Afghanistan AH 1319 rupee KM-832
The first specimen was lot 3534 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $420. The catalog description[1] noted, "AFGHANISTAN: Habibullah, 1901-1919, AR rupee, AH1319, a wonderful mint-state example! PCGS graded MS64, ex Hakim Hamidi Collection." The second specimen was lot 3535 in the same sale, where it sold for $102. The catalog description[1] noted, "AFGHANISTAN: Habibullah, 1901-1919, AR rupee, AH1319, star above toughra; rare type struck only during a few months in AH1319, pleasing 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: 9.20 g, 0.900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: the first specimen KM-832.1, H-14B; the second specimen KM-832, Hamidi-14C.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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:
- AH 1318 rupee
- Afghanistan AH1316/3 5 rupees
- AH 1319 half rupee
- AH 1319 rupee, legend over toughra
- AH 1319/3 5 rupees, tughra divides date
- AH 1319 tilla
- AH 1320 rupee, no star on obverse, weapons below mosque
- AH 1320 rupee, date below the toughra, denomination below the mosque
- AH 1320 rupee, star above toughra
- Coins and currency dated 1901