Era: Afsharid Dynasty, Persia
Date: 1755-1796
Material: Gold
Weight: 10.69 grams
Kept in British Museum
Source: [1]
This is a gold coin of Shahrukh Shah Afshar, (Persian: شاهرخ) who was the last king of the Afsharid Dynasty. In 1796, Agha Muhammad Khan Qajar conquered Khorasan and had Shahrukh tortured to death because he thought Shahrukh knew of Nadir's treasures.
