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1 Toman - Fat'h Ali Qajar type S2, Isfahan mint
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1803 |
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| Weight | 6.09 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the mint name and Hijri regnal date inscribed in Nasta'liq script within a scalloped or lobed decorative border, a hallmark of Qajar provincial coinage. The central field bears the legend 'Zarb Dar al-Saltana Isfahan' identifying the Isfahan mint, which held the honorific title 'Seat of the Sultanate,' followed by the date 1218 AH (corresponding to 1803 AD). The script is arranged in bold, deeply struck lines that fill the flan, with the date prominently placed in the lower portion of the field. The scalloped border frames the inscriptions with a series of curved lobes, adding a decorative quality typical of Fath Ali Shah's gold coinage. The strike is characteristic of hand-hammered production, resulting in slight irregularities in the coin's shape and relief. |
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| Mintage | 1218 (1803) |
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Fat'h Ali Shah's gold tomans are among the most typologically complex coinages of early Qajar Iran, with multiple die varieties distinguished by calligraphic arrangement and mint-specific formatting. Isfahan, one of the dynasty's most productive mints, struck this type against a backdrop of acute fiscal pressure — the shah was simultaneously financing a modernizing army under French advisors and paying war indemnities following disastrous campaigns against Russia in the First Russo-Persian War, which began formally in 1804, just one year after this piece was struck.
The S2 designation in this series typically denotes a secondary die arrangement specific to the Isfahan workshop.