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2 Shahi - Abbas I Safavi Isfahan mint
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1602-1625 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing the royal Persian inscription in flowing naskh script, naming Shah Abbas I as servant of the Imam of Sovereignty ('bande-ye Shah-e Velayat Abbas'), with a prayer invoking God's perpetuation of his reign and beneficence upon all the world. The mint name Isfahan (Isbahan) and the regnal year appear within the inscription field. The legend is arranged in multiple registers across the flan, typical of Safavid hammered coinage, enclosed by a circular border of fine beaded or dotted design. The overall strike is irregular in shape, consistent with hand-hammered production. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic/Persian |
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Abbas I's monetary reform of 1618 restructured the Safavid coinage system around the shahi as its base unit, replacing the earlier tanka-based reckoning that had persisted through his predecessors. Isfahan, elevated to imperial capital by Abbas himself in 1598, became the dominant mint of the realm — its output dwarfing provincial issues from Tabriz, Qazvin, and Mashhad during this period.
The Aqquyunlu-era weight standards had long since degraded by the time Abbas inherited a fractured empire. His reforms imposed stricter mint supervision, and Isfahan-struck pieces from this reign generally show tighter die alignment than contemporaries from outlying mints.