Catalog - SINCONA Auction 85

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Medal for Valour. Gold medal (Gold) 28.46 g. Special class of 10 Tomans. Edition 1300 AH (1882/1883 AD), special issue with portrait of Naser ad-Din Schah Qajar (1831-1896, reigning since 1848) on the obverse. Suspension loop removed. Extremely rare. NGC AU Details.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 51.
Bought from S. Alghari, Pars Coins, San Jose, 1991.

This type is only known in Medallic 5 Toman denomination, and the 10 Toman issue is excessively rare.

Important note:
Certain countries (among them the USA) currently impose import restrictions on coins and medals originating from what is now the present territory of Iran. To still allow collectors, dealers, museums and other interested parties who might be affected by these regulations to actively participate in the auction and acquire these magnificent pieces for their collection, SINCONA offers to store the auctioned pieces safely and covered by our insurance in our vaults until the customer specifies the shipping location or picks them up personally. This unique and exclusive service, including the specific insurance, is free of charge for our auction buyers.

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Medal for Valour. Silver medal (Silver) Edition 1300 AH (1882/1883 AD). Not intended to be worn. BWK3 10. Rare. NGC MS65. Cabinet piece.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 96.

Finest certified by NGC.

Important note:
Certain countries (among them the USA) currently impose import restrictions on coins and medals originating from what is now the present territory of Iran. To still allow collectors, dealers, museums and other interested parties who might be affected by these regulations to actively participate in the auction and acquire these magnificent pieces for their collection, SINCONA offers to store the auctioned pieces safely and covered by our insurance in our vaults until the customer specifies the shipping location or picks them up personally. This unique and exclusive service, including the specific insurance, is free of charge for our auction buyers.

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Medal for Valour. Silver medal (Silver) Edition 1311 AH (1893/1894 AD). Not intended to be worn. BWK3 14. Rare. NGC MS63. Magnificent condition.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 97.
Bought from Sotheby's, London, 1982.

Finest certified by NGC.

Important note:
Certain countries (among them the USA) currently impose import restrictions on coins and medals originating from what is now the present territory of Iran. To still allow collectors, dealers, museums and other interested parties who might be affected by these regulations to actively participate in the auction and acquire these magnificent pieces for their collection, SINCONA offers to store the auctioned pieces safely and covered by our insurance in our vaults until the customer specifies the shipping location or picks them up personally. This unique and exclusive service, including the specific insurance, is free of charge for our auction buyers.

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Medal for Valour. Pattern of a Bronze medal (Bronze) Edition 1315 AH (1897/1898 AD). Only with obverse. Not intended to be worn. Rare. NGC MS63 BN. Magnificent condition.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 166.
Bought from Format Coins, Birmingham, 1995.

Finest certified by NGC.

Important note:
Certain countries (among them the USA) currently impose import restrictions on coins and medals originating from what is now the present territory of Iran. To still allow collectors, dealers, museums and other interested parties who might be affected by these regulations to actively participate in the auction and acquire these magnificent pieces for their collection, SINCONA offers to store the auctioned pieces safely and covered by our insurance in our vaults until the customer specifies the shipping location or picks them up personally. This unique and exclusive service, including the specific insurance, is free of charge for our auction buyers.

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Medal for Valour. Gold medal (Gold) 14.51 g. In the weight of 5 Tomans. Edition 1317 AH (1899/1900 AD). Not intended to be worn. BWK3 17. Very rare. NGC UNC Details. Spot removed on obverse.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 137.
Bought from Dr. A. Shams-Aram, Frankfurt, 1981.

Important note:
Certain countries (among them the USA) currently impose import restrictions on coins and medals originating from what is now the present territory of Iran. To still allow collectors, dealers, museums and other interested parties who might be affected by these regulations to actively participate in the auction and acquire these magnificent pieces for their collection, SINCONA offers to store the auctioned pieces safely and covered by our insurance in our vaults until the customer specifies the shipping location or picks them up personally. This unique and exclusive service, including the specific insurance, is free of charge for our auction buyers.

