PERSIA Coins
Siglos Coins: Ancient Persian Silver Currency
Illustrated Specimen Details: Silver Siglos Example Specimen: 1 siglos, c. 485-420 BC (Achaemenid Empire, Persia) Authority & Heraldry: The obverse features the iconic depiction of the bearded Persian king or royal hero. He…
Dīnār Coin (Iran & Persia): History of Denomination
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper-Nickel Dīnār Example Specimen: 50 Dīnār, AH 1305 (1926) (Imperial State of Iran) Authority & Heraldry: Issued under Reza Shah Pahlavi, the first shah of the House of Pahlavi of the Imper…
Abbasi: coin of Persia (Safavid dynasty)
ABBASI: COIN OF SAFAVID PERSIA 1 abbasi, 1720: Safavid Persia (Iran) Safavid Persia — one of the largest and long-standing Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It…
Qiran: coin from Sublime State of Iran (Persia)
QIRAN: COIN OF PERSIA 2 qirans, 1912: Sublime State of Iran (Persia) Sublime State of Iran (Sublime State of Persia or Qajar Persia/Iran) — Iranian state during 1789-1925 ruled by the Qajar dynasty, which was of Turkic origin. Ruler: Ahmad Shah Qaj…