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1/2 Shahi - Isma'il I Safavi Ţabas mint
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1503-1512 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Densely inscribed field bearing a multi-line Arabic royal titulature legend in flowing Nasta'liq script, arranged within an informal rectangular cartouche framed by a border of further inscriptions. The legend identifies the ruler with his full titulature and includes the mint name Tabas in the lower portion of the field. The flan is irregular and slightly uneven in strike, characteristic of early Safavid hammered coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Isma'il I founded the Safavid state in 1501 and almost immediately imposed Twelver Shi'a Islam as the official religion — a politically aggressive act in a predominantly Sunni region that reshaped coinage policy across the entire dynasty. The Tabas mint, operating from an oasis town in the central Iranian desert, was a secondary but functional issuing center during this formative decade, its output reflecting the administrative scramble to push new Safavid legitimacy into the provinces.
A#2577 encompasses the early hammered issues before any significant die standardization was achieved across provincial mints.