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1 Shahi - Isma'il I Safavi Balkh mint
| Uitgever | Safavid Empire |
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| Jaar | 1502-1525 |
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| Referentie(s) | A#2576 |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | 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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| Opschrift voorzijde | 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) |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Isma'il I founded the Safavid dynasty in 1501 and immediately made Twelver Shi'a Islam the state religion of Iran — a politically aggressive act that put him in direct confrontation with the Sunni Ottoman Empire and the Uzbek khanates pressing from the northeast. Balkh sat squarely on that northeastern frontier, a city the Safavids held only intermittently against Uzbek pressure throughout Isma'il's reign.
Coinage from the Balkh mint during this period is considerably scarcer than issues from the imperial centers at Tabriz or Isfahan, reflecting the city's contested status. A mint operating under military threat does not produce consistently.