Afghanistan AH 1255 rupee KM-483

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Steve Album sale 54, lot 2077

This specimen was lot 2077 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $228. The catalog description[1] noted, "DURRANI: Shah Shuja', 5th reign, 1839-1842, AR rupee, Kabul, AH1255, with the long couplet on the obverse, used at Kabul only briefly in AH1255; bold strike, XF, RR." Many varieties exist of this rupee. 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: 9.0-9.2 g, silver, this specimen 9.51 g.

Catalog reference: A-3145.1, KM 483.

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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