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5 Shahi - Abbas II Safavi; First Standard Type C; Iravan
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1659-1665 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the Shi'ite Kalima in bold naskh script, reading 'There is no god but God, Muhammad is the Messenger of God, Ali is the Friend of God,' arranged in three horizontal lines. Surrounding the central inscription, a continuous marginal legend in naskh script records the names of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'ism. The overall composition is tightly packed with calligraphic text filling the entire flan, framed by a beaded border. The script is deeply struck in high relief, characteristic of Safavid hammered silver coinage. No figural imagery appears; the design is entirely epigraphic in nature. |
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| Reverse description | Central field contains a three-line Persian poetic verse in nastaliq script reading 'By the grace of God, Abbas the Second struck in the world the coin of the Lord of the Conjunction,' identifying the ruler and his royal epithet Sahib-Qiran. Below the central legend, the mint name 'Zarb Iravan' (struck at Yerevan) appears, followed by the AH regnal year in Eastern Arabic numerals. The inscription fills the entire flan in the characteristically fluid nastaliq style of Safavid coinage. A beaded border frames the design. The reverse is purely epigraphic, consistent with Safavid monetary tradition. |
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| Mintage | 1069 (1659) 1071 (1661) 1073 (1663) 1074 (1663) 1075 (1664) 1076 (1665) |
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