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1 Abbasi - Sulayman I Type B; Tiflis
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1670-1683 |
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| Currency | Shahi (1501-1798) |
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| Obverse description | Three-line nastaliq legend arranged in interlaced cartouches filling the field, reading 'Banda-yi Shah-i Wilayat Sulayman' (Servant of the King of Sanctity, Sulayman), proclaiming the royal title of Shah Sulayman I. The mint name 'Zarb Tiflis' (struck at Tiflis) appears in the lower register, with the AH regnal date (1086) inscribed beneath in Eastern Arabic numerals. The entire composition is executed in bold, flowing nastaliq script characteristic of late Safavid hammered coinage, with decorative rosette ornaments punctuating the interstices of the interlaced bands. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears the Shi'ah Kalimah (profession of faith) in three lines of bold thuluth script: 'La ilaha illa Allah / Muhammad rasul Allah / Ali wali Allah' (There is no god but God / Muhammad is the Messenger of God / Ali is the Friend of God). Encircling the central legend, the names of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'ism are arranged in a continuous border around the periphery of the coin, a hallmark of Safavid religious iconography on coinage. The overall composition densely fills the flan, with the layered inscriptions rendered in the angular, monumental thuluth style typical of Safavid silver issues. |
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Sulayman I (Shah Safi II, renamed after a disastrous first coronation forced his astrologers to recommend a fresh start in 1668) ruled during a period of profound Safavid administrative contraction. Tiflis — modern Tbilisi — functioned as a regional mint for the Safavids during intervals of firm control over the eastern Caucasus, a grip that was never fully secure against Ottoman encroachment. Album's Type B distinction for this issue reflects a die classification tied to revised calligraphic layout rather than a change in monetary policy.