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# 1Rupee AH 1167 RY 7 Ahmad ShahAfghanistan - Durrani
Afghanistan – Durrani Dynasty – Ahmad Shah (AH 1160-1186 / AD 1747-1772). Rupee AH 1167 RY 7, Mint: Multan, Silver (ø 23 mm – w. 11.47 g.). Edge: plain. A. 3092, KM 643. Whitehead 241. Plant p. 109.

Obverse:
Persian legend. Couplet with the Ruler's name (from bottom to top: Auj mahi ta be-mah / sikkah zan bar sim wa zar az / Hokam be Ahmad badshah / shod az Qadir bi-chun = The command come from the Powerful One, who has none like Him, to Ahmad the Emperor, to strike coin on silver and gold from the height of the Fish up to the Moon). Divided date (11–67) above the central line at left. Border of rays between two linear circles.

Reverse:
Persian legend. Mint name and Julus formula (from bottom to top: Multan Zarb / sanat 7 julus / maimanat manus = Struck at Multan (in the) year 7 (of his) reign associated with prosperity). Mint mark: Flower above the bottom line at left. Border of rays between two linear circles.

Literature:
Krause C. and Mishler C. – Standard Catalog of World Coins 1701-1800 – Krause Publications, 3rd Edition, Usa, 2002.
Plant R. J. – Arab Coins and how to read them – Spink and Son Ltd., London, 1973, 1980 (revised), reprinted 2000.
Whitehead R. B. – Catalogue of Coins in the Lahore Museum, Lahore / The Durrani Dynasty – Vol. III, Oxford, 1934 (1977).