Silver rupee of Ahmad Shah Durrani (1747-1772), RY19, Attock mint, Durrani Empire

Inscriptions on both sides. Dated to the regnal year 19 (1764). Attock mint. 23mm, 11.36 grams. KM 233.

The Durrani Empire, also known as the Sadozai Kingdom, was an Afghan empire that was founded by Ahmad Shah Durrani in 1747, that spanned parts of Central Asia, the Iranian plateau, and the Indian Subcontinent. At its peak, it ruled over the present-day Afghanistan, much of Pakistan, parts of northeastern and southeastern Iran, eastern Turkmenistan, and northwestern India. Next to the Ottoman Empire, the Durrani Empire is considered to be among the most significant Islamic Empires of the 18th century.