Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Bisti - Safi I Safavi Type A, Qazvin mint
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
|---|---|
| Year | 1629 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | صفی ضرب قزوین |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Persian |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Safi I inherited the Safavid throne in 1629 following the death of Abbas I, one of the dynasty's most capable rulers — and almost immediately began purging the court of military commanders and princes he considered threats. The early coinage of his reign, including this Qazvin issue, was struck against a backdrop of acute political instability at the imperial center.
Qazvin had served as the Safavid capital until Abbas I relocated the court to Isfahan in 1598, and by 1629 it functioned as a secondary mint city whose output reflected regional rather than imperial priorities.