Afghanistan SH1299 1/2 amani

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, lot 22001

This specimen was lot 22001 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $164.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AFGHANISTAN. 1/2 Amani, SH 1299 (1920). NGC MS-61. From the Graywood Collection. Ex: Coin Galleries Sale 02/ 2002, Lot #464." A one year type, likely very scarce. It is dated using the Solar Hegira calendar, which starts on the same date as the traditional Hegira calendar but uses solar years rather than lunar years.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.3 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-32; KM-886.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

Link to:

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