1/2 Shahi - Isma'il I Safavi Ţabas mint

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.