Afghanistan (1797-98)/2 2 rupees

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Stephen Album sale 50, lot 463

This specimen was lot 463 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description[1] noted, "DURRANI: Shah Zaman, 1793-1801, AR double rupee, Kabul, year 6, struck on the usual broad thick planchet for this type; one small test scratch; superb strike with full detail, XF-AU. A similar piece sold in our Auction 20, lot 702 (same obverse die)." While the regnal date "٦" is prominent on the reverse, the AH date (1212 or 1213) is not visible. These are known for years 5, 6 and 7. Shah Zaman was captured and blinded by his brother Mahmud Shah in 1801 but survived in exile until 1845.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 23.0-23.3 g, silver, this specimen 23.18 g.

Catalog reference: A-3107, KM-444.

Source:

  • Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
  • 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 Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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