Iran AH1343 5000 dinars Fr-85

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Steve Album sale 30, lot 846
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from Goldberg sale 136, lot 415
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Sincona sale 92, lot 125

The first specimen was lot 846 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it sold for $176.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN: Ahmad Shah, 1909-1925, AV 5000 dinars, AH1343/33, PCGS graded AU." The second specimen was lot 415 in Goldberg sale 136 (Los Angeles, September 2023), where it sold for $348. The catalog description[2] noted, "Iran. 5000 Dinars (½ Toman), AH1343 (1925). Sultan Ahmad Shah, 1909-1925. PCGS graded AU-58." The third specimen was lot 125 in Sincona sale 92 (Zürich, October 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[3] noted,

"IRAN Qajar Dynasty, Ahmad Shah, 1327-1344 AH (1909-1925). 1/2 Toman 1343/33 AH (1924/1925), Tehran Mint. Bust type. Saheb al-Zamam. Date reengraved over 1333. Sehr selten, Very rare. NGC AU58. From the Kian Collection Part 1, auction SINCONA 85, Zürich, October 2023, lot 1214. From the Mesrob Abgarian Collection, Glendale, California, in 1989. Finest certified by NGC."

This type is listed for AH 1331-1343 (1912-24) with several dates valued at barely above bullion. This denomination was also minted in silver (KM 1058).

Recorded mintage: unknown but fairly common.

Specification: 1.44 g, 0.900 fine gold, 17 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-85, KM-1071.

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 30, featuring the George Anderson Collection of Tibetan Coins, the Dr. John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins and the Mike Edwards Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.
  • [2]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 136: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2023.
  • [3]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 93: Russian Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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