Benchmark bullion coin, Azadi, halted its advance on Wednesday, while its sister Emami fell in line with gold edging down in the international arena. Azadi remained unchanged at 9,300,000 rials by 12:45 GMT in Tehran, while Emami sank 0.32 percent to 9,320,000 rials as bullion for immediate delivery edged down 0.06 percent to 1,147.50 an ounce. Meanwhile, Iran Merchantile Exchang’s gold coin futures for April delivery were down 0.3 percent at 9,277,478 an ounce.