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1 Toman - Fat'h Ali Qajar Type S1, Lahijan mint
| Issuer | Qajar Dynasty |
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| Year | 1798 |
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| Value | 1 Toman (تومان) (10) |
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| Reverse description | Reverse displays a multi-line Persian royal titulature inscription in nastaʿlīq script, densely filling the field of the irregularly shaped hammered flan. The legend reads 'Al-Sultan Fath Ali Shah Qajar' followed by the AH date 1213, proclaiming the full royal title of Fath Ali Shah and the regnal year. The bold, deeply incised lettering is characteristic of early Qajar hammered gold issues, with the AH date prominently placed in the lower portion of the field. The overall style reflects the calligraphic traditions of Iranian mint production of the late eighteenth century. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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Fat'h Ali Shah came to power in 1797 following the death of his uncle Agha Mohammad Khan, the founder of the Qajar dynasty. The Lahijan mint, located in Gilan province on the Caspian littoral, was one of several regional mints operating under the early Qajar administration — a decentralized monetary arrangement that produced significant variation in weight and fineness across issues of nominally identical denomination. The KM#739.3 designation distinguishes this Lahijan striking from the same type produced at Tehran, Tabriz, and a half-dozen other provincial centers.
Gilan's commercial ties to Russian trade routes along the Caspian gave its mint a particular economic relevance in this period.