368, Lot: 642. Estimate $250. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IRAN, Pahlavis. Muhammad Reza Shah. AH 1360-1398 / AD 1941-1979. Proof AV 500 Rials (21mm, 6.48 g, 6h). Commemorating the 2500th Anniversary of the Persian Monarchy. Tehran mint. Dated SH 1350 and 1971. Lion standing left, holding sword; rising sun behind; Pahlavi Crown above; value, date, and fineness below; all within ornate floral border / Griffin from the frieze of the Palace of Darius at Susa. KM 1189; Friedberg 109. Proof, a few light hairlines and fingerprints.