Afghanistan AH 1327/6 5 rupees

Stack's Bowers September 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74106

This specimen was lot 74106 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $216. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AFGHANISTAN. 5 Rupees, AH 1327 Year 6 (1909). Habibullah. PCGS MS-40. This coin exhibits a generally uniform dove-gray toning throughout, with just a bit of variation. Slightly weakly struck in the center of the obverse, but impressive nonetheless." This type was struck AH 1322-1329 and is not common. This date, which we have marked AH 1327/6, is an overdate and does not have a Turkish style regnal date ("Year 6"). No regular date exists.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 45.60 g, 0.900 fine silver, 45 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-843.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

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