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Identify a rupee for me?

WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
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From that deep old collection I've been going through. The flip says "Kashmir, possibly Afghan" but nothing else I've found online looks close:


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  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,269 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Will try.


    Looks like am Afghanistan Durrani Empire, Mahmud Shah (AD 1809-1817) Silver Rupee, Kashmir Mint, KM 591

    The Durrani Empire is considered the foundation of the modern state of Afghanistan



    One like it:



    DURRANI: Mahmud Shah, 1809-1817, AR rupee, Kashmir, Khitta, AH122x year 7, vf-ef

    http://www.worthpoint.com/wort...1809-1817-ar-409486990

    Worthpoint only shows one side but other places have both sides.



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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,875 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, I'm impressed. I would've guessed that to be a Persian coin.

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  • WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Outstanding, Willie. I think you nailed it! Thanks!
    We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
    --Severian the Lame
  • WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
    For what it's worth, I corresponded with Steve Album at Stephen Album Rare Coins this morning ( http://db.stevealbum.com/php/home.php ).

    They're the company shown as the seller of the similar piece that WorthPoint referenced from WillieBoyd2's post. Steve wrote back within a few minutes to confirm that the piece is a Mahmud Shah Durrani Rupee, dated AH1229 year 7.

    He said it's a common piece. But at least now I know about a great reseller of this type of material and I know exactly what it is image
    We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
    --Severian the Lame
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