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Ashrafi - Nader Afshar Type B, Qazwin
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1735 |
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| Currency | Shahi (1501-1798) |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing a five-line Persian inscription in flowing nastaʿlīq script, proclaiming Nader Shah's sovereignty and titles across the world, with the mint name Qazwin (ضرب قزوین) and the regnal year AH 1149 placed in the lower portion of the legend. The text is distributed across the full flan without a formal cartouche, with bold, deeply struck calligraphic strokes characteristic of Afsharid hammered gold coinage. The irregular flan edges and the lively, cursive script reflect the artisanal hammered technique employed at the Qazvin mint. |
| Reverse script | Persian (Nastaliq) |
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Nadir Shah struck gold ashrafi coinage in multiple weight standards and type configurations during his reign, with Type B issues distinguished from the earlier Type A primarily by their revised calligraphic arrangement. Qazwin served as an important administrative center under the Afsharids, and its mint produced issues across several of Nadir's monetary reforms — reforms driven in part by his need to fund near-constant military campaigning, including the 1739 sack of Delhi, which brought enormous bullion into Iranian circulation.
Album 2741 is a moderately scarce attribution within the Afsharid gold series. Zeno reference 357493 provides the closest published parallel for this specific type and mint combination.