Afghanistan AH 1221(5) rupee KM-368
This specimen was lot 2065 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "DURRANI: Shah Shuja', 2nd reign, 1803-1809, AR rupee, Derajat, AH 1221 year 5, lightly toned, VF, R, ex SARC Auction 13 Lot 921." This rupee was struck years 1 thru 6 and is fairly common. Other mints included Dera, Kabul, Kashmir, Multan, Peshawar, Bhakhar, Bahawalpur and Ahmadshahi. 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. Derajat was a part of Baluchistan, now in Pakistan.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.8-11.2 g, silver, 20-21.5 mm diameter, this specimen 10.89 g.
Catalog reference: A-3122, KM-368.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Album, Stephen. Checklist of Islamic Coins. Santa Rosa, 1998. Stephen Album.
- [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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