Iran AH 1330 5000 dinars

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Sincona sale 85, lot 1211

This specimen was lot 1211 in Sincona sale 85 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 950 CHF (about US$1,279 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN, Sultan Ahmad Shah, 1327-1344 AH (1909-1925). 1/2 Toman 1330 AH (1912 AD), Tehran Mint. Lion & Sun type. NGC MS66. Cabinet piece. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 220. Finest certified by NGC."

This type was struck AH 1328-1330. No silver 5000 dinars is noted for this year.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.43 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 1.39 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, Zürich: 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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