Catalog
¼ Qiran - Mohammad Shah Qajar Type A; Tabriz
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Nastaliq calligraphic inscription filling the field in two principal lines, recording the mint name and regnal year. The upper portion bears the word 'Sultan' and related royal epithets, while the lower field carries the mint attribution 'Zarb Dar al-Saltana Tabriz' (Struck at the Seat of the Sultanate, Tabriz). Floral and rosette ornamental devices are visible in the margins, consistent with Qajar minting practice at Tabriz. The flan edges are irregular, reflecting the hand-hammered production technique. |
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| Reverse lettering | ضرب دارالسلطنه تبریز |
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Mohammad Shah's reign (1834–1848) was marked by the disastrous siege of Herat in 1838, which collapsed under British pressure and left the shah politically weakened. The Tabriz mint, operating as the principal northwestern facility with direct ties to the Azerbaijan provincial economy, produced quarter-qiran fractions primarily for small-denomination commercial exchange in a region where Russian trade influence was already encroaching on Iranian monetary circulation.
Album 2908 distinguishes multiple type variants across Mohammad Shah's fractional silver, and Tabriz pieces are identifiable by mint-specific die characteristics rather than explicit mint marks on many examples.