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DURRANI: Shah Shuja', 2nd reign, 1803-1809, AV mohur (11.03g), Rikab, AH1219, choice XF

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DURRANI: Shah Shuja', 2nd reign, 1803-1809, AV mohur (11.03g), Rikab, AH1219, choice XF
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17,000.00USD+ buyer's premium (3,400.00)
This item SOLD at 2024 Jun 13 @ 17:28UTC-07:00 : PDT/MST
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DURRANI: Shah Shuja', 2nd reign, 1803-1809, AV mohur (11.03g), Rikab, AH1219, A-3120, KM-742, Whitehead-979 (same dies), with his normal couplet on the obverse, used at all mints except Bahawalpur and Kashmir // mint and date; there is no regnal year; the mint is the military Court mint with the formula zarb-i mubarak-i rikab, "the fortunate mint of Rikab"; Rikab means "stirrup" and refers to the horses used in the military advances; wonderful bold strike, choice XF, RRR, ex Spink Auction 12027, lot 607 (December 2012). There is only one other example filed on CoinArchives, sold twice in 2016 and 2017, but an example of lower quality than this magnificent piece.