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| Issuer | Kabul, City of |
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| Year | 1810-1811 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Arabic inscription occupying the central field within a decorative border, with additional legend elements arranged at right angles, a layout typical of Afghan hammered copper coinage of the early 19th century. The script is executed in a cursive style on a roughly circular, irregular flan, with traces of additional text visible around the periphery of the field. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Kabul issued its own copper coinage intermittently as a local civic currency, distinct from the broader Afghan dynastic issues circulating under the Durrani rulers. This piece falls in the chaotic interregnum following the death of Shah Shuja's brief first reign, when central authority over coinage was weak enough that city-level minting became a practical necessity rather than a political statement.