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Rupee - Nader Afshar Type D, Tabrīz mint
| Issuer | Afsharid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1740-1747 |
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| Currency | Shahi (1501-1798) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse field is entirely occupied by a bold two-line Persian royal legend rendered in a large, fluid Nasta'liq script, separated by a horizontal dividing line. The upper register bears the epithet proclaiming Nadir Shah as Sultan over the Sultans of the world, while the lower register names him Shah of Shahs and Sahib-Qiran (Lord of the Fortunate Conjunction). Decorative foliate and pellet ornaments fill the interstices between the script elements, characteristic of Afsharid hammered coinage. The legends are deeply struck in high relief against a plain, unadorned field. No figural imagery appears; the entire design is calligraphic in the tradition of Safavid-derived Iranian silver coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | هست سلطان بر سلاطین جهان شاه شاهان نادر صاحبقران (Translation: Sultan over the Sultans of the world,King of Kings Nadir, lord of the fortunate conjunction of planets) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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