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Rupee - Azad Hotaki Type C, Isfahan
| Issuer | Hotak dynasty (Iranian States) |
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| Year | 1754-1755 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a two-line Persian poetic couplet in nastaliq script invoking Sahib al-Zaman, the Twelfth Imam of Twelver Shi'ah Islam, asserting his sovereignty over all coinage as long as gold and silver endure. The inscription is contained within a circular frame enclosed by three concentric dotted borders, consistent with the decorative conventions of late Safavid-influenced Persian hammered coinage. The irregular flan displays characteristic die-stress striations across the field, typical of hand-struck silver rupees of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | تا زر و سیم در جهان باشد سکه صاحب الزمان باشد (Translation: As long as gold and silver exist in the world, The coin will belong to Sahib al-Zaman (the Master of the Age).) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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