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1/4 Mithqal - Tahmasp I Safavi Sabzawar - Fourth Gold Standard
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1555 |
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| Reference(s) | Album Islamic#O2593 cat#29417 |
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| Obverse lettering | لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله علی ولی الله |
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| Mintage | ND - - 962 (1555) - - |
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Tahmasp I's reign saw the Safavid monetary system reorganized around the mithqal as a weight standard, with fractional gold denominations struck at provincial mints to service local trade networks rather than imperial ceremonial functions. Sabzavar — a city in Khorasan — operated as a regional mint during periods when Khorasan was contested between Safavid and Uzbek forces, making its output intermittent and geographically significant.
Album's "Fourth Gold Standard" designation places this piece within a specific phase of Tahmasp's long reign, distinguished from earlier coinage by weight and fineness adjustments made following monetary instability in the mid-sixteenth century.