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6 Shahi - Nader Afshar Type C, Nadirabad Mint
| Issuer | Afsharid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1737-1738 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the royal title 'Sultan Nader' rendered in bold nastaliq calligraphy, enclosed within a beaded circular border. The inscription is arranged in two registers within the central medallion, with pellet ornaments filling the surrounding field. The lettering is deeply struck and characteristic of the Afsharid hammered coinage style. |
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| Reverse description | Central field carries a multi-line Persian inscription in flowing nastaliq script arranged across three registers, divided by horizontal ruling lines. The upper register bears the pious invocation 'Khallad Allah Mulkahu' (May God Immortalize His Kingdom), the central register contains the main legend, and the lower register names the mint as Nadirabad. The inscription is enclosed within a beaded inner border, with pellet ornaments scattered throughout the field, consistent with Afsharid hammered silver coinage. |
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Nader Shah established the Nadirabad mint specifically to service his military campaigns in the east — it was a field mint in the most literal sense, operating to pay troops rather than to supply civilian commerce. The "Type C" designation within the Nader Shah coinage sequence reflects one of several administrative reconfigurations Nader imposed on the Safavid-inherited monetary system after his formal coronation in 1736, which is precisely why this issue dates from 1737–38.
Output from Nadirabad was never large, and the mint's operational window was short.