Afghanistan AH 1183(13) rupee KM-652.3
This specimen was lot 2060 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "DURRANI: Taimur Shah, 1772-1793, AR rupee, Multan, AH1183 year (1)3, one testmark, lovely VF." This type was struck years 9 thru 16. The Multan mint (now in Pakistan) struck the similar KM 652.1 in years 1-2, KM 652.2 in years 2-9 and KM 652.4 in years 11-12. Wikipedia comments, "The Durrani Empire (Pashto: د درانيانو ټولواکمني), also called the Sadozai Kingdom and the Afghan Empire, was founded and built by Ahmad Shah Abdali in parts of Central Asia, Middle East and South Asia. At its maximum extent, the empire ruled over the modern-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as parts of northeastern and southeastern Iran, eastern Turkmenistan, and northwestern India." 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.
Specification: 11.4-11.5 g, silver, this specimen 11.45 g.
Catalog reference: A-3097, KM-652.3.
- 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 Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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