1 Abbasi - Sultan Husayn I Type D, Nakhjavan mint

€358,560.00
IssuerIran
Year1718-1722
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Abbasi (4)
CurrencyShahi (1501-1798)
CompositionSilver
Weight5.38 g
Dimensions22.5 mm
Thickness2.3 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#282.6, A#2683.1, A#2683.2
Obverse descriptionThree line inscription. The borders vary. A2683.1 has borders that resemble small dots or beads. However, in other instances, there is A2683.2 where the border is an inscription of the names of the 12 Shi`ite imams.  `The first type, pellets around the reverse, was struck 1129-1132, occasionally in 1133. The Imams types was struck 1132-1135, also 1131 at Qazwin. Further overlap may exist, perhaps due to the continued use of functional dies. Type D abbasis and some fractions show a great variation in calligraphy, legend arrangement and borders. Numerous variants were struck at Qazwin during the period 1130-1134 (particularly in 1131), when Husayn moved his capital temporarily to that city. Many of these variants are artistically exquisite.`
Obverse scriptPersian (nastaliq)
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionMint name, date at lower left. The date can sometimes appear on the second line.
Reverse scriptPersian (nastaliq)
Reverse lettering
(Translation: Line 1: Slave of the lord of friendship Line 2: Husayn Line 3: Struck at Nakhjevan )
Edge
Mint
Mintage1130 (1718)  - -
1131 (1719)  - -
1132 (1720)  - -
1133 (1721)  - -
1134 (1722)  - -
Catalog ID9665374300
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