Afghanistan AH 1238 rupee KM-164

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Stephen Album sale 50, lot 2306

This specimen was lot 2306 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "DURRANI: Ayyub Shah, 1817-1829, BI rupee, Ahmadshahi, AH1238, finest example of this type and mint that we have seen, XF, R." This scarce coin is credited to Ayyub Shah (r. 1819-23, d. 1837) in the SCWC, and was struck AH 1236-1239. Ayyub Shah was deposed by the Barakzais in 1823 and spent the rest of his life as their prisoner.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10.35 g, silver, this specimen 10.00 g.

Catalog reference: A-3135A, KM 164 (unlisted date).

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.

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