Afghanistan AH 1333 rupee

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 53554

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This specimen was lot 53554 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AFGHANISTAN. Rupee, AH 1333 (1914). Habibullah Kalakani. PCGS MS-64. The Sole finest example certified by PCGS. From the Nicholas Fritz Collection." This type was struck AH 1329-1337 and all dates have a low value in the SCWC.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 9.2 g, 0.900 fine silver, 25 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-853.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• Afghanistan AH 1309 rupee
• Coins and currency dated 1914