1 Rupee - Mahmoud Hotaki

Issuer Hotak dynasty
Year 1723
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Rupee (10)
Currency Shahi (1501-1798)
Composition Silver
Weight 11.34 g
Diameter
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) A#2714
Obverse description A poem that likens Mahmoud`s coin to the sun that has risen from the east of Iran coinage place
Obverse script
Obverse lettering سکه 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 description Sunni Kalimah Rashidun Caliphs Mintage date
Reverse script
Reverse lettering لا 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)
Edge Smooth
Mint
Mintage 1135 (1723) - -
Numisquare ID 5470133430
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