Gold eases in Tehran early on Wednesday 5 August as the mesghal slips to about 79 million tomans

Tehran's gold and coin market moved lower late on Tuesday 4 August 2026 (13 Mordad 1405) and into the early hours of Wednesday 5 August. According to the price table published by EcoIran and updated on Tuesday evening, the mesghal of gold fell to 78,990,000 tomans, a gram of 18 carat gold to 18,235,000 tomans and a gram of 24 carat gold to 24,310,000 tomans, with all four main quotes flagged as declining.

The Alanchand service, in an update timestamped 03:55 on Wednesday 5 August, put the mesghal at 78,900,000 tomans and the 18 carat gram at 18,214,140 tomans, figures that differ from the EcoIran data by less than two tenths of a percent. Coin quotes were reported in a range depending on the source: the new design coin at 182,500,000 to 185,000,000 tomans, the Bahar Azadi coin at 179,600,000 to 180,000,000 tomans, the half coin at 93,500,000 to 94,500,000 tomans and the quarter coin at 52,100,000 to 53,000,000 tomans.

The global backdrop was a steady ounce: spot gold traded between $4,072 and $4,077 in the early hours of Wednesday 5 August, close to unchanged. Alanchand data at the same hour put the quarter coin premium at 16.25% and the half coin premium at 3.92%.