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2 Shahi 'Muhammadi' - Mohammad Khodābande Safavi type A, Yazd mint
| Issuer | Safavid Empire |
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| Year | 1579 |
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| Currency | Shahi (1501-1798) |
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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 description | The reverse bears a multi-line Shi'ite kalima and the sequential enumeration of the Twelve Imams, rendered in angular thuluth script arranged in horizontal registers filling the entire flan. The central field opens with the shahada formula ('La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammad rasul Allah') followed immediately by 'Ali wali Allah,' and then the names of the remaining eleven Imams in canonical Twelver Shi'a order. The inscription extends to the periphery on all sides, with some letters truncated at the irregular flan edge, consistent with the hammered production technique of the Safavid mint at Yazd. No border, rim beading, or decorative devices frame the text. |
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| Mintage | 986 (1579) |
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