374, Lot: 688. Estimate $500. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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IRAN, Qajars. Nasir al-Din Shah. AH 1264-1313 / AD 1848-1896. AV Half Toman (18mm, 1.65 g, 9h). Ard-i Aqdas (Mashhad) mint. Dated AH
1283 (AD 1866/7). Toughra; crown above, date below; all within wreath / Mint and date formula within wreath; above, lion right. Cf. Album 2929 (for type); cf. KM 862 (same); Friedberg –. Good VF, traces of deposits, areas of flat strike, slight double strike on reverse. Very rare.
Ex Spink 226 (2 December 2014), lot 620 (part of).