{"title":"Silver Coins","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthentic silver coins from Afghanistan, Iran, and the broader Islamic and world numismatic tradition. Each piece is accurately described with metal composition, weight, and catalog references where known.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cstc-a21y","title":"AFGHANISTAN. Saqqawist Emirate. Habibullah Kalakani, 1929. Silver Qiran (1\/2 Rupee). Kabul, AH1347 (1929). UNC. Filled Die. KM-896. Schon-52.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis extraordinary silver Qiran — equivalent to 1\/2 Rupee — was struck at the Kabul Mint in AH1347 (1929 AD) during one of the most turbulent and historically dramatic episodes in Afghan history. Habibullah Kalakani was the Emir of Afghanistan from 17 January to 13 October 1929, and the leader of the Saqqawists. During the Afghan Civil War, he captured vast swathes of Afghanistan and ruled Kabul during what is known in Afghan historiography as the Saqqawist period. No country recognized Kalakani as ruler of Afghanistan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in the village of Kalakan north of Kabul and derogatorily nicknamed \"Bacha-yi Saqaw\" (Son of the Water Carrier) by his enemies, Kalakani rose from humble origins to seize the Afghan throne — a reign that lasted less than nine months before he was defeated by Mohammad Nadir Shah and executed on 1 November 1929. His coinage, struck during this brief and unrecognized rule, is among the most historically charged and scarce of all Afghan numismatic issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatalogued as KM-896 and Schön-52, this Qiran was struck in .900 fine silver, weighing 4.6 grams with a diameter of 21.5mm. Because Kalakani's reign lasted less than nine months and his government was never internationally recognized, the total coinage output was extremely limited. Survivors in any grade are scarce; in UNC condition, this piece is exceptional and represents one of the finest known examples of Saqqawist coinage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you collect Afghan coins by ruler, Islamic revolutionary coinage, or simply the rarest and most historically significant pieces the region has produced, this UNC Qiran is a centerpiece-quality acquisition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chicken Street Trading Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45661948936249,"sku":"CSTC-A21Y","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/1568\/2873\/files\/E707679E-FBA9-4B44-B750-BBE1FBBB96C7.jpg?v=1775105149"},{"product_id":"cstc-a21z","title":"AFGHANISTAN. Saqqawist Emirate. Habibullah Kalakani, 1929. Silver Qiran (1\/2 Rupee). Kabul, AH1347 (1929). UNC+. Obverse Die Crack. KM-896. Schon-52.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis extraordinary silver Qiran — equivalent to 1\/2 Rupee — was struck at the Kabul Mint in AH1347 (1929 AD) during one of the most turbulent and historically dramatic episodes in Afghan history. Habibullah Kalakani was the Emir of Afghanistan from 17 January to 13 October 1929, and the leader of the Saqqawists. During the Afghan Civil War, he captured vast swathes of Afghanistan and ruled Kabul during what is known in Afghan historiography as the Saqqawist period. No country recognized Kalakani as ruler of Afghanistan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in the village of Kalakan north of Kabul and derogatorily nicknamed \"Bacha-yi Saqaw\" (Son of the Water Carrier) by his enemies, Kalakani rose from humble origins to seize the Afghan throne — a reign that lasted less than nine months before he was defeated by Mohammad Nadir Shah and executed on 1 November 1929. His coinage, struck during this brief and unrecognized rule, is among the most historically charged and scarce of all Afghan numismatic issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatalogued as KM-896 and Schön-52, this Qiran was struck in .900 fine silver, weighing 4.6 grams with a diameter of 21.5mm. Because Kalakani's reign lasted less than nine months and his government was never internationally recognized, the total coinage output was extremely limited. Survivors in any grade are scarce; in UNC+ condition, this piece is exceptional and represents one of the finest known examples of Saqqawist coinage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you collect Afghan coins by ruler, Islamic revolutionary coinage, or simply the rarest and most historically significant pieces the region has produced, this UNC+ Qiran is a centerpiece-quality acquisition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chicken Street Trading Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45661949231161,"sku":"CSTC-A21Z","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/1568\/2873\/files\/E7AD9883-6496-4AB4-9057-9B57EA44E428.jpg?v=1775105093"},{"product_id":"cstc-a20k","title":"AFGHANISTAN. Kingdom. Mohammad Zahir Shah, 1933-1973. Silver 1\/2 Afghani. Kabul, SH1315 (1936). UNC. KM-932.2. Hamidi-72A.