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1 Qiran - Naser al-Din Qajar Astarabad mint
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1856 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Persian |
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| Reverse lettering | ضرب دارالمومنین استراباد ۱۲۷۲ |
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Naser al-Din Shah's reign saw repeated attempts to regularize Iran's chaotic coinage system, but provincial mints like Astarabad operated with considerable autonomy, producing pieces that frequently deviate from Tehran standards in weight and die execution. Astarabad, situated near the Caspian littoral and close to Turkoman raiding territory, was an administratively unstable posting — mint supervision there was inconsistent at best.
The 1856 date places this coin in the same year Britain and Iran went to war over Herat, a conflict that ended with the Treaty of Paris forcing Iranian withdrawal from Afghanistan entirely.