Afghanistan AH 1337 3 shahi

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Stephen Album sale 50, lot 3580

This specimen was lot 3580 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "AFGHANISTAN: Amanullah, 1919-1929, AE 3 shahi, AH1337, 12 stars on the obverse; bold strike, XF, R, ex Hakim Hamidi Collection." Milled coinage was introduced to Afghanistan during the reign of Abdur Rahman (1880-1901). This type was struck AH 1337 only. Varieties exist. Three shahi made 150 dinars.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, 32-33 mm diameter, this specimen 10.55 g.

Catalog reference: KM-863, Hamidi-39A.2.

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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