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Medal for Valour. Silver medal (Silver) Edition 1317 AH (1899/1900 AD). Not intended to be worn. BWK3 18. Rare. NGC MS62.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 164.
Bought from Spink & Son, London, 1988.

Finest certified by NGC.

Important note:
Certain countries (among them the USA) currently impose import restrictions on coins and medals originating from what is now the present territory of Iran. To still allow collectors, dealers, museums and other interested parties who might be affected by these regulations to actively participate in the auction and acquire these magnificent pieces for their collection, SINCONA offers to store the auctioned pieces safely and covered by our insurance in our vaults until the customer specifies the shipping location or picks them up personally. This unique and exclusive service, including the specific insurance, is free of charge for our auction buyers.

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Medal for Valour. Bronze medal (Bronze) Edition 1317 AH (1899/1900 AD). Not intended to be worn. Rare. NGC MS65 BN. Cabinet piece.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 163.
Bought from Format Coins, Birmingham, 1994.

Finest certified by NGC.

Important note:
Certain countries (among them the USA) currently impose import restrictions on coins and medals originating from what is now the present territory of Iran. To still allow collectors, dealers, museums and other interested parties who might be affected by these regulations to actively participate in the auction and acquire these magnificent pieces for their collection, SINCONA offers to store the auctioned pieces safely and covered by our insurance in our vaults until the customer specifies the shipping location or picks them up personally. This unique and exclusive service, including the specific insurance, is free of charge for our auction buyers.

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Medal for Valour. Gold medal (Silver gilt) Edition 1318 AH (1900/1901 AD). With vertical suspension loop. Without ribbon ring and without ribbon. BWK3 19. Rare. NGC UNC Details. Scratch on obverse.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 162.

Important note:
Certain countries (among them the USA) currently impose import restrictions on coins and medals originating from what is now the present territory of Iran. To still allow collectors, dealers, museums and other interested parties who might be affected by these regulations to actively participate in the auction and acquire these magnificent pieces for their collection, SINCONA offers to store the auctioned pieces safely and covered by our insurance in our vaults until the customer specifies the shipping location or picks them up personally. This unique and exclusive service, including the specific insurance, is free of charge for our auction buyers.

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Medal for Valour. Bronze medal (Bronze) Edition 1318 AH (1900/1901 AD). Not intended to be worn. Rare. NGC UNC Details. Mount mark.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 165.

Bought from Dr. Shams-Aram, Frankfurt, 1992.

Important note:
Certain countries (among them the USA) currently impose import restrictions on coins and medals originating from what is now the present territory of Iran. To still allow collectors, dealers, museums and other interested parties who might be affected by these regulations to actively participate in the auction and acquire these magnificent pieces for their collection, SINCONA offers to store the auctioned pieces safely and covered by our insurance in our vaults until the customer specifies the shipping location or picks them up personally. This unique and exclusive service, including the specific insurance, is free of charge for our auction buyers.

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Medal for Valour. Gold medal (Gold) 14.40 g. In the weight of 5 Tomans. Edition 1325 AH (1907/1908 AD). Not intended to be worn. BWK3 21. Of the highest rarity. Only three specimens known. NGC UNC Details. Mount removed.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 185.
Bought from Dr. A. Shams-Aram, Frankfurt, 1985.

Important note:
Certain countries (among them the USA) currently impose import restrictions on coins and medals originating from what is now the present territory of Iran. To still allow collectors, dealers, museums and other interested parties who might be affected by these regulations to actively participate in the auction and acquire these magnificent pieces for their collection, SINCONA offers to store the auctioned pieces safely and covered by our insurance in our vaults until the customer specifies the shipping location or picks them up personally. This unique and exclusive service, including the specific insurance, is free of charge for our auction buyers.

