Roma Numismatics Ltd
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Iran, Pahlavi Dynasty. Completion of the Shahyad Aryamehr Æ Medal. Dies by G-C Revol. Tehran, AH 1352 = AD 1973. Busts of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and family to left, swirling banner around; REVOL below / View of the Shahyad Aryamehr Tower; TЄHЄRAN above, date below, IRAN in exergue. DNW 173, lot 502 (same dies). 247.17g, 80mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Very Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 81, 25 February 2021, lot 1882 (hammer: £460).
Built in 1971 in commemoration of the 2,500th year of the foundation of the Imperial State of Iran, and having survived the 1979 Iranian Revolution (many other monuments associated with the deposed Shah having been torn down), the Shahyad Aryamehr ("Shah's Memorial") has since become known as the Azadi ("Freedom") Tower, and is one of the landmarks of Tehran, marking the western entrance to the city.
Extremely Fine. Very Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 81, 25 February 2021, lot 1882 (hammer: £460).
Built in 1971 in commemoration of the 2,500th year of the foundation of the Imperial State of Iran, and having survived the 1979 Iranian Revolution (many other monuments associated with the deposed Shah having been torn down), the Shahyad Aryamehr ("Shah's Memorial") has since become known as the Azadi ("Freedom") Tower, and is one of the landmarks of Tehran, marking the western entrance to the city.