IRAN, Qajars. Muzzafar al-Din Shah. AH 1313-1324 / AD 1896-1907. AV 5 Tomans Medal (38mm, 13.92 g, 12h). Medal of Valor. Dated AH 1317 (AD 1899/1900).Triton XXIII – Session Three – Roman Imperial Coinage Part II through World Coinage Part I Islamic, Indian, & Related, Gold Sold For $ 6 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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IRAN, Qajars. Muzzafar al-Din Shah. AH 1313-1324 / AD 1896-1907. AV 5 Tomans Medal (38mm, 13.92 g, 12h). Medal of Valor. Dated AH 1317 (AD 1899/1900). Lion standing left on ornate entablature, head facing, holding scimitar in right forepaw; behind, anthropomorphized rising sun; all within laurel-and-oak wreath / al-sultan muzafar al-din shah qajar in Persian in three lines; below, line flanked by stars and sanat 1317 in Persian; around, Persian legend citing bravery. Rabino (1) and pl. 46, 68; KM (X) MV29; Triton XXII, lot 1282 (same dies). A few hairline die breaks on obverse, light hairlines, evidence of prior mounting. EF. Rare. |