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5 Shahi - Abbas II Safavi; Type C; Tiflis
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1069-1076 (1659-1665) |
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| Reference(s) | Album Islamic#2645 |
| Obverse description | Central field bears a four-line Persian inscription in naskh/nasta'liq script reading the royal mint legend: 'be-giti sekke-ye sahibqerani / zad az toufiq-e haqq Abbas-e thani' (By the grace of God, Abbas the Second struck the coin of the sovereign of the world). The mint name 'Zarb Tiflis' (struck at Tiflis) and the AH date 1072 appear in the lower portion of the central legend. The inscription is contained within a plain circular border, with the entire design executed in the bold, deeply struck hammered style characteristic of Safavid silver coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | بگیتی سکه صاحبقرانی زد از توفیق حق عبّاس ثانی ضرب تفلس ۱۰٧۲ |
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Abbas II, who ruled from 1642 to 1666, held Tiflis — present-day Tbilisi — as a provincial minting center reflecting Safavid dominance over the Caucasus following the Ottoman-Safavid wars of the preceding century. The city had changed hands repeatedly under Shah Abbas I and the Ottomans before settling firmly under Persian administrative control. Coins struck at Tiflis during Abbas II's reign are relatively scarce compared to the major mints at Isfahan or Tabriz, as provincial output was irregular and tied to local fiscal demand rather than any centralized production schedule.