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1 Ashrafi - Nader Afshar Type B, Shiraz mint
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1736-1737 |
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| Weight | 3.44 g |
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| Mint | شیراز Shiraz, Iran |
| Mintage | 1148 (1736) - - 1149 (1737) - - |
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Nader Shah struck these ashrafis in the immediate aftermath of seizing the throne in 1736, having deposed the last Safavid puppet ruler Abbas III. The Shiraz mint was one of several simultaneously activated to supply gold coinage for a regime that needed rapid legitimization through hard currency — Nader's treasury demands were enormous, fed by near-constant campaigning.
The Type B designation distinguishes a second die arrangement introduced within this single regnal year, suggesting the Shiraz facility was already retooling under pressure of volume or administrative revision during the coronation period itself.