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6 Shahi - Nader Afshar Type C, Isfahan Mint
| Issuer | Afsharid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1737-1739 |
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| Diameter | 17.3 mm |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing a multi-line nastaliq calligraphic inscription occupying the full flan, reading 'Khallada Allahu Mulkahu Darb Isfahan' (May God Immortalize His Kingdom, Mint Isfahan). The text is arranged in bold, sweeping register lines with characteristic Afsharid calligraphic flourishes, interspersed with small rosette or floral ornaments serving as decorative dividers between the lines. A beaded inner border frames the inscription field. The mint name 'Isfahan' appears in the lower register, and the date in abjad or regnal notation is present along the lower edge of the flan. |
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| Mint | Isfahan (Safavid/Afsharid Royal Mint, Isfahan) |
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Nader Shah's monetary reforms of the 1730s were unusually systematic for a ruler who came to power through military force rather than dynastic inheritance. The 6 Shahi denomination was part of a deliberate restructuring of the Safavid monetary system Nader had inherited — and largely dismantled — following his effective seizure of control in 1732 and formal coronation at the Mughal-style assembly on the Moghan plain in 1736. Isfahan, the old Safavid imperial capital, continued striking under Afsharid authority partly as a statement of legitimacy, the mint's prestige carrying political weight Nader could not afford to abandon.
The "Type C" designation reflects a die revision within a short window — 1737 to 1739 — that ended with Nader's catastrophic Indian campaign reshaping the empire's bullion supply entirely.