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1/4 Mohur Ashrafi - Karim Khan Zand Type C, Tehran mint
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1768 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse lettering | شد آفتاب و ماه زر و سیم در جهان از سکه امام بحق صاحب الزمان (Translation: Sun and the moon became gold and silver Coin of righteous Imam Zaman) |
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| Mintage | 1181 (1768) |
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Karim Khan Zand never took the title of Shah, ruling instead as Vakil al-Ra'aya — "deputy of the subjects" — a deliberate political stance that set his regime apart from every other Persian dynasty of the 18th century. His coinage reflects this: Tehran was still a minor town during his reign, Shiraz being the true seat of Zand power, which makes Tehran-mint issues from this period considerably scarcer than their Shiraz counterparts.
The Type C designation marks a distinct die revision within the Zand series, catalogued separately in Album precisely because the Zand mint administration was inconsistent enough that type progressions carry real attributional weight.