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Afsharids, Nadir Shah, as king, AH 1148-1160 / AD 1735-1747, Indian mints, rupi, AH 1159 / AD 1746

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Afsharids. Nadir Shah, as king, AH 1148-1160 / AD 1735-1747. Indian mints rupi, AH 1159 / AD 1746. Dar-ul-Mulk Kabul. Album 2744.2 (S), type D. KM 385A.4. Whitehead 47 (similar). Farahbakhsh 231.11 (similar). Zeno 62762. Silver. Diameter 21.0mm, 11.33 grams. Obverse: "sultan hast bar salatin jehan, shahanshah nadir sahib qiran" (sultan over the Sultans of the world,King of Kings Nadir, lord of the fortunate conjunction of planets). Reverse: "khallad Allah mulkahu zarb dar-ul-mulk Kabul sanat 1159" (may Allah perpetuate his kingdom struck at the seat of the kingdom Kabul year 1159). VF+. Whitehead has #48 dated 1159 but mint written as "Qabul"; KM lists 1159 as being "Qabul", this one is "Kabul". Rare.

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