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis silver 1\/2 Afghani was struck at the Kabul Mint in SH1315 (1936 AD) during the reign of Mohammad Zahir Shah, in only the third year of his long rule as King of Afghanistan. Zahir Shah came to the throne on 8 November 1933 following the assassination of his father Mohammad Nadir Shah, ascending at the age of 19. The SH1315 date places this coin in the early consolidation phase of his reign, a period when the foundations of a stable, modernizing Afghan state were being carefully laid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatalogued as KM-932.2 and Hamidi-72A, this is a recognized variety within the 1\/2 Afghani series of the Kingdom. The type was struck in .500 fine silver to a standard specification of 4.75 grams at 24mm diameter. The 1\/2 Afghani occupied an important position in the Afghan monetary hierarchy as a silver denomination in active use, and examples from the early Zahir Shah years are appreciably scarcer than later dates in the series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraded Uncirculated, this coin retains full original mint luster and surfaces free of circulation wear — a meaningful distinction for a silver denomination of this era, as the 1\/2 Afghani circulated actively and surviving examples in UNC condition represent a small fraction of the original mintage. The combination of the early SH1315 date, the KM-932.2 variety attribution, the Hamidi reference, and Uncirculated preservation makes this an exceptional example for the specialist collector of Afghan coinage or Islamic world silver.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chicken Street Trading Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45673556443193,"sku":"CSTC-A20K","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/1568\/2873\/files\/D00E3B14-D0F2-40BF-9136-EA27E27DA102.jpg?v=1775347904"},{"product_id":"cstc-a16q","title":"AFGHANISTAN. INO Democratic Republic. Silver 500 Afghanis. Havana, 1993. \"Deinotherium.\" Proof. Toned. KM-1020. Schön-126.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis silver 500 Afghanis is a Proof commemorative coin struck at the Casa de Moneda de Cuba in Havana in 1993, featuring the Deinotherium — a massive prehistoric proboscidean that roamed the ancient landscapes of Africa, Europe, and Asia during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs. Superficially resembling a modern elephant but representing a distinct evolutionary lineage, the Deinotherium is distinguished by its downward-curving lower tusks and is among the most striking subjects in the prehistoric animals series of Afghan commemorative coinage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis coin carries an important numismatic designation: INO, or \"In the Name Of,\" indicating that it was struck in the name of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan — a government that had ceased to exist by 1987, six years before this coin was minted. The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, a Soviet-backed state established in 1978 and formally restructured as the Republic of Afghanistan in 1987, left behind its name and state emblems on a series of commemorative coins that continued to be produced in its name long after the government itself had been dissolved and succeeded, first by the Republic of Afghanistan and then by the Islamic State of Afghanistan following the Soviet withdrawal and the subsequent civil war. The INO designation is a numismatic notation acknowledging this anachronism — the coin uses the name and emblem of a government that no longer existed at the time of its striking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Cuban connection is itself historically notable. The Casa de Moneda de Cuba in Havana produced commemorative coins in the name of Afghanistan from 1986 through approximately 1995, representing one of the more unusual chapters in modern world coin production — a Cold War-era arrangement that saw a Caribbean socialist state mint collector coins on behalf of a Central Asian government. This relationship eventually gave way to production at the Royal Mint in Llantrisant, Wales from 1995 onward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStruck in .999 fine silver to a standard weight of 16 grams at 38mm diameter, this example is presented in Proof condition with attractive toning across the surfaces. Catalogued as KM-1020 and Schön-126, it is part of the prehistoric animals series and represents one of the more collectible issues within the broader Afghan commemorative program of the late Soviet and post-Soviet era.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chicken Street Trading Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45676434391097,"sku":"CSTC-A16Q","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/1568\/2873\/files\/B9F7AD62-1B64-48B7-B011-D13FA125FC55.jpg?v=1775443269"},{"product_id":"cstc-a16u","title":"AFGHANISTAN. INO Democratic Republic. Silver 500 Afghanis. Havana, ND (1988). \"1986 World Cup, Mexico.\" UNC. Toned. KM-1009. Schön-115.