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Ashrafi - Tahmasp II Tabriz mint
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1724-1730 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a Persian poetic legend in elegant nasta'liq script, arranged in horizontal registers separated by ruled lines across the field, with the mint name and AH date completing the lower register. The bold, fluid calligraphy reads: 'By the grace of God, Tahmasp the Second struck the coin of world-conquering sovereignty,' followed by the mint name Tabriz and the regnal year 1136 AH. A boldly executed inner border of a dotted or beaded circle frames the inscription field, with additional marginal text continuing around the periphery. The hammered flan produces a slightly irregular outline typical of Safavid gold ashrafis struck at the Tabriz mint. |
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Tahmasp II's reign was less a rule than a prolonged struggle for survival. He was installed as a figurehead shah in 1722 after the Afghan Ghilzai invasion collapsed the Safavid center, and the Tabriz mint operated under conditions of near-constant military contest — the city changed hands between Ottoman and Persian forces repeatedly through the 1720s. That any gold was struck at Tabriz during this window is itself notable.
His claim was only consolidated with Nader Khan's military campaigns after 1726, before Nader eventually deposed him in 1732.