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January 2020 NYINC Auction 17-18 Jan 2020
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IRAN. Persian Visit to London Bronze Medal, 1873. Nasir al-Din Shah. PCGS SPECIMEN-65 Gold Shield.
76mm. BHM-2951; Eimer-1623. By A. B. Wyon. City of London series. Mintage: 400. Obverse: NASSER-ED-DEEN, bust of the shah facing slightly left, wearing Persian fez; Reverse: Londinia standing facing, head left, holding scroll and extending arms over shields of Persia and London; view of St. Paul's Cathedral and the Tower of London in background. A SCARCE and collectible type, offering an impressive portrait of the shah on the rather broad canvass that the City of London series offers.
Estimate: $1400.00- $1700.00
76mm. BHM-2951; Eimer-1623. By A. B. Wyon. City of London series. Mintage: 400. Obverse: NASSER-ED-DEEN, bust of the shah facing slightly left, wearing Persian fez; Reverse: Londinia standing facing, head left, holding scroll and extending arms over shields of Persia and London; view of St. Paul's Cathedral and the Tower of London in background. A SCARCE and collectible type, offering an impressive portrait of the shah on the rather broad canvass that the City of London series offers.
Estimate: $1400.00- $1700.00