Iran AH 1328 5000 dinars

Sincona sale 85, lot 1209

This specimen was lot 1209 in Sincona sale 85 (Zurich, October 2023), where it sold for 1,200 CHF (about US$1,616 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Sultan Ahmad Shah, 1327-1344 AH (1909-1925). 1/2 Toman 1328 AH (1910 AD), Tehran Mint. Lion & Sun type. NGC MS66. Cabinet piece. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 221. Bought from Spink & Son, London, 2008. Finest certified by NGC."

This denomination was struck in gold AH 1328-1330. Silver 5000 dinars exist but not for AH 1328.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.43 g, 0.900 fine gold, 18 mm diameter, this specimen 1.49 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1067, Fr-82.

Source:

• 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 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:

• AH 1326 (1908) gold 5000 dinars, Muzaffar al-Din Shah
• AH 1328 1000 dinars
• AH 1328 gold 2000 dinars
• AH 1330 (1912) gold 5000 dinars
• Coins and currency dated 1910