Afghanistan AH 1335 1/2 rupee KM-864
This specimen was lot 1456 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description[1] noted, "AFGHANISTAN: Habibullah, 1901-1919, AR 1/2 rupee, AH1335, star of Solomon below the mosque, which distinguishes it from the relatively available type KM-852 (Hamidi-15F); this is the same piece illustrated by Hakim Hamidi and in the KM catalog, part of a mount still attached; one of the rarest coins of modern Afghanistan! F-VF, RRR, ex Hakim Hamidi Collection. There are no examples of this type on CoinArchives or ACSearch." Milled coinage was introduced to Afghanistan during the reign of Abdur Rahman (1880-1901). This type was made AH 1335 only. The other variety of half rupee (KM 852) is common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 20 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-864, Hamidi-15G.
- 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.
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