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1/2 Shahi - Ismail I Safavi Qumm, Second Standard
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1522-1523 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is entirely occupied by a bold Arabic thuluth-script legend filling the field in a sweeping, interlaced composition characteristic of early Safavid epigraphy. The royal titulature of Shah Ismail I is rendered in large, deeply struck relief letters radiating from the centre, reading the sultan's honorific titles including al-Adil, al-Kamil, al-Hadi, and Abu al-Muzaffar Bahadur Khan Shah Ismail. The mint name Qum (قم) and the AH regnal year 928 appear prominently within the field, confirming the issue. The irregular flan, typical of hammered Safavid coinage, results in partial legends at the periphery. The dark patinated silver field provides strong contrast to the raised calligraphic elements. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic (thuluth) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a dense Arabic thuluth-script legend arranged within a central rectangular cartouche framed by ruled borders, a hallmark of the Safavid Second Standard coinage type. The Shahada — لا اله الا الله، محمد رسول الله — occupies the upper portion of the cartouche, with the Shia declaration علی ولی الله following below. The names of the Twelve Imams fill the remaining field in diminishing script: Ali (repeated), Hasan, Husayn, Muhammad, Jafar, Musa, and continuing, reflecting the distinctly Twelver Shia confessional identity of the Safavid state. An outer marginal legend encircles the cartouche, partially visible due to the irregular flan. The entire composition is struck with confident, deeply cut dies in a style consistent with early sixteenth-century Safavid mint production at Qum. |
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