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2 Abbasi - Karim Khan Zand Type C, Širâz mint
| Issuer | Zand Dynasty |
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| Year | 1767-1779 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays densely arranged Arabic calligraphic inscriptions in the nasta'liq script filling the entire field, executed in the characteristic hammered style of Zand-period coinage. The central legend reads 'Ya Karim' (O Generous One), an invocation of Karim Khan's name and title. Below the central inscription appears the mint name 'Dar al-'Ilm Shiraz' (Abode of Knowledge, Shiraz) accompanied by the regnal year 1183 AH. The design is framed by a stylized floral or foliate border running along the coin's periphery, typical of Zand Dynasty silver coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely covered with a four-line Persian poetic legend in nasta'liq calligraphy, arranged in horizontal registers divided by ruled lines, a hallmark of Zand Dynasty coinage design. The inscription fills the field from edge to edge with bold, deeply struck characters. The verse, a poetic legend referencing the Imam of the Age, reads in full: 'The sun and moon made gold and silver in the world, from the coinage of the rightful Imam, the Lord of the Age.' A decorative foliate border frames the outer edge of the die. |
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| Reverse lettering | شد آفتاب و ماه زر و سیم در جهان از سکه امام بحق صاحب الزمان |
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