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2 Shahi 'Muhammadi' - Mohammad Khodābande Safavi type A, Hamadan mint
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1578 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Arabic/Persian |
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| Reverse description | Central field filled with a multi-line Shi'ite kalima and the names of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'a Islam, inscribed in Naskh/Nasta'liq script. The legend opens with the profession of faith — 'There is no god but God, Muhammad is the Messenger of God, Ali is the Friend of God' — followed by the sequential enumeration of all twelve Imams from Ali ibn Abi Talib through to Muhammad al-Mahdi. The inscription is densely packed across the irregular flan in multiple registers. This reverse type is characteristic of Safavid silver coinage and served as a declaration of the dynasty's Twelver Shi'a identity. The strike is typical of hammered production, showing slight weakness at the flan edges. |
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| Reverse lettering | لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله علی ولی الله علی حسن حسین علی محمد جعفر موسی علی محمد علی حسن محمد |
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