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Medal for Valour. Gold medal (Gold) 14.32 g. In the weight of 5 Tomans. Edition 1326 AH (1908/1909 AD). Special issue with portrait of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar (1872-1925, reigning from 1907 to 1909). Not intended to be worn. Very rare. NGC UNC Details. Mount removed.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 186.
From the Mortimer Hammel collection, Stack's Bower, New York, 1982.

Important note:
Certain countries (among them the USA) currently impose import restrictions on coins and medals originating from what is now the present territory of Iran. To still allow collectors, dealers, museums and other interested parties who might be affected by these regulations to actively participate in the auction and acquire these magnificent pieces for their collection, SINCONA offers to store the auctioned pieces safely and covered by our insurance in our vaults until the customer specifies the shipping location or picks them up personally. This unique and exclusive service, including the specific insurance, is free of charge for our auction buyers.

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Medal for Valour. Silver medal (Silver) Edition 1327 AH (1909 AD). With horizontal suspension loop. Without ribbon. Very rare. NGC AU55.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 211.
Bought from Dr. A. Shams-Aram, Frankfurt, 1984.

Finest certified by NGC.

Important note:
Certain countries (among them the USA) currently impose import restrictions on coins and medals originating from what is now the present territory of Iran. To still allow collectors, dealers, museums and other interested parties who might be affected by these regulations to actively participate in the auction and acquire these magnificent pieces for their collection, SINCONA offers to store the auctioned pieces safely and covered by our insurance in our vaults until the customer specifies the shipping location or picks them up personally. This unique and exclusive service, including the specific insurance, is free of charge for our auction buyers.

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Medal for Valour. Gold medal (Gold) 18.24 g. Issue with the portrait of Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898-1930, reigning from 1909 to 1925). In the weight of 5 Tomans. Edition 1337 AH (1918/1919 AD). Not intended to be worn. BWK3 39. Extremely rare. NGC UNC Details. Mount removed.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 244.
Bought from Dr. A. Shams-Aram, Frankfurt, 1984.

This medal was issued at the end of the Great War in Persia (1914-1918/19). It exists in gold, silver, and bronze. During the Great War, Anglo-Russian troops on one side and Ottoman troops on the other occupied parts of Persia.

Important note:
Certain countries (among them the USA) currently impose import restrictions on coins and medals originating from what is now the present territory of Iran. To still allow collectors, dealers, museums and other interested parties who might be affected by these regulations to actively participate in the auction and acquire these magnificent pieces for their collection, SINCONA offers to store the auctioned pieces safely and covered by our insurance in our vaults until the customer specifies the shipping location or picks them up personally. This unique and exclusive service, including the specific insurance, is free of charge for our auction buyers.

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Medal for Valour. Silver medal (Silvered bronze) Issue with the portrait of Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898-1930, reigning from 1909 to 1925). Edition 1337 AH (1918/1919). Not intended to be worn. NGC UNC Details. Cleaned.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 280.
Bought from Dr. A. Shams-Aram, Frankfurt, 1987.

This medal was issued at the end of the Great War in Persia (1914-1918/19).

Important note:
Certain countries (among them the USA) currently impose import restrictions on coins and medals originating from what is now the present territory of Iran. To still allow collectors, dealers, museums and other interested parties who might be affected by these regulations to actively participate in the auction and acquire these magnificent pieces for their collection, SINCONA offers to store the auctioned pieces safely and covered by our insurance in our vaults until the customer specifies the shipping location or picks them up personally. This unique and exclusive service, including the specific insurance, is free of charge for our auction buyers.

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Medal for Valour. Bronze medal (Bronze) Issue with the portrait of Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898-1930, reigning from 1909 to 1925). Edition 1337 AH (1918/1919). Not intended to be worn. NGC AU58 BN.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 279.
Bought from Stephen Album, Santa Rosa, 1990.

This medal was issued at the end of the Great War in Persia (1914-1918/19).

Finest certified by NGC.

