Afghanistan AH 1319 1/2 rupee

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Stephen Album sale 50, lot 3531

This specimen was lot 3531 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "AFGHANISTAN: Abdur Rahman, 1880-1901, AR 1/2 rupee, [Kabul], AH1319, crossed cannons below the mosque; rare one-year type, strong VF, R, ex Hakim Hamidi Collection." Milled coinage was introduced to Afghanistan during the reign of Abdur Rahman (1880-1901). This type was struck AH 1319 only. Each die was handmade, so many varieties exist.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 4.65 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-831, Hamidi-5H.

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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