Afghanistan AH 1241 rupee KM-373
This specimen was lot 2289 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $390. The catalog description[1] noted, "SIKH EMPIRE: AR rupee, Derajat, AH1241, bold strike, with the full date in the obverse center, XF." This rupee was struck AH 1224-1234 by Mahmud Shah and AH 1236-1252 by the Sikhs. It is uncommon compared to the issues of Herat (KM 398.2) or Peshawar (KM 727.2). 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: 10.6-11.2 g, silver, 20-21.5 mm diameter, this specimen 10.89 g.
Catalog reference: KM-373 (Afghanistan), Herrli-07.01.04.
- 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 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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