Important note:
Certain countries (among them the USA) currently impose import restrictions on coins and medals originating from what is now the present territory of Iran. To still allow collectors, dealers, museums and other interested parties who might be affected by these regulations to actively participate in the auction and acquire these magnificent pieces for their collection, SINCONA offers to store the auctioned pieces safely and covered by our insurance in our vaults until the customer specifies the shipping location or picks them up personally. This unique and exclusive service, including the specific insurance, is free of charge for our auction buyers.

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Medal for Military Merit of the Nizam Naseri Military School. Bronze medal (Bronze) Edition 1307 AH (1889/1890 AD). Not intended to be worn. Very rare. NGC AU Details. Mount removed.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 91.
Bought from Dr. A. Shams-Aram, Frankfurt, 1984.

This medal, which is also available in silver, was donated in 1307 AH [1889/1890 AD] during the reign of Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar (1831-1896, ruled since 1848). There are two different types of obverse, one, as offered here, with the lion and sun in a laurel wreath surrounded by military equipment, and the other showing only the larger lion and sun in a laurel and oak leaf wreath. The five words surrounding the center and indicating the name of the school have the meaning Privilege - Virtue - Zeal - Kingdom - Patriotism.

Important note:
Certain countries (among them the USA) currently impose import restrictions on coins and medals originating from what is now the present territory of Iran. To still allow collectors, dealers, museums and other interested parties who might be affected by these regulations to actively participate in the auction and acquire these magnificent pieces for their collection, SINCONA offers to store the auctioned pieces safely and covered by our insurance in our vaults until the customer specifies the shipping location or picks them up personally. This unique and exclusive service, including the specific insurance, is free of charge for our auction buyers.

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Military School Medal of Merit. Silver medal (Silver) Edition 1297 AH (1880/1881 AD). Not intended to be worn. Very rare. NGC MS60.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 93.
Bought from Sotheby's, London, 1983.

Nearly nothing is known about this medal.

Finest certified by NGC.

Important note:
Certain countries (among them the USA) currently impose import restrictions on coins and medals originating from what is now the present territory of Iran. To still allow collectors, dealers, museums and other interested parties who might be affected by these regulations to actively participate in the auction and acquire these magnificent pieces for their collection, SINCONA offers to store the auctioned pieces safely and covered by our insurance in our vaults until the customer specifies the shipping location or picks them up personally. This unique and exclusive service, including the specific insurance, is free of charge for our auction buyers.

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Military School Medal of Merit. Bronze medal (Bronze) Edition 1297 AH (1880/1881 AD). Intended to be worn. Very rare. NGC AU55 BN.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 92.
Bought from Dr. A. Shams-Aram, Frankfurt, 1984.

This medal is existing in gold, in silver and in bronze, but there is no further information on it.

Important note:
Certain countries (among them the USA) currently impose import restrictions on coins and medals originating from what is now the present territory of Iran. To still allow collectors, dealers, museums and other interested parties who might be affected by these regulations to actively participate in the auction and acquire these magnificent pieces for their collection, SINCONA offers to store the auctioned pieces safely and covered by our insurance in our vaults until the customer specifies the shipping location or picks them up personally. This unique and exclusive service, including the specific insurance, is free of charge for our auction buyers.

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Medal for Civil Merit. Silver medal (Silver) Edition 1297 AH (1880/1881 AD). With bowl suspension loop. Without ribbon ring and without ribbon. Rare. NGC AU58.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 98.
From the Mansour Afshar Collection, Geneva, 1995.

This medal is existing in gold, in silver and in bronze, and also in various editions of different years, but there is no further information about it.

Finest certified by NGC.

Important note:
Certain countries (among them the USA) currently impose import restrictions on coins and medals originating from what is now the present territory of Iran. To still allow collectors, dealers, museums and other interested parties who might be affected by these regulations to actively participate in the auction and acquire these magnificent pieces for their collection, SINCONA offers to store the auctioned pieces safely and covered by our insurance in our vaults until the customer specifies the shipping location or picks them up personally. This unique and exclusive service, including the specific insurance, is free of charge for our auction buyers.