Iran AH 1153 rupi KM-385.8

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Stephen Album sale 43, lot 575

The Afsharids were of Turkic origin, and the dynasty was founded by Nadir Shah when he deposed the last ruler of the Safavid Dynasty in 1736 AD. He expanded Persian rule to areas previously lost to the Ghilzai Afghans in the east and to the Ottomans in the west. However, he was assassinated in 1747 AD and thereafter the dynasty carried on in a weakened state, with various claimants who eventually split off, the most important being the establishment of the Durrani Empire in Khorasan. This region eventually became part of modern-day Afghanistan. The last Afsharid ruler was captured by Mohammad Khan Qajar, who established the Qajar Dynasty in 1796 AD. This specimen was lot 575 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description[1] noted, "AFSHARID: Nadir Shah, 1735-1747, AR rupi, Nadirabad, AH1153, standard royal legend // mint & date in central circle, EF. The only recorded specimen is in the Tübingen collection, still unpublished. Only the double rupee and the 6-shahi silver coins are relatively available for Nadirabad, a failed attempt to establish a new administrative center outside the city of Qandahar." This type is listed from thirteen mints.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a scarce mint.

Specification: silver, 11.5 g; this specimen 11.58 g.

Catalog reference: A-2744.1, KM-385.8.

Source:

  • 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 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2021.

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