Afghanistan AH 1314 tilla

Stephen Album sale 50, lot 1443

This specimen was lot 1443 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $900. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AFGHANISTAN: Abdur Rahman, 1880-1901, AV tilla, NM (struck at Kabul), AH1314, toughra within wreath, with his title diya' al-milla wa'l-din date below and also in tiny numerals within the wreath // mosque above selection of crossed arms, XF-AU, R, ex Hakim Hamidi Collection." Milled coinage was introduced to Afghanistan during the reign of Abdur Rahman (1880-1901). This type was struck AH 1314 only. It is not believed to exist in uncirculated condition.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.6 g, gold, 19 mm diameter, this specimen 4.61 g.

Catalog reference: KM-821.

Source:

• 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.

Links to:

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