Afghanistan AH 1220/3 rupee KM-598

Stephen Album sale 50, lot 2303

This specimen was lot 2303 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "DURRANI: Shah Shuja', 2nd reign, 1803-1809, AR rupee, Khitta Kashmir, AH1220 year 3, cleaned (very lightly), NGC graded UNC details." This type was struck at Kashmir for years 1 thru 6. In 1809, Shah Shujah was overthrown in battle and exiled. He was reinstalled in Kabul in 1839 by the British and the Sikhs and made himself unpopular with the gruesome vengeance he took upon his perceived enemies. He was ambushed and assassinated in 1842 by his godson.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10.8-11.2 g, silver.

Catalog reference: A-3122K, KM-598.

Source:

• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• 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.

Link to:

• AH 1218/1 2 rupees, Bahawalpur mint
• AH 1218 (1803) mohur, Herat mint
• AH 1220/3 rupee, Derajat mint
• AH 1223 (1808) mohur, Ahmadshahi (Qandahar) mint, Shah Shuja
• Coins and currency dated 1805