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1/4 Mohur Ashrafi - Abu al-Fat'h Khan Zand Khoy mint
| Issuer | Zand Dynasty |
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| Year | 1779 |
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| Reference(s) | A#A2807 |
| Obverse description | The entire field is occupied by a multi-line Persian religious legend in bold nasta'liq script, arranged in three horizontal registers across the flan. The inscription, invoking the Imam and the Lord of Time (Sahib al-Zaman), fills the field to its margins with characteristic Zand-period calligraphic fluency. Individual words are separated by decorative dot embellishments. The die is slightly uncentred, a feature typical of hammered Zand gold coinage, and the surfaces exhibit the characteristic granular texture of hand-struck flans. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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| Edge | Plain |
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