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1 Shahi - Isma'il I Safavi Balkh mint
| Issuer | Safavid Empire |
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| Year | 1502-1525 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays a dense multi-line Persian legend in bold nasta'liq script, arranged in horizontal registers across the field and enclosed within a dotted border. The inscription reads the full royal titulature of Shah Isma'il I, identifying him as the just, perfect, and guiding sultan, the friend and father of the victorious one, of the Safavid dynasty, with a supplication for the perpetuation of his reign. The mint name Balkh appears at the conclusion of the legend. The script is rendered in high relief with characteristic Safavid calligraphic elegance, set against a flat, unadorned field. |
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| Obverse lettering | السلطان العادل الکامل الهادی الولی ابوالمظفر شاه اسمعیل بهادرخان الصفوی خلد الله ملکه و سلطانه ضرب بلخ (Translation: The sultan, the just the perfect the spiritual guide, the friend father of the victorious one Shah Isma`il valiant khan al-safawi, may Allah perpetuate his reign aat Balkh) |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears the Shi'a declaration of faith rendered in flowing nasta'liq script, distributed across the entire field within a dotted circular border. The inscription is arranged in three lines presenting the shahada and the Alid affirmation: the testimony that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, and that Ali is the friend of Allah. The bold, interlacing letterforms fill the flan with characteristic Safavid devotional artistry, leaving minimal open field. This prominent inclusion of the Alid formula reflects the Twelver Shi'a identity that Shah Isma'il I institutionalized as the state religion of the Safavid dynasty. |
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