Hotakid Shahs of Iran, Gilzay Mahmud Shah b. Mirways (1135-1137h/1722-1724), silver 10 shahi, Isfahan 1136h, obv. Sunni kalima without the names of the Four Orthodox Caliphs, 1136; rev: poetic distych with name of ruler, wt. 14.74gms. (Farakhbakhsh Iranian Hammered Coins, p. 55), good very fine and rare
This is an attractive and artistic coin struck by Mahmud Shah bin Mirways, the founder of the Sunni Hotakid (or Ghilzay) Afghan dynasty.
(4000-5000 GBP)