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5 Shahi - Mahmud Hotaki Type C, Esfāhān mint
| Issuer | Hotak dynasty |
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| Year | 1723-1724 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver flan bearing a multi-line Persian poetic legend in bold nasta'liq script, arranged in three horizontal registers across the field. The inscription reads a royal panegyric glorifying Sultan Mahmud Shah, comparing his glory to the sun and moon, and proclaiming the purity of his coinage through divine grace. The mint name 'Zarb Isfahan' (struck at Isfahan) appears in the lower register. The borders are plain and irregular, characteristic of hand-struck Hotaki coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Hammered silver flan displaying the Shahada (Islamic declaration of faith) in bold nasta'liq script across two horizontal registers: 'La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammad rasul Allah' (There is no god but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God). The AH date 1135 appears in the lower portion of the field. The legend is crisply struck relative to the irregular flan, with minimal border decoration, consistent with Hotaki hammered coinage practice. |
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| Reverse lettering | لا اله الا الله محمّد رسول الله ۱۱۳۵ |
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