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1 Mithqal - Muhammad Khodabanda Safavi type A, Qazwin mint
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1579 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Hammered gold flan bearing a multi-line Arabic legend in bold Nasta'liq script, divided by a horizontal rule across the field. The upper register contains the devotional phrase proclaiming the issuer as servant of the Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi, while the lower register records the mint name Qazwin and the regnal year 986 AH. The irregular flan edge is characteristic of Safavid hammered gold coinage of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | غلام امام محمد مهدی ضرب قزوین ۹۸٦ |
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| Edge | Plain |
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