Lot 372

Independent Kingdoms, Durrani, Taimur Shah (AH 1186-1207, 1772-1793 AD), Silver Rupee, 11.04 gms, 23.37 mm, Kashmir Mint, AH 1193, RY 6, Obv: charakh mi aard tala-wa-naqra az Khursheed mah, ta zid bar chehra naqsh 1193 sikkah Taimur Shah, meaning, (The heaven brings in gold and silver from the sun and moon, so that it may receive the impression 1193 of the stamp of Taimur Shah), Rev: manus maimanat julus zarb Kashmir, Taimur Shah Durrani, also known as Taimur Shah Abdali or Taimur Shah Abdali was the second ruler of the Afghan Durrani Empire, from November 1772 until his death in 1793. An ethnic Pashtun, he was the second eldest son of Ahmad Shah Durrani, similar to Zeno # 368473, KM # 563, very fine, very scarce.