Iran AH 1330 500 dinars

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Sincona sale 85, lot 1240

This specimen was lot 1240 in Sincona sale 85 (Zurich, October 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN, Sultan Ahmad Shah, 1327-1344 AH (1909-1925). 500 Dinars 1330 AH (1912 AD), Tehran Mint. Lion & Sun type. NGC AU55. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 255."

This type was struck AH 1327-1330. This specimen was offered again as lot 115 in Sincona sale 92 (Zurich, October 2024), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$166 including buyer's fees).

Recorded mintage: 627,000.

Specification: 2.30 g, 0.900 fine silver, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 1036.

Source:

  • [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.

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