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1 Mithqal - Muhammad Khodabanda Safavi type A, Isfahan mint
| Uitgever | Safavid Empire |
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| Jaar | 1578 |
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| Valuta | Shahi (1501-1798) |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Arabic |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse is entirely epigraphic, bearing the Shi'a kalima in bold nasta'liq script arranged across the central field in two principal registers within an oval cartouche. The upper register carries the shahada 'La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammad rasul Allah' (There is no god but God, Muhammad is the Messenger of God), while the lower register bears the Shi'a addition 'Ali wali Allah' (Ali is the Friend of God), affirming the Twelver Shi'a confession of faith that is a hallmark of Safavid coinage. A marginal inscription runs along the inner periphery of the flan. The surface displays the characteristic irregular outline and slightly convex relief of a hammered gold mithqal, with the legends well-centered despite the irregular flan. |
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Muhammad Khodabanda came to the throne in 1578 almost by accident — he was effectively blind, passed over for succession for years precisely because of it, and only elevated after the murder of his brother Ismail II. The Isfahan mint was active under his reign, though real power shifted almost immediately to his wife, Mahd-i Ulya, who directed court politics until her own assassination in 1579.
The mithqal weight standard ties this piece directly to the Persian monetary tradition predating the Safavids, retained deliberately as a mark of dynastic continuity.