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1/2 Mohur Ashrafi - Karim Khan Zand Type C, Raŝt mint
| Issuer | Zand Dynasty |
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| Year | 1772-1779 |
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| Currency | Shahi (1501-1798) |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing a multiline Arabic poetic inscription in nasta'liq script, arranged in two or three horizontal registers filling the flan. The legend reads a verse proclaiming that gold and silver sun and moon have been stamped by the seal of the Imam and rightful master of time (Sahib al-Zaman), a formulaic Shi'a religious invocation standard on Zand-period coinage. The calligraphy is bold and closely packed, with sweeping ascenders characteristic of Iranian hammered gold issues of the period, and the inscription extends nearly to the coin's rim. |
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| Mint | رشت Dar al-Marz Rasht, modern-day Rasht, Iran |
| Mintage | 1185 (1772) - - 1188 (1774) - - 1189 (1775) - - 1190 (1776) - - 1191 (1777) - - 1192 (1778) - - 1193 (1779) - - |
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