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1 Ashrafi - Nader Afshar Type B, Shiraz mint
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1736-1737 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Hammered gold flan bearing a multi-line Persian poetic legend in elegant Nasta'liq calligraphy, arranged in curved registers across the field. The inscription commemorates the accession and sovereignty of Nader Shah, styling him as ruler of Iran and conqueror of the world. The mint name Shiraz (ضرب شیراز) and the regnal year 1149 AH appear in the lower register. The overall design is purely epigraphic, with no figurative elements, following the Islamic numismatic tradition of the Afsharid period. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Hammered gold flan displaying a multi-line Persian legend in Nasta'liq script, arranged in curved registers across the field. The inscription bears the phrase 'al-khayr fima waqa'a' (goodness lies in what has occurred) followed by a chronogrammatic legend recording the auspicious date of accession, with the abjad equivalent resolving to 1148 AH. The numeral date 1148 appears explicitly in the lower register, confirming the year of Nader Shah's coronation. The design is entirely epigraphic, consistent with Afsharid coinage conventions. |
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