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1 Ashrafi - Tahmasb I Safavi Tabrīz mint
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1532 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Hammered gold reverse bearing the Shi'a profession of faith (Shahada) together with the names of the Twelve Imams arranged in continuous cursive script filling the entire field. The legend reads across the flan in dense Naskh/Nasta'liq script without a defined border. A prominent raised bar traverses the field, resulting from a significant die break in the reverse die, a known die state for this issue. |
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Tahmasb I consolidated Safavid authority after his father Ismail I's catastrophic defeat at Chaldiran in 1514, and gold coinage from early in his reign reflects the dynasty's determination to reassert legitimacy through fully articulated monetary production. Tabriz remained the Safavid capital until 1555, when persistent Ottoman military pressure — including Suleiman the Magnificent's occupation of the city in 1534 — forced the court to relocate eventually to Qazvin. This piece predates that occupation by roughly two years.