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1 Toman - Fat'h Ali Qajar type S, Tehran mint
| Issuer | Qajar Dynasty |
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| Year | 1798-1801 |
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| Value | 1 Toman (تومان) (10) |
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| Obverse description | Hammered gold flan bearing a prominent calligraphic inscription in Persian nastaliq script, boldly rendered across the entire field in multiple registers. The legend reads the royal titulature of Fat'h Ali Shah Qajar together with the AH date 1214, executed in the flowing, cursive nastaliq style characteristic of early Qajar coinage. The script fills the flan to the edges, with individual letterforms of substantial relief displaying the vigorous, hand-engraved quality typical of hammered Iranian gold issues. The irregular flan edge reflects the hand-struck production method of the period. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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The Toman was the primary gold unit of Qajar Persia, equal to 10,000 Dinars, and Fat'h Ali Shah's early coinage reflects the dynasty's effort to assert legitimacy after the violent displacement of the Zand dynasty — Lotf Ali Khan Zand was killed in 1794, leaving the Qajars to consolidate a fragmented monetary system. Different "types" within Fat'h Ali's coinage are distinguished largely by calligraphic arrangement and mint-specific die work rather than compositional changes, making Tehran mint pieces the benchmark against which provincial issues are compared.