Iran
Muhammad Reza Pahlavi gold Proof "2500th Anniversary of the Persian Empire" 2000 Rials SH 1350 (1971) PR66 Ultra Cameo NGC, Tehran mint, KM1192. Mintage: 9,805. An Ultra Cameo representative of this modern gold type that commemorates the 2500th anniversary of the Persian Empire. The obverse conjoined portraits of the Shah and his wife are deeply frosted and sit in elegant contrast to the surrounding watery mirrors. Full of flash, and free of all but the most trivial instances of handling.
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Estimate: 1500-1800 USD