Triton XVIII, Lot: 1470. Estimate $500. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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AFGHANISTAN, Durrani Shahs. Ahmad Shah. AH 1160-1186 / AD 1747-1773. AV Mohur (22mm, 10.98 g, 3h). Mashhad mint. Dated RY 8 (AD 1754/5). Couplet citing Ahmad Shah Durrani / Mint formula and RY date. SICA 9, –; Album 3090; KM 639. EF, shroff mark on edge.
Ex Property of an Indian Prince (Spink 215, 5 December 2012), lot 532.
Although an agreement was signed with Shah Rukh in 1751 at Mashhad giving Ahmad Shah the right to strike coins in his own name, issues of this mint are only known for 1754/5