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1/2 Mithqal - Nader Afshar local type
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1741 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Central field divided into two registers: the upper register bears the mint name 'Bukhara' (بخارا) in raised nasta'liq script, while the lower register displays the word 'Zarb' (ضرب, meaning 'struck') accompanied by the AH date 1153 in Eastern Arabic numerals. The legends are arranged horizontally across the flan and enclosed within a dotted circular border. The hammered fabric produces a slightly irregular, concave surface consistent with local Bukharan mint production under Nader Shah's authority. |
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| Mintage | 1153 (1741) |
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Nader Shah's monetary reforms were characteristically aggressive. After deposing the Safavids and launching campaigns deep into Mughal India — including the sack of Delhi in 1739 — he returned to Iran flush with plundered wealth and promptly reorganized the coinage system, introducing the mithqal-based denomination structure to replace the earlier abbasi system. The "local type" designation here reflects production outside the principal imperial mints, likely a provincial issue struck to meet regional demand during a period of near-constant military mobilization.
The A#B2756 reference places this in the supplemental listings, suggesting it was documented after the main corpus was established — not unusual for provincial Nader Shah issues, which remain incompletely catalogued.