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1 Qiran - Sultan 'Ali Shah Dar al‑Saltana Tehran
| Issuer | Iran, City of |
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| Year | 1834 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse field is entirely occupied by a multi-line Arabic-script legend struck in bold Nasta'liq calligraphy, divided horizontally by a raised line into two registers. The upper register contains two lines of the royal titulature of Sultan 'Ali Shah, and the lower register continues the inscription. The whole is enclosed within a beaded border, with floral or pellet ornaments filling the interstices between the script and the border. The coin exhibits the characteristic irregular flan and slightly uneven strike typical of Iranian hammered coinage of the early Qajar period. |
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| Mintage | 1250 (1834) |
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Ali Shah's reign lasted just over a year — he took the Qajar throne in October 1834 following the death of Fath Ali Shah, only to be deposed by his brother Mohammad Shah in January 1835, backed by Russian and British pressure. The Dar al-Saltana designation marks Tehran as the seat of royal power, a titulature the Qajars used deliberately to assert dynastic legitimacy. Coins struck in his name are consequently rare by any measure of time on the throne.