Iran AH 1343 shahi

Sincona sale 85, lot 1246

This specimen was lot 1246 in Sincona sale 85 (Zurich, October 2023), where it sold for 150 CHF (about US$202 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Sultan Ahmad Shah, 1327-1344 AH (1909-1925). 1 Shahi sefid 1343 AH (1924/1925 AD), Tehran Mint. Lion & Sun type. Very rare. NGC UNC Details. Slightly cleaned. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 254. Bought from Spink & Son, London, 1996."

This type was struck AH 1333-1339 and 1342 during the reign of Ahmad Shah (r. 1909-25). This is an unlisted date. Ahmad Shah left for Europe in 1923 and was absent during the coup of 1925 which ousted him.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.70 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 1047 (unlisted date).

Source:

• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, 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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