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1 Abbasi - Abbas II Safavi Type B1, Ganja
| Issuer | Safavid Empire |
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| Year | 1645-1657 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Arabic (Nastaliq style) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a multi-line Persian verse legend in elegant Nastaliq script arranged in three horizontal registers across the field, framed by a simple linear border. The inscription proclaims Abbas II as the 'Sahebqerani' (Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction), invoking divine grace for the striking of the coin. The mint name 'Ganja' and the AH date appear within the lower register. The overall composition is characteristic of Safavid hammered silver coinage, with bold, confident calligraphy filling the flan. Surface shows natural flow lines and die wear consistent with circulation. |
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Abbas II came to the Safavid throne at age nine in 1642 and proved a more capable ruler than his father Safi I, eventually stabilizing a realm that had been hemorrhaging territory. The Ganja mint operated in what is now northwestern Azerbaijan, a region contested repeatedly between the Safavids and Ottomans — Ganja itself had only been recovered from Ottoman control in 1606 by Abbas I after a brutal campaign.
The Type B1 designation within Album 2646 distinguishes this issue by its specific calligraphic layout, a detail that matters for attribution since Safavid abbasis were struck across dozens of mints with considerable local variation in die execution.