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1/2 Shahi - Ismail I Safavi Qumm, Second Standard
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1522-1523 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse lettering | السُّلطان العادل الکامل الهادی ابوالمظفّر بهادرخان شاه اسمعیل، ضرب قم سنه ۹۲۸ |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ismail I established the Safavid monetary system in two distinct phases, and this piece belongs to the second, reformed standard introduced after his earlier coinage proved inconsistent in weight across mints. Qumm — modern Qom — held particular religious significance for the Safavids, housing the shrine of Fatemeh Masumeh, and its mint was not merely administrative but symbolically freighted for a dynasty that had just imposed Twelver Shia Islam as Iran's state religion by force.
Ismail died in 1524, meaning this half-shahi was struck in the last full year of his reign.