Iran AH 1319 1000 dinars

Sincona sale 85, lot 1126

This specimen was lot 1126 in Sincona sale 85 (Zurich, October 2023), where it sold for 3,100 CHF (about US$4,175 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Muzaffar al-Din Shah, 1313-1324 AH (1896-1907). 1000 Dinars 1319 AH (1901/1902 AD), Tehran Mint. Bust type. Reeded edge. Extremely rare. NGC MS63. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 154. Finest certified by NGC."

The SCWC lists a 1000 dinars or one kran for AH 1318-1319 and 1322 but it has a lion obverse (KM 972).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.61 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM unlisted.

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.

Link to:

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• AH 1319 ¼ kran, lion obverse
• AH 1319 500 dinars
• AH 1319 gold 2000 dinars, lion obverse
• AH 1323 (1905) 1000 dinars
• Coins and currency dated 1901