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½ Shahi - Ismail I Badakhshan
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1512 |
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| Weight | 4.67 g |
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| Obverse script | Arabic (thuluth) |
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| Reverse description | The central field features the Shi'a Kalima inscribed within a raised square cartouche, presenting the three-line declaration 'La ilaha illa Allah / Muhammad rasul Allah / Ali wali Allah' in bold thuluth script. Surrounding the square cartouche, in the marginal field outside its border, the names of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'a Islam are inscribed in a continuous circular legend. The overall design reflects the distinctly Shi'a character of Safavid coinage, a hallmark introduced by Shah Ismail I following the establishment of Twelver Shi'ism as the state religion. The flan is irregular and slightly chipped at the edges, consistent with early sixteenth-century hammered silver production. |
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Ismail I consolidated Safavid control over Badakhshan fitfully — the region's mountain geography and its entrenched Timurid loyalties made it among the last territories to yield genuine administrative submission. Coinage struck in Badakhshan under early Safavid authority is accordingly rare, produced in limited volume from a mint that operated intermittently at best.
Album 2577 covers a tight window of early Ismail I silver, and Badakhshan-mint attributions within this type require careful scrutiny of die work and mint name legibility.