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1/2 Mithqal - Tahmasp I Jafarabad
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1559-1569 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The field is entirely occupied by a multi-line Shi'a Kalimah inscription executed in bold thuluth script, reading 'There is no deity but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, Ali is the Guardian of Allah.' The central legend is framed by the names of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'a Islam arranged in a circular border legend encircling the field. The deeply hammered lettering displays the characteristic interlocking strokes of Safavid epigraphic art, with no figurative elements present. The flan is irregularly shaped, typical of hand-struck Safavid gold issues of this period. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic (thuluth) |
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Jafarabad was a minor mint operating under Safavid authority in the southern Caspian region, and its output during Tahmasp I's reign is scarce enough that recorded specimens can be counted in small numbers. Tahmasp ruled for over fifty years — the longest reign in Safavid history — yet consolidation of minting under major centers like Tabriz and Qazvin meant peripheral mints were intermittently active at best.
The Album N2593 attribution places this fractional within a tight bracket of late Tahmasp issues. Zeno 27859 documents the type but the specimen pool remains thin.