Afghanistan (1782)/12 mohur KM-125
This specimen was lot 494 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description[1] noted, "DURRANI: Taimur Shah, 1772-1793, AV mohur, Ahmadshahi (= Qandahar), DM, with mint epithet Ashraf al-Bilad; strong strike, ANACS graded AU50." According to the SCWC, this mohur was struck years AH 1186/1, 1190/2, 1197/12, ND/14, ND/15, 1204/18 and AH 1207/21. We think we spy a "۱۲" at the bottom of the obverse. Taimur Shah was the second Durrani king and had to contend with rebellious tribal chiefs and the Sikhs, who had seized Multan, Lahore and Sindh. He left many sons, who fought among themselves for the throne while the kingdom broke up.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 10.7-10.9 g, gold, 21.5-23 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: A-3099, KM-125.
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- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 55, featuring Selections from the Swamperbob Gurney Collection of Cap & Ray 8 Reales, the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins and the 1914 Collection of World Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2026.
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