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Mohur - Azad Khan Type B; Tabriz
| Issuer | Hotak dynasty (Iranian States) |
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| Year | 1756 |
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| Value | 1 Mohur (160) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears three lines of bold Nastaliq Persian calligraphy filling the entire field, rendered in a fluid, deeply struck hammered style characteristic of 18th-century Iranian coinage. The upper line reads 'تا که آزاد در جهان باشد' (As long as Azad Khan exists in the world), the central line reads 'سکه صاحب الزمان باشد' (May the coin belong to the Master of the Age), and the lower portion bears the mint and date inscription 'ضرب تبریز ۱۱۶۹' (Struck at Tabriz, 1169 AH). The legends are arranged in a cartouche-like format with decorative dots serving as diacritical and ornamental elements throughout the field. The irregular flan is typical of hammered gold coinage of this period and region. |
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| Obverse lettering | تا که آزاد در جهان باشد سکه صاحب الزمان باشد ضرب تبریز ۱۱۶۹ |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays the Islamic Shahada inscription arranged in two lines within a prominent lobed or cusped cartouche, a decorative frame with pointed arch motifs at the top and bottom forming a characteristic Persian coin format. The upper line bears the first part of the declaration of faith, 'لا اله الا الله' (There is no god but God), and the lower line carries 'محمد رسول الله' (Muhammad is the Messenger of God). The calligraphy is executed in an elegant Nastaliq hand with bold, sweeping strokes deeply impressed into the gold flan. Decorative dot clusters accent the field surrounding the cartouche. The open granular gold field outside the cartouche is typical of Hotak-period hammered mohurs struck at Tabriz. |
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