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1/2 Shahi - Isma'il I Safavi
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1503-1512 |
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| Weight | 1.79 g |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver flan of irregular shape bearing a multi-line Persian legend in flowing Nasta'liq script occupying the central field. The inscription, distributed across several lines, contains the royal titulature of Shah Isma'il I including his epithets and dynastic affiliation. The lettering is boldly struck with characteristic early Safavid calligraphic style, and the legend fills the flan with minimal unoccupied field. Strike weakness and flan irregularity are typical of early Safavid hammered coinage from this period. |
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| Reverse description | Irregular hammered silver flan displaying a bold Persian legend in Nasta'liq script arranged in multiple lines across the field. The reverse bears the mint name Kurjiyan, identifying the place of issue, set within a field densely covered with calligraphic inscription. The striking is characteristic of early Safavid provincial minting, with visible flan irregularities and some weakness at the edges. The script retains the fluid, angular quality typical of early sixteenth-century Safavid epigraphic coinage. |
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| Mint | Kurjiyan Mint |
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