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1 Dirham - Sayyid Razi Kiya Lahijan
| Issuer | Husaynid dynasty |
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| Year | 1396-1426 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a multi-line Arabic religious legend arranged within an interlaced polygonal cartouche, typical of Iranian hammered coinage of the late Timurid period. The cartouche is framed by an ornamental border of interlacing strapwork. The outer margin bears a dotted border encircling the entire design. The script is Naskh-style Arabic, deeply struck and legible despite the irregular flan. The overall composition reflects the epigraphic aesthetic characteristic of northern Iranian local dynasties of the late 14th and early 15th centuries. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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The Husaynid dynasty controlled the Caspian coastal region of Gilan during a period when Timurid pressure from the east forced numerous minor Iranian dynasties into complex patterns of submission and defiance. Sayyid Razi Kiya ruled Lahijan as one of several competing Sayyid lineages in Gilan, a region whose dense forests and difficult terrain gave local rulers unusual staying power against larger powers that periodically demanded tribute.
Album 2347 places this issue within a thinly documented series. Surviving specimens are rare enough that die studies remain incomplete.