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½ Shahi - Ismail I Badakhshan
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1512 |
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| Value | ½ Shahi |
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| Obverse description | The field is entirely occupied by a multi-line Arabic legend in thuluth script, arranged in three horizontal registers separated by ruled lines. The upper register contains the royal titulature of Shah Ismail I, beginning with 'al-Sultan al-Kamil al-Hadi al-Wali Abu'l-Muzaffar.' The central and lower registers continue with the full royal name and Safavid epithet 'Ismail al-Safawi khallada Allahu mulkahu wa sultanahu,' followed by the mint name Badakhshan and the date of issue. The die is struck on an irregularly shaped flan typical of early Safavid hammered coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The central field features the Shi'a Kalima inscribed within a raised square cartouche, presenting the three-line declaration 'La ilaha illa Allah / Muhammad rasul Allah / Ali wali Allah' in bold thuluth script. Surrounding the square cartouche, in the marginal field outside its border, the names of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'a Islam are inscribed in a continuous circular legend. The overall design reflects the distinctly Shi'a character of Safavid coinage, a hallmark introduced by Shah Ismail I following the establishment of Twelver Shi'ism as the state religion. The flan is irregular and slightly chipped at the edges, consistent with early sixteenth-century hammered silver production. |
| Reverse script | Arabic (thuluth) |
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