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Mohur - Azad Hotaki Type A, Isfahan
| Issuer | Hotak dynasty (Iranian States) |
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| Year | 1754 |
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| Value | 1 Mohur (160) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears a two-line Persian poetic couplet rendered in bold nastaliq calligraphy, occupying the full field and divided horizontally by a raised bar. The upper hemistich and lower hemistich together form the verse declaring that as long as gold and silver exist in the world, the coin shall belong to the Master of Time. The inscription is executed in a fluid, deeply struck nastaliq hand characteristic of late Safavid-era die-cutting tradition. The entire design is contained within a prominent beaded border encircling the irregular flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | تا زر و سیم در جهان باشد سکّه صاحب الزمان باشد (Translation: As long as gold and silver exist in the world, The coin will belong to the Master of Time.) |
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The Hotak dynasty's presence in Isfahan was brief and violent. Mir Mahmud Hotaki sacked the city in 1722, ending over two centuries of Safavid rule, and the dynasty itself was finished by 1738 when Nader Shah exterminated the remaining Hotaki claimants. A gold mohur struck at Isfahan under Hotak authority is therefore a coin of occupation — produced by an Afghan ruling house governing a Persian imperial capital it had seized by force, for a period of less than two decades.
The "Azad" (free) designation in the type name likely reflects a coinage reform or legitimizing formula rather than a geographic sub-mint distinction.