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Shahi - Tahmasp I Nimruz mint
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1524-1576 |
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| Currency | Shahi (1501-1798) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Tahmasp I ruled for over half a century — the longest reign in Safavid history — and his coinage reflects the dynasty's gradual consolidation of Twelver Shia Islam as state doctrine. The Nimruz mint, located in the Sistan region near the Afghan-Iranian border, operated intermittently and its output was modest compared to Tabriz or Qazvin. Pieces from Nimruz carry a premium among specialists precisely because provincial mint survival rates from this period are low; the region changed hands repeatedly during Uzbek incursions from the northeast.