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1 Mithqal - Muhammad Khodabanda Safavi type A, Qazwin mint

Issuer Safavid Dynasty
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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