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Abbasi - Nader Afshar - Granted autonomy in Khorasan Type B, Māzandarān mint
| Issuer | Afsharid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1731-1736 |
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| Currency | Shahi (1501-1798) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears a multi-line Persian legend filling the entire field in bold nasta'liq script, arranged in four horizontal registers across the flan. The uppermost line reads the mint and royal attribution, while successive lines carry the pious invocation crediting divine favor (توفیق خدا) and the name of the Eighth Imam, Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha, reflecting the Afsharid Twelver Shia affiliation. The mint name Māzandarān and the regnal year 1148 AH appear in the lower register. The coin is struck on an irregular, hand-cut flan characteristic of hammered production, with a beaded border visible on portions of the rim. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely occupied by the Shia profession of faith (Kalima) rendered in large, bold nasta'liq script arranged in three horizontal bands across the field. The uppermost band bears 'لا اله الا الله', the central band 'محمّد رسول الله', and the lower band 'علی ولی الله', affirming Ali's status as the friend of God in accordance with the Twelver Shia creed. Floral and foliate ornamental motifs, typical of Afsharid die engraving, fill the spaces between the inscription bands. The rim is irregular due to the hammered flan, and faint traces of a border are discernible around the periphery. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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