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis silver 500 Afghanis is a commemorative coin struck at the Casa de Moneda de Cuba in Havana, issued undated but produced in 1988, commemorating the 1986 FIFA World Cup held in Mexico. The 1986 World Cup is one of the most celebrated tournaments in the history of the sport, remembered above all for the performances of Diego Maradona of Argentina, who led his country to the championship and produced what are widely considered two of the most iconic moments in football history — the controversial \"Hand of God\" goal and the individual brilliance of his second goal against England in the quarter-finals, voted the Goal of the Century in a 2002 FIFA poll.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLike its companion issues in the Afghan commemorative series, this coin carries the INO designation — \"In the Name Of\" — indicating that it was struck in the name of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, a Soviet-backed government that had already been restructured as the Republic of Afghanistan by 1987, one year before this coin was produced. The name and state emblem of the Democratic Republic continued to appear on Afghan commemorative coinage well beyond the government's formal existence, a numismatic anomaly that the INO notation is used to record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Casa de Moneda de Cuba produced commemorative coins in the name of Afghanistan from 1986 through approximately 1995 — an arrangement rooted in Cold War-era alignments between Cuba and the Soviet-backed Afghan state. This particular issue was among the earlier Havana-struck Afghan commemoratives and reflects the beginning of a productive if historically unusual minting relationship. Production eventually shifted to the Royal Mint in Llantrisant, Wales from 1995 onward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStruck in .999 fine silver to a standard weight of 16 grams at 38mm diameter, this example is presented in Uncirculated condition with attractive toning across the surfaces. Catalogued as KM-1009 and Schön-115, it appeals to collectors of Afghan coinage, World Cup memorabilia, and Cold War-era world coin issues alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chicken Street Trading Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45676437078073,"sku":"CSTC-A16U","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/1568\/2873\/files\/67BCF891-751C-4108-9BDC-C2B937386E3B.jpg?v=1775525160"},{"product_id":"cstc-a30c","title":"MUGHAL EMPIRE. Shah Jahan, 1628–1658. Silver Rupee. Qandahar, AH1051 Year 15 (1641). KM-235.22.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis silver rupee was struck at the Qandahar Mint in AH1051, regnal year 15 (1641 AD), during the reign of Shah Jahan — the fifth Mughal emperor, builder of the Taj Mahal, and one of the most consequential rulers in the history of the subcontinent. Qandahar, located in what is now southern Afghanistan, was among the most strategically important cities in the Mughal imperial system — a gateway between the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia, a control point on the key trade routes linking Kabul to the Middle East, and a city whose possession was contested between the Mughal Empire and the Safavid Empire across more than a century of intermittent warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe AH1051 date places this coin squarely in the period of Mughal control of Qandahar that Shah Jahan secured in 1638. Taking advantage of instability following the death of Shah Abbas I of Persia in 1629, Shah Jahan persuaded Ali Mardan Khan — the Persian governor of Qandahar — to defect to the Mughal side, delivering the city without a siege in 1638. The Mughal mint at Qandahar then struck coins in the emperor's name, of which this rupee is a surviving example. The Numista type range for KM-235.22 spans AH1042–1058 (1628–1648), confirming this coin falls within the documented production period for this mint under Shah Jahan. Virasat Auctions describes this type as \"very scarce,\" reflecting the limited production window and the historically turbulent nature of Qandahar's political status during this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mughal hold on Qandahar proved short-lived. In 1649, Shah Abbas II of the Safavid Empire besieged and reconquered the city. Shah Jahan launched three major military campaigns to retake it — in 1649, 1652, and 1653 — all of which failed at enormous cost in men and treasure. Qandahar would never return to Mughal control, and the loss of the city marked one of the signal strategic failures of Shah Jahan's otherwise celebrated reign. A coin struck at the Qandahar Mint in AH1051 therefore represents Mughal authority over this city during the narrow window of their successful occupation — before the final Safavid reconquest that would close the Mughal chapter in Qandahar's history permanently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStruck in silver to a standard weight of 11.1 grams at approximately 21mm diameter, this rupee carries the standard Mughal inscriptions of the Shah Jahan period in Persian nastaliq calligraphy across both faces, with the Qandahar Mint name and the AH1051\/year 15 dating. For the specialist in Mughal coinage, Afghan numismatic history, or the broader history of the Mughal-Safavid rivalry over the Afghan plateau, this is an exceptional and historically resonant piece.