Afghanistan AH 1337 rupee KM-853

Stephen Album sale 50, lot 3574

Stephen Album sale 50, lot 3575

The first specimen was lot 3574 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AFGHANISTAN: Habibullah, 1901-1919, AR rupee, AH1337, a wonderful lustrous example! PCGS graded MS64, ex Hakim Hamidi Collection." The second specimen was lot 3575 in the same sale, where it sold for $192. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AFGHANISTAN: Habibullah, 1901-1919, AR rupee, AH1337, a lovely lustrous example! PCGS graded MS63, ex Hakim Hamidi Collection." Milled coinage was introduced to Afghanistan during the reign of Abdur Rahman (1880-1901). This type was struck AH 1329-1337. It is the first rupee that normally comes well struck. The first example has a Star of Solomon below the mosque, the second has crossed cannons at that location.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.60 g, 0.900 fine silver, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-853.3, H-14Q.

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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