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6 Shahi - Nadir Shah Type C, Tiflis mint
| Issuer | Afsharid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1738-1740 |
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| Weight | 6.66 g |
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| Obverse lettering | السلطان نادر |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a three-line Arabic inscription arranged within a rectangular cartouche formed by ruled lines, with a floral or foliate ornament in the lower exergue. The central panel reads 'Zarb Tiflis' (struck at Tiflis) flanked by the mint epithet, with the regnal pious formula 'Khallada Allah mulkahu' (May God perpetuate his reign) in the upper register. The AH date 1151 appears prominently in the lower portion of the central field. The overall composition follows the standard Afsharid Type C die layout, with the mint name and date clearly legible in naskh script. |
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Nadir Shah's Georgian campaign culminated in the submission of Tiflis in 1735, after which the city's mint was brought under Afsharid monetary control. The Tiflis facility was one of several Caucasian mints pressed into service during the rapid territorial expansion of the 1730s, producing Persian-standard coinage far outside the Iranian plateau. The Type C designation reflects a die revision made mid-reign as Nadir standardized his coinage across an empire stretching from the Indus to the Caucasus.
Tiflis-mint Afsharid silver survives in notably small numbers relative to the Isfahan and Tabriz output of the same years.