Qandahar (1735-47) falus
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This specimen was lot 2220 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $204. The catalog description[1] noted, "AFSHARID: Nadir Shah, 1735-1747, AE square falus, Qandahar, ND, the royal legend of Nadir Shah // mint formula; struck on folded-over part of a copper sheet, VF, RR." Altho the auctioneers have attributed this to Iran, it more properly belongs to Afghanistan, where Qandahar is now located. The copper falus was a local municipal issue not designed to circulate beyond the city's bazaars. Few are shown in the SCWC and this one is not included.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper, this specimen 8.70 g.
Catalog reference: A-D2756.
- Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
Link to:
- Iran AH 1153 1/2 mithqal, Bukhara mint, Nadir Shah
- Coins and currency dated 1735