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1 Abbasi - Sultan Husayn Safavi Type E, Mashhad mint
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1720 |
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| Weight | 5.33 g |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver flan of irregular round form bearing a bold Nasta'liq Persian legend in the central field, reading the Type E royal formula: 'Husayn, dog at the doorstep of Ali,' invoking Sultan Husayn's devotion to Imam Ali. The mint name Mashhad appears within the legend, and the AH regnal date 1132 is inscribed in the lower portion of the field. The script is deeply struck and slightly overlapping, characteristic of late Safavid hammered coinage, with floral ornamental rosettes serving as word dividers in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | حسین کلب استان علی ضرب مشهد ۱۱۳۲ (Translation: The formula of type E translates to 'Husayn, dog at the doorstep of 'Ali,' where 'Ali can refer to either the fourth Orthodox caliph and first Shi'ite Imam, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, champion of the Shi'ites, or 'Ali b. Musa, the 8th Shi'ite Imam, buried at Mashhad.) |
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| Reverse script | Persian |
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