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1 Abbasi Type C, in the name of Karim Khan Zand, 1751-1779, standard II, Ganja
| Issuer | Ganja Khanate |
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| Year | 1768-1773 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Multi-line Arabic legend arranged in horizontal registers across the field, enclosed within a dotted border. The inscription is rendered in a fluid nastaliq calligraphic style typical of Zand-period coinage. The text references the Imam and the owner of time, invoking Shia religious authority. The legend fills the entire coin face, with no central device or effigy, consistent with Islamic numismatic convention. |
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| Obverse lettering | شد افتاب و ماه زر و سیم در جهان ازسکه امام بحق صاحب الزمان (Translation: shda aiftab w mah zr w sym dur jhan / azskh `amam bihaqi sahib alzaman The Sun and Moon became gold and silver / From the rightful Imam, the owner of the time) |
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Ganja's mint operated under persistent tension throughout the Zand period — the Khanate nominally acknowledged Karim Khan's suzerainty while effectively maintaining local autonomy under the Javanshir dynasty. Coins struck here in Karim Khan's name were a diplomatic gesture as much as anything else, minted during the years when he was consolidating control over a fragmented post-Safavid Iran without ever fully subduing the Caucasian khanates. Ganja would remain a contested prize until its fall to Russian forces in 1804.