Afghanistan AH 1311 100 dinars

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Stephen Album sale 50, lot 1439

This specimen was lot 1439 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "AFGHANISTAN: Abdur Rahman, 1880-1901, AE 100 dinars (10 paise), Kabul, AH1311, denomination written out below the mosque, yek sad dinar, fantastic bold even strike, certainly one of the finest known examples, lovely chocolate brown color, very rare one-year type, choice VF-XF, RRR, ex Albert Gammon Collection, ex Stephen Album Price List #228." Milled coinage was introduced to Afghanistan during the reign of Abdur Rahman (1880-1901).

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: copper, this specimen 46.46 g.

Catalog reference: KM-809.

Source:

  • 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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