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1/4 Mithqal - Tahmasp I Safavi Khazana - Fourth Gold Standard

Issuer Safavid Dynasty
Year 1524-1576
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description Central field occupied by the Shia Kalima profession of faith, rendered in flowing Nasta'liq script arranged in multiple registers across the flan. The Arabic-Persian religious legend is disposed within a panelled framework typical of Safavid hammered gold coinage. The script is deeply struck, with characteristic ligatures and diacritical marks of the period. The irregular flan edges reflect the hand-struck hammered technique standard for this denomination and reign.
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Reverse description Central field bearing the mint name Khazana (خزانه) together with the regnal date 960 AH (1553 CE) and the royal Safavid inscription, all arranged in multiple horizontal registers in Nasta'liq script. The legends are enclosed within a ruled linear border, with the mint epithet and date clearly distinguished from the titulature. The surface shows characteristic flow lines and surface irregularities consistent with hammered production on a small irregular flan.
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Reverse lettering خزانه ۹٦
(Translation: Khazana 96(0))
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