Afghanistan SH1299 amani
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This specimen was lot 1289 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $446.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "AFGHANISTAN: Amanullah, 1919-1929, AV amani, SH1299, Almost Unc to Unc." One amani was equal to ten Afghan rupees. This issue was accompanied by half, two and five amani in gold. 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: 4.6 g, 0.900 fine gold, 22 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-887.
- 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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