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5 Shahi - Abbas II Tabriz mint
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1659 |
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| Weight | 7 g |
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| Obverse description | Three-line Arabic legend occupying the entire field, with the Hijri date inscribed in the central line. The script is executed in a bold nasta'liq calligraphic style typical of Safavid hammered coinage. The flan is irregular and slightly clipped at one edge, as is characteristic of hand-struck silver issues of the period. No border or decorative frame is present, the legends extending nearly to the coin's rim. |
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| Reverse description | Three-line Arabic legend filling the entire field in nasta'liq script, consistent with Safavid mint practice. The inscription bears the Shi'a kalima and mint attribution to Tabriz, arranged in bold strokes across the flan. The surface shows characteristic die-struck texture with slight metal flow at the margins, and the flan edge is irregular due to the hand-hammering technique. No outer border or cartouche frames the legend. |
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Abbas II consolidated Safavid numismatic administration in the 1650s, enforcing stricter mint oversight across the empire following decades of inconsistent provincial output. Tabriz, sitting close to the Ottoman frontier, had a politically complicated minting history — the city changed hands between Safavid and Ottoman control multiple times during the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries before stabilizing under Shah Abbas I. By the reign of Abbas II, Tabriz was a functioning but secondary mint, subordinate to the great output centers of Isfahan.
The 5 Shahi denomination corresponds to the half-abbasi, a workhorse of Safavid commercial exchange. Dies from Tabriz in this period are known for slight irregularities in flan preparation.