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1 Abbasi - Safi I Safavi Type A, Tiflis
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1629-1630 |
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| Diameter | 21.5 mm |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Hammered silver flan featuring a four-line Persian nasta'liq legend distributed across the field in two registers divided by a horizontal line, enclosed within a circular pellet border. The inscription identifies the ruler as Safi, servant of the king of the Velayat (i.e., devotee of Imam Ali), and records the mint name Tiflis (modern Tbilisi, Georgia). The script is boldly engraved with characteristic Safavid calligraphic flourishes, though the strike is slightly off-center, a typical feature of provincial hammered issues. The flan shows minor lamination and edge irregularities consistent with the Tiflis mint's output during the reign of Shah Safi I. |
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| Reverse lettering | بنده شاه ولایت صفی ضرب تفلیس (Translation: Safi, servant of the king of the Velayat Struck in Tiflis) |
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