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1 Abbasi - Sulayman I Safavi Type C; Hamadan
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1685 |
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| Value | 4 Shahi |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing a three-line Shi'a kalima inscription in flowing nastaliq script, affirming the Islamic declaration of faith and the authority of Ali as the designated successor. The central legend is enclosed by a circular marginal legend in Arabic script naming the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'ism. The entire design is characteristic of Safavid religious numismatic tradition, with script filling the field in an organic, densely lettered composition typical of hammered coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing a three-line inscription in nastaliq script identifying the ruler as Shah Sulayman, servant of the shrine of the Imamate, with the mint name Hamadan and the AH regnal year 1096 (1685 CE). The legend reads downward in the characteristic Safavid devotional formula. The inscription is enclosed within a beaded circular border, a standard decorative feature of Safavid hammered silver coinage. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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