CNG 100, Lot: 740. Estimate $500. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IRAN, Qajars. Muzzafar al-Din Shah. AH 1313-1324 / AD 1896-1907. AV Fifth Toman (14mm, 1.74 g, 12h). Tehran mint. Undated issue. Rabino di Borgomale –; cf. KM 991; cf. Friedberg 72 (all refs. for dated regular weight issue). Superb EF, a couple of minor die breaks, lustrous. Very rare.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, July 1982.