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1/4 Mohur Ashrafi - Karim Khan Zand Type D, Khoy mint
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1775 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | Central field filled with a densely composed multi-line Arabic calligraphic legend in nasta'liq script, distributed across three registers separated by horizontal lines. The upper register bears the Shi'a declaration of faith, the middle register contains the name and titles of Karim Khan Zand, and the lower register carries additional epithets. Decorative floral and foliate motifs with berry clusters appear in the side fields, and the whole is enclosed within a circular border of raised beads. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
| Reverse lettering | لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله / علی ولی الله / کریم خان زند |
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