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1 Abbasi - Abbas III Safavi Type A, Tabrīz mint
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1733-1736 |
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| Currency | Shahi (1501-1798) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse field is entirely occupied by a multi-line Persian poetic legend in bold Nasta'liq calligraphic script, arranged in three horizontal registers separated by decorative line borders. The central inscription proclaims the royal titulature of Shah Abbas III as 'Sahib-Qiran' (Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction) and shadow of God on earth. The mint name Tabriz (ضرب تبریز) and the AH date 1145 appear in the lower register. The coin is bordered by a beaded inner circle within a plain rim, characteristic of late Safavid hammered coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | سکه بر زر زد بتوفیق الهی در جهان ظل حق عباس ثالث ثانی صاحبقران ضرب تبریز ۱۱۴۵ |
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Abbas III was installed as shah in 1732 at roughly eight years old, a figurehead propped up by the Afsharid warlord Nader Khan while Safavid authority was already hollow. The Tabriz mint was operating in politically fractured territory — the Ottomans had occupied the city as recently as 1725 before being pushed back, and the region remained contested throughout this brief coinage period. Nader Khan formally deposed Abbas III in 1736, declaring himself shah and ending Safavid rule entirely.
The window for this type is narrow: three years at most, under a child ruler who held no real power.