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2 Shahi 'Muhammadi' - Mohammad Khodābande Safavi type A, Yazd mint

Issuer Safavid Empire
Year 1579
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Composition Silver
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Obverse description The obverse is entirely occupied by a multi-line Persian royal legend in Nasta'liq-influenced thuluth script, arranged in horizontal registers across the field. The inscription proclaims the royal titulature of Shah Mohammad Khodabande, identifying him as son of Tahmasp and servant of the Imam Mahdi, together with the mint name Yazd and the regnal year 986 AH (1579 CE). The striking is irregular in outline, characteristic of Safavid hammered coinage of this period, with the legend occasionally running to the flan edges. No figural or geometric decorative elements are present; the composition relies entirely on the calligraphic text.
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Reverse script Arabic
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Mintage 986 (1579)
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