Afghanistan AH 1208 rupee KM-133
The second specimen was lot 2716 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $78. The catalog description[1] noted, "DURRANI: Shah Zaman, 1793-1801, AR rupee, Ahmadshahi, AH1208, superb strike, rare in this quality, choice EF." The Durranis or Saddozais established themselves in Afghanistan in the 1750's but had lost large chunks of their empire during the reign of Shah Zaman. This type was struck at numerous mints, including Ahmadshahi, Bakhar, Dera, Derajat, Herat, Kabul, Kashmir, Lahore, Mashhad and Peshawar. Ahmadshahi (Qandahar) is recorded as having struck this type AH 1207-1213. Varieties exist for the later dates.
Recorded mintage: unknown but a common mint.
Specification: 11.4-11.6 g, silver, this specimen 11.61 g.
Catalog reference: KM-133, A-3108.
- 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 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
Link to:
- AH 1203(16) rupee, Kashmir mint, Taimur Shah
- AH 1207(19) (1792) falus, Multan mint
- AH 1208 rupee, Balkh mint
- AH 1211/5 (1796) rupee, Kabul mint, Shah Zaman
- Afghanistan (1797-98)/2 2 rupees, Kabul mint, Shah Zaman
- AH 1214 rupee, Mashhad mint, Shah Zaman
- Afghanistan AH1218/1 2 rupees KM-254
- Afghanistan AH 1218 mohur KM-399
- AH 1234/1 rupee, Kabul mint, Sultan Ali
- Coins and currency dated 1793