Afghanistan (AH 1315) sanar

Stephen Album sale 50, lot 3528

This specimen was lot 3528 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $84. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AFGHANISTAN: Abdur Rahman, 1880-1901, AR sanar, [Kabul], ND, star above the toughra // crossed cannons and swords below the mosque, choice VF, R, ex Hakim Hamidi Collection." Milled coinage was introduced to Afghanistan during the reign of Abdur Rahman (1880-1901). This type was struck AH 1315 and undated. It has a star over the mosque whereas KM 824 has the value over the mosque. It had a face value of ten paise, two shahis or one hundred dinars.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: 1.55 g, 0.500 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-823, Hamidi-7C.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[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.

Links to:

• AH 1311 100 dinars
• AH 1314 paisa
• AH 1314 abbasi
• AH 1314 rupee
• AH 1314 tilla
• AH 1315 sanar = 100 dinars
• AH 1315 rupee
• AH 1316 rupee
• AH 1316/3 5 rupees
• AH 1316 (1898) tilla
• Coins and currency dated 1897