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1/4 Mohur - Ali Murad Khan Zand
| Issuer | Zand Dynasty |
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| Year | 1781-1785 |
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| Weight | 2.74 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the mint name Kashan (Dar al-Mu'minin, 'Abode of the Faithful') with the Hijri date below. Surrounding the central inscription, the invocation 'Ya Ali' (O Ali) is repeated three times in Arabic script, arranged in a circular legend around the field. The inscription is executed in the characteristic calligraphic style of Zand-period hammered coinage, with irregular flan edges typical of the era. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a two-line Persian poetic legend in the field, reading: 'The sun and moon become gold and silver in the world, from the coin of the rightful Imam, the Lord of the Age (Sahib al-Zaman).' The verse is an invocation of the Twelfth Imam, consistent with Shia religious sentiment expressed on Zand-period coinage. The inscription is arranged within the flan in the flowing nasta'liq-influenced script typical of late 18th-century Iranian hammered gold coins. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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