Afghanistan AH 1208 rupee KM-273
This specimen was lot 726 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $510. The catalog description[1] noted, "DURRANI: Shah Zaman, 1793-1801, AR rupee, Balkh, AH1208, dated "128" on obverse for 1208 and "121" on reverse, with the mint epithet umm al-bilad, "the mother of cities", modestly cleaned, choice VF, RRR." 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. Balkh has changed hands many times over the centuries and is now in northern Afghanistan.
Recorded mintage: unknown but a scarce mint.
Specification: 11.0-11.5 g, silver, this specimen 10.39 g.
Catalog reference: KM-273, 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.
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