20 Shahi - Sultan Husayn Safavi

€1.00
IssuerIran
Year1700-1707
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value20 Shahi
CurrencyShahi (1501-1798)
CompositionSilver
Weight36.26 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to1722
Reference(s) A#U2673
Obverse description
Obverse script
Obverse letteringگشت صاحب سکه از توفیق رب المشرقین کلب درگاه امیرالمؤمنین سلطان حسین ضرب اصفهان ۱۱۱۲
(Translation: `In this world, Sultan Husayn, the dog at the threshold of the commander of the believers (i.e., `Ali b. Abi Talib), became master of the die, by the grace of the Lord of the Two Easts.`)
Reverse descriptionThe Shi`ite kalima and the names of the 12 Shi`ite Imams
Reverse script
Reverse letteringلا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله علی ولی الله
EdgeSmooth
Mintاصفهان
Madinat Isbahan, modern-day
Isfahan, Iran
Mintage1112 (1700)  - -
1119 (1707)  - -
Catalog ID7222085030
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