. Von grösster Seltenheit. Einziges bekanntes Exemplar. Unpubliziert. Unikat, Henkelspur; Of the highest rarity. The only known specimen. Unpublished. Unique. NGC XF Details. Mount mark. Purchased from Baldwin's, Dubai, in 2000."
This is an unlisted denomination for this ruler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 19.2 g, gold, this specimen 19.03 g.
Catalog reference: Album unlisted, KM unlisted, Rabino -.
- Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 88, The Kian Collection - Part II, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
Link to:
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- AH 1248 toman, Shiraz mint
- AH 1249 toman, Hamadan mint
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- AH 1250 toman, Shiraz mint
- AH 1251 kran, Rasht mint
- AH 1251 toman, Kirmanshahan mint
- AH 1251 toman, Rasht mint
- AH 1253 (1837) toman, Isfahan Mint
- AH 1253 (1837) toman, Rasht mint
- Coins and currency dated 1835