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1 Abbasi - Sultan Husayn Safavi Third Silver Standard; Type E: Mashhad

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Issuer Iran
Shah Sultan Husayn I (1694-1722)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1130-1135 (1718-1723)
Calendar Islamic (Hijri)
Value 4 Shahi
Currency Shahi (1501-1798)
Composition Silver
Weight 5.4 g
Diameter 23 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
74251
References Album Islamic# 2686
Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3rd Edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States.
, Zeno cat# 4612
Zeno category (https://zeno.ru/)

Obverse

Script: Persian

Lettering:
حسین کلب استان علی
ضرب مشهد

Translation: The formula of type E translates to "Husayn, dog at the doorstep of 'Ali," where 'Ali can refer to either the fourth Orthodox caliph and first Shi'ite Imam, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, champion of the Shi'ites, or 'Ali b. Musa, the 8th Shi'ite Imam, buried at Mashhad.

Reverse

Script: Persian

Lettering:
لا اله الا الله
محمد رسول الله
علی ولی الله