ISLAMIC, Persia (Post-Mongol). Afsharids. Nadir Shah. As king, AH 1148-1160 / AD 1736-1747. AR Double Rupee (24mm, 22.45 g, 8h). Kabul mint. Dated AH 1151 (AD 1738/9).

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ISLAMIC, Persia (Post-Mongol). Afsharids. Nadir Shah. As king, AH 1148-1160 / AD 1736-1747. AR Double Rupee (24mm, 22.45 g, 8h). Kabul mint. Dated AH 1151 (AD 1738/9). Farahbakhsh –; SICA 9, –; Album 2743; KM 377.1. Toned, edge smoothed. Near VF. Extremely rare.

In 1738, having extinguished the last remnants of the Afghan Hotaki dynasty, Nadir Shah marched on the Mughal Empire. The Persians sacked Kabul and Jalalabad, Mughal-held cities in modern Afghanistan, as well as Peshawar and Lahore in Punjab. Persian style coins were struck at the occupied cities.

Closing Date and Time: 26 May 2021 at 13:06:00 ET.

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