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1 Abbasi - Abbas II Safavi Type A, Yerevan mint
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1643 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a bold, flowing Nasta'liq inscription in three registers reading the royal devotional legend attributing servitude to the Shah of the Saintly Province (Ali), with the mint name Yerevan (Iravan) and the regnal year 1053 AH prominently included. The calligraphic legends are rendered in high relief characteristic of Safavid hammered coinage, with the text arranged in a stylized cartouche format filling nearly the entire flan. The inscription identifies the issuing authority as Shah Abbas II and the place of striking as the Yerevan mint. The field is plain with no additional decorative border or rim inscription. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears the Shi'a kalima in bold Nasta'liq script divided into two registers by a horizontal line bisecting the coin field. The upper register contains the first part of the shahada, 'La ilaha ill-Allah' (There is no god but God), while the lower register continues with 'Muhammad rasul Allah, Ali wali Allah' (Muhammad is the Messenger of God, Ali is the Friend of God), affirming the Twelver Shi'a creed standard on Safavid coinage. The legends are deeply struck in high relief against a plain, unadorned field. The inscription fills the entire flan in the characteristic Safavid style, with no rim beading or border present. |
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| Mintage | 1052 (1643) - - 1053 (1643) - - |
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