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1/2 Shahi - Isma`il I Safavi Amid, First Standard
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1502-1525 |
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| Value | 1/2 Shahi |
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| Obverse lettering | لا اله الا الله محمــــد رسول الله علی ولی الله علی حسن حسین علی محمد جعفر موسی علی محمد علی حسن محمد |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a multi-line field inscription in flowing nasta'liq script covering the full flan, recording the ruler's titles and regnal formulae characteristic of Shah Isma'il I's First Standard coinage. The legends, arranged in horizontal lines across the coin, include the mint name Amid and additional Shi'a invocations. A linear border partially frames the inscription field, and the irregular hammered flan results in some peripheral legend loss. The calligraphy is executed in a bold, confident hand typical of early Safavid mint production. |
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Isma'il I founded the Safavid state in 1501 after capturing Tabriz, immediately imposing Twelver Shi'ism as the official doctrine — a political rupture that permanently fractured the Islamic world along sectarian lines and put Safavid coinage in direct ideological opposition to Ottoman issues. The "First Standard" designation reflects the early coinage reform he imposed before later weight adjustments stabilized the shahi system. Amid refers to the mint at Diyarbakır, a city that changed hands repeatedly between Safavid and Ottoman forces throughout the sixteenth century.
Album 2577 is a broad type; individual specimens from Amid are scarcer than those from Tabriz or other core mints.