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1 Bisti - Safi I Safavi type B, Baghdad mint
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1629-1666 |
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| Value | 20 Dinars (⅖) |
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| Obverse lettering | هست غلام جان شاه صفی ضرب بغداد |
| Reverse description | Irregularly shaped hammered silver flan bearing the Shi'a kalima inscription in nasta'liq Arabic script, distributed across the field in two or three lines. The legend reads 'La ilaha ill-Allah, Muhammad rasul Allah, Ali wali Allah' ('There is no god but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God, Ali is the friend of God'), constituting the standard Twelver Shi'a profession of faith as employed on Safavid coinage throughout the dynasty. The lettering is bold and deeply incuse, with characteristic nasta'liq ligatures, struck on an oval flan with uneven margins and natural surface texture consistent with hand-hammered production. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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