Watch List notes:

AFGHANISTAN, Durrani Shahs. Ahmad Shah. AH 1160-1186 / AD 1747-1773. AV Nazarana Mohur (33mm, 10.94 g, 9h). Dar al-Sultanat Kabul mint. Dually dated AH 1175 and RY 14 (2 August AD 1761-22 July AD 1762). Persian couplet citing Ahmad Shah; AH date to left / Mint and RY formula. SICA 9, –; Album –; KM 427 (this coin illustrated); Friedberg –. Good VF, evidence of having been mounted, slightly wavy. Apparently unique as a nazarana.


From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from Stephen Album, June 1988.