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Mohur Ashrafi - Nader Afshar Type D, Mashhad mint
| Issuer | Afsharid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1743-1744 |
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| Currency | Shahi (1501-1798) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays a bold four-line Persian legend in Nastaliq script, divided by a horizontal rule into two registers across the coin's field. The upper register carries the royal epithet proclaiming Nader Shah as sultan over sultans and king of kings, while the lower register bears his name and title Sahib-Qiran (Lord of the Conjunction), together with the AH date 1159. The lettering is deeply engraved in relief in the characteristic Afsharid calligraphic style, filling the flan to its irregular margins with no additional decorative border. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Nader Shah's gold mohur coinage is poorly understood even by specialists, and the Mashhad mint issues carry particular complexity. Mashhad was Nader's chosen capital — he never fully trusted Isfahan — and the mint there operated under closer royal oversight than provincial counterparts. Type D designations in the Afsharid series reflect die groupings established by later scholars rather than any contemporary classification, and attributions between types remain contested in the literature.
Nader was assassinated in June 1747, and the dynasty effectively collapsed within months. Coins struck in the final years of his reign, including this 1743–44 issue, entered a monetary vacuum almost immediately.