Afghanistan AH 1237 falus KM-730

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Steve Album sale 54, lot 2072

This specimen was lot 2072 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $132. The catalog description[1] noted, "DURRANI: Ayyub Shah, 1817-1829, AE falus, Peshawar, AH1237, lovely example of this crudely manufactured type, overstruck on an earlier type as always, clear date, strong VF, R." This falus was struck AH 1234-1240 and is common. Numista states one rupee was 64 falus. Wikipedia comments,

"Mahmud Shah Durrani (born Mahmud Mirza Durrani; c. 1769 – 18 April 1829) was the fourth ruler of the Durrani Empire. He reigned from 1801 to 1803 and again from 1809 to 1818. From 1818 to 1829, he ruled Herat."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10.4-12.2 g, copper, this specimen 11.98 g.

Catalog reference: A-3136, KM-730.

Source:

  • 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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