Iran SH1358 10 pahlavi

Sincona sale 59, lot 1574

This specimen was lot 1574 in Sincona sale 59 (Zurich, October 2019), where it sold for 6,500 CHF (about US$7,872 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAN, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Shah, 1320-1358 SH (1941-1979). 10 Pahlavi 1358 SH (1979). NGC MS61." The shah was overthrown in 1979 and he died the next year. This massive coin, a reflection of the shah's megalomania, was also struck MS2537 (1978). The other Iranian coins listed below for 1979 were struck by the revolutionaries.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 81.36 g, 0.900 fine gold, 49 mm diameter, 2.339 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 1213, Fr-98a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 59: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

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• MS 2535 (1976) 10 pahlavi
• MS 2537 (1978) 10 pahlavi
• SH 1358 (1979) ¼ pahlavi
• SH 1358 (1979) ½ pahlavi
• SH 1358 (1979) pahlavi
• SH 1358 ¼ azadi
• SH 1358 ½ azadi
• Iran SH1358 2-1/2 azadi
• Iran SH1358 5 azadi
• Coins and currency dated 1979