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Rupee - Shahrukh Afshar Type B, Herat
| Issuer | Afsharid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1747-1750 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse lettering | سکه زد در جهان بحــــکم خدا شاهرخ کلب استان رضا |
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| Mintage | 1160 (1747) - - 1161 (1748) - - 1163 (1750) - - |
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Shahrukh, grandson of Nader Shah, was installed as ruler of Khorasan in 1750 after a period of factional violence that left him briefly blinded by rival Afsharid claimants. His authority over Herat was always contested — the mint there operated under persistent pressure from Durrani Afghan expansion, and Ahmad Shah Durrani would eventually absorb the city entirely. Coinage from this window is consequently short-lived by design, not circumstance.
The Type B designation distinguishes a die arrangement revised early in Shahrukh's Herat issues, likely reflecting a change in mint supervision rather than any political proclamation.