⅙ Mithghal - Tahmasp I Safavi Shiraz mint

Tahmasp I inherited the Safavid throne at age ten following his father Ismail I's death in 1524, and the early fractional gold issues of his reign reflect the administrative continuity maintained by senior court officials during his minority. The Shiraz mint was one of the more productive provincial operations in the Safavid system, serving the commercial needs of Fars province and its trade routes toward the Persian Gulf.

Fractional mithghals of this period are considerably scarcer than the full denomination, partly because small gold fractions were disproportionately subject to loss and melting during currency reforms later in the sixteenth century.