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1 Rupee - Ahmad Shah
| Issuer | Durrani Empire |
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| Year | 1752-1757 |
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| Value | 1 Rupee |
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| Reverse lettering | ضرب ملتان / ١١٦٧ |
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| Mintage | 1165 (1752) //5 - - 1166 (1753) //5 - - 1166 (1753) //6 - - 1167 (1754) //6 - - 1167 (1754) //7 - - 1168 (1755) //7 - - 1168 (1755) //8 - - 1170 (1757) //10 - - |
| Additional information |
Ahmad Shah Durrani founded his empire in 1747 following the assassination of Nader Shah, and the rupee coinage struck during these early years was essential to legitimizing his rule across a territory stretching from Khorasan to the Punjab. The mints at Kabul, Kandahar, and Peshawar all struck rupees in his name, and attributing a specific piece to its mint of origin often requires close examination of calligraphic style rather than explicit mint marks.
KM#643 encompasses a relatively short window before Ahmad Shah's later coinage types superseded it.