IRAN, Qajars. Nasir al-Din Shah, AH 1264-1313 / AD 1848-1896. Toman (Gold, 19 mm, 3.44 g, 3 h), type R, Rasht, AH 1273 = AD 1856/7. Within a 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-marz Rasht 1273’ (‘Struck in the Abode of the Frontier Rasht. 1273’ in Persian). Album 2921. Minor die breaks and the obverse struck off center, otherwise, about extremely fine.

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