Afghanistan AH 1337 rupee KM-867
The first specimen was lot 3583 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "AFGHANISTAN: Amanullah, 1919-1929, AR rupee, AH1337, a lovely lustrous example! PCGS graded MS63, ex Hakim Hamidi Collection." The second specimen was lot 3586 in the sale same, where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "AFGHANISTAN: Amanullah, 1919-1929, AR rupee, AH1337, an attractive mint-state example, PCGS graded MS61, ex Hakim Hamidi Collection." Milled coinage was introduced to Afghanistan during the reign of Abdur Rahman (1880-1901). This type was struck AH 1337 only. Varieties exist.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 9.2 g, 0.900 fine silver, 25 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: the first specimen KM-867.2, H-30N; the second specimen KM-867.7, H-30G.
- 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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