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Abbasi - Karim Khan Zand Type C, Kashan
| Issuer | Zand Dynasty |
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| Year | 1762-1774 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Mintage | ND - - 1176 (1762) - - 1177 (1763) - - 1178 (1764) - - 1180 (1766) - - 1181 (1767) - - 1188 (1774) - - |
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Karim Khan Zand never took the title of Shah, styling himself instead as Vakil al-Ra'aya — Regent of the People — a studied political humility that nonetheless masked absolute control over Persia following the chaos that consumed the Afsharid dynasty. His reign from Shiraz brought a genuine period of stability unusual for 18th-century Iran, and provincial mints including Kashan operated with relative consistency throughout.
The Type C designation reflects a die revision sequence documented within this reign rather than a change in issuing authority. Kashan's mint output during this period is moderately well-attested but rarely abundant in high-quality survivors.