SINCONA Auction 92

Ended

The Kian Collection - Part 3

(Islamic and Persian Coins and Medals, Orders of the Chivalry)


The Tuhfa Collection of Arabic Gold Coins

IRAN Qajar Dynasty

Bid


Starting price 2,000 CHF
Result 2,200 CHF

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Description

Nasir al-Din Shah, 1264-1313 AH (1848-1896). 1/2 Kran 1271 AH (1854/1855), Tehran Mint. 2.47 g. With facing portrait, not in profile. Struck with an obverse die intended for gold (die identical with Kian 2, 206). Album 2935. KM -. Sehr selten / Very rare. NGC AU50.

Purchased from M. Abgarians, Glendale, California, in 1988.

Erroneously certified as 'Kran' by NGC.