Durrani Shahs. Ahmad Shah. AH 1160-1186 / AD 1747-1773. AR Rupi (20.9mm, 11.41 g, 2h). Dar al-Sultanat Lahore mint. Dated RY ahd (AD 1748). VF.

Keystone 12 – Islamic Coinage
Lot: 503. Estimated: $ 300

Post-Mongol Iran and the East, India, Silver

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Durrani Shahs. Ahmad Shah. AH 1160-1186 / AD 1747-1773. AR Rupi (20.9mm, 11.41 g, 2h). Dar al-Sultanat Lahore mint. Dated RY ahd (AD 1748). With additional titles Ahmad Shah Padshah-i Durr Durran on reverse. Whitehead 216; KM 622; Album 3092C. Several test marks on edge. VF. Rare.

Ahmad Shah conquered Lahore in January of AD 1748, but the city came under Mughal control once more just three months later after the Durrani forces withdrew. Lahore was retaken by the Durranis in AD 1752.

Closing Date and Time: 5 July 2023 at 12:47:20 ET.



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