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1 Ashrafi - Shahrokh Afshar 1st Reign
| Issuer | Afsharid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1748-1750 |
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| Currency | Shahi (1501-1798) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic (naskh) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field bears a multi-line Arabic naskh-script legend filling the entire face, reading 'Khallad Allah mulkahu / Zarb Mashhad Muqaddas / 1161', conferring the pious formula 'May God perpetuate his reign' alongside the mint name and AH date. The inscription is disposed in three or four lines, with the mint epithet 'Mashhad Muqaddas' (the Sacred Mashhad) prominently rendered. Pellet ornaments and diacritical dots punctuate the field. A linear border frames the legend, consistent with Afsharid hammered ashrafi typology. The flan edges are irregular, reflecting the hand-struck nature of production. |
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Shahrokh, a grandson of Nader Shah, was barely twenty when he first took the Afsharid throne in 1748 — and his hold on it proved immediately precarious. Blinded by a rival faction within months, he was briefly deposed before being restored, giving his first reign a tenure measured in turbulent months rather than years. Coinage from this window is scarce precisely because the minting apparatus was as unstable as the court itself.
The Ashrafi denomination traces its name to the Alexandrian ashrafi, a weight standard with roots stretching back through Timurid and Safavid monetary practice.