IRAN, Qajars. Nasir al-Din Shah, AH 1264-1313 / AD 1848-1896. Toman (Gold, 19 mm, 3.38 g, 5 h), type R, Qazwin, AH 126x. Within a central circle, ‘al-sulṭān ibn al-sulṭān Nāṣir al-Dīn Shāh-e Qājār’ (‘Sultan, son of Sultan, Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar’ in Arabic/Persian). Rev. Within a circle, ‘zarb-e dār al-salṭana Qazwīn 126x’ (‘Struck in the Abode of the Sultanate Qazwin. 126x’ in Persian). Album 2921. A few minor scratches and with light doubling on the obverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

From the Asha & Ardeshir Dabestani Collection, formed over the past four decades.