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5 Shahi - Hussain ibn Sulaiman Safavi Type B, Esfāhān mint
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1703 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver flan bearing a multi-line Persian inscription in elegant Nasta'liq script, arranged in three horizontal bands across the field and bordered by a floral and vegetal scrollwork frame. The central legend identifies the ruler as Sultan Husayn, described as 'Kalb Amir al-Mu'minin' (Servant of the Commander of the Faithful), invoking his Shi'a legitimacy. The mint name Esfahan (Isfahan) and the AH date 1114 appear in the lower register. Floral rosettes and foliate ornaments fill the interstices between the inscription bands, characteristic of late Safavid coin design. |
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| Mintage | 1114 (1703) |
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Hussain ibn Sulaiman — better known as Sultan Husayn — came to power in 1694 following the death of Shah Sulayman, inheriting an empire already weakened by administrative neglect and a court dominated by religious hardliners. His reign ended in 1722 when Afghan forces under Mahmud Hotaki besieged Isfahan for six months, forcing a humiliating capitulation that effectively terminated Safavid power. Coins struck at Isfahan in the years around 1703 belong to the last generation of functioning imperial production at the capital before that collapse.
The "Type B" classification reflects a recuttting or revision of the die layout used at the Isfahan mint during Husayn's reign — a mint that had been the empire's primary silver production center for over a century.