1 Rupee - Mahmoud Hotaki

€207,775.00
IssuerHotak dynasty
Year1723
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Rupee (10)
CurrencyShahi (1501-1798)
CompositionSilver
Weight11.34 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) A#2714
Obverse descriptionA poem that likens Mahmoud`s coin to the sun that has risen from the east of Iran coinage place
Obverse script
Obverse letteringسکه زد از مشرق ایران چو قرص آفتاب شاه محمود جهانگیر سیادت انتساب قندهار
(Translation: He struck a coin from the east of Iran, like a sun circle Shah Mahmoud the conqueror of the world whose ancestors are great Kandahar)
Reverse descriptionSunni Kalimah Rashidun Caliphs Mintage date
Reverse script
Reverse letteringلا اله الا الله محــمّد رسول الله ابابکر عـــــمر عثمان علی ١١٣٥
(Translation: There is No God except Allah Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah Aba Bakr, Omar, Osman, Ali)
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1135 (1723)  - -
Catalog ID5470133430
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