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1 Tuman - Fatḥ Ali Qajar Type S2, Tehran mint
| Issuer | Qajar Dynasty |
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| Year | 1803 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features bold Arabic calligraphic legends arranged in multiple registers across the field, characteristic of early Qajar hammered gold coinage. The upper portion of the field bears the dynastic epithet and royal title, while the central zone displays the regal formula 'al-Sultan ibn al-Sultan Fath Ali Shah Qajar' in deeply struck Nasta'liq script. A horizontal ruled line divides the upper and lower legend fields. The AH date 1217 appears prominently in the central register. The flan is irregular in outline, typical of hand-struck Qajar tuman coinage of this period. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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Fath Ali Shah's early tuman coinage went through several distinct type phases as the new Qajar administration worked to consolidate monetary authority following Agha Mohammad Khan's turbulent founding of the dynasty. The S2 designation places this piece in a transitional series, struck while the Tehran mint was still establishing consistent production standards under the new regime. Fath Ali Shah would ultimately reign until 1834, making his early issues far less homogeneous than his later, settled coinage.