Afghanistan AH 1337 1/2 rupee KM-866

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Stephen Album sale 50, lot 1457

This specimen was lot 1457 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $540. The catalog description[1] noted, "AFGHANISTAN: Amanullah, 1919-1929, AR 1/2 rupee, AH1337, king's name within a circle, below al-ghazi, date below // denomination above mosque; both sides within wreath, mount removed, choice VF, RRR, ex Hakim Hamidi Collection." Milled coinage was introduced to Afghanistan during the reign of Abdur Rahman (1880-1901). This type was made AH 1337 only. The other variety of half rupee (KM 852) is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.6 g, 0.900 fine silver, 20 mm diameter, this specimen 4.63 g.

Catalog reference: KM-866, Hamidi-33K.

Source:

  • 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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