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1/4 Mithqal - Tahmasp I Safavi Khazana - Fourth Gold Standard
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1524-1576 |
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| Value | 1/4 Ashrafi (12) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Tahmasp I ruled for over fifty years — the longest reign of any Safavid shah — yet his coinage remains poorly systematized in Western collections, partly because his mint output was deliberately decentralized across provincial treasuries rather than concentrated at a single imperial mint. The Khazana designation on this type signals treasury-issue gold, struck to a fractional mithqal standard that served fiscal accounting functions within the Safavid administrative apparatus rather than routine commerce.
The "Fourth Gold Standard" classification reflects a documented shift in Safavid monetary policy during Tahmasp's reign, as the dynasty recalibrated weight standards multiple times in response to Ottoman pressure and the disruption of Silk Road trade revenues.