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chicken Street Trading Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45676564643897,"sku":"CSTC-A30C","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/1568\/2873\/files\/148910C6-DDAC-4C88-9739-4258DF76D9F5.jpg?v=1775513053"},{"product_id":"cstc-a30l","title":"HINDU SHAHIS. INO Samanta Deva. Silver Jital. Bull \u0026 Horseman. Ohind (Hund), (c. 850-1026). Tye-14.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis silver jital was struck in the name of Samanta Deva at the Ohind (Hund) mint, attributed to the Hindu Shahi dynasty of Kabulistan and Gandhara, circa 850–1026 AD. The obverse bears a recumbent zebu bull to the left with the Nagari legend \"Sri Samanta Devah\" above — the honorific title that gives this series its name — accompanied by a star, pellet, and inverted crescent to the left. The reverse depicts a horseman advancing to the right holding a banner, with Nagari letters in the field. Catalogued as Tye-14, this is the most commonly encountered variety of the Hindu Shahi silver jital, though the attribution is given here with the caveat that individual examples can be difficult to assign with certainty to a specific Tye number or mint without direct comparison to reference specimens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Samanta Deva\" — meaning \"Honorable Feudatory Lord\" or \"Honorable Chief Commander\" — is a title rather than a personal name. The coins bearing this legend were not necessarily struck by a single ruler but represent an extended series produced by the Hindu Shahi dynasty and potentially by successor regimes that continued the established coinage conventions long after the dynasty's original political core had shifted. This is what numismatists call an INO series — struck \"In the Name Of\" Samanta Deva — acknowledging that the title and its associated coin design persisted across multiple rulers and political contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hindu Shahis were a dynasty whose history is inseparable from the landscape of what is now Afghanistan. Originally centered at Kabul — the capital of the Kabulistan region — they represent one of the last great Hindu kingdoms of the Afghan plateau before the Islamic conquests of the late 10th and early 11th centuries transformed the religious and political character of the region permanently. Their coinage, the bull and horseman jital, was so deeply embedded in the commercial life of Gandhara and the surrounding territories that it continued to circulate and be imitated long after the dynasty itself had fallen. The eventual loss of Kabul and the territory west of the Indus to the Ghaznavid dynasty under Sabuktigin and his son Mahmud of Ghazni — who launched his celebrated series of raids into the Indian subcontinent from his Afghan base at Ghazna — pushed the surviving Hindu Shahi rulers east to Ohind on the Indus, the mint from which this coin is attributed. 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Catalogued as Tye-14, this is the most commonly encountered variety of the Hindu Shahi silver jital, though the attribution is given here with the caveat that individual examples can be difficult to assign with certainty to a specific Tye number or mint without direct comparison to reference specimens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Samanta Deva\" — meaning \"Honorable Feudatory Lord\" or \"Honorable Chief Commander\" — is a title rather than a personal name. The coins bearing this legend were not necessarily struck by a single ruler but represent an extended series produced by the Hindu Shahi dynasty and potentially by successor regimes that continued the established coinage conventions long after the dynasty's original political core had shifted. 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Catalogued as Tye-14, this is the most commonly encountered variety of the Hindu Shahi silver jital, though the attribution is given here with the caveat that individual examples can be difficult to assign with certainty to a specific Tye number or mint without direct comparison to reference specimens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Samanta Deva\" — meaning \"Honorable Feudatory Lord\" or \"Honorable Chief Commander\" — is a title rather than a personal name. The coins bearing this legend were not necessarily struck by a single ruler but represent an extended series produced by the Hindu Shahi dynasty and potentially by successor regimes that continued the established coinage conventions long after the dynasty's original political core had shifted. 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