Afghanistan AH 1313 tilla
This specimen was lot 1442 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $3,360. The catalog description[1] noted, "AFGHANISTAN: Abdur Rahman, 1880-1901, AV tilla (mithqal), Kabul, AH1313, toughra within wreath, with his title diya' al-milla wa'l-din // mosque, with Allah akbar ("God is Great") above, mint name to right, denomination "one mithqal" to left, date below; slightly weak strike, XF, RR, ex Hakim Hamidi Collection. No examples of this type are on CoinArchives, ACSearch, or Zeno." Milled coinage was introduced to Afghanistan during the reign of Abdur Rahman (1880-1901). This type was struck AH 1313 only.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.6 g, gold, 19 mm diameter, this specimen 4.56 g.
Catalog reference: KM-815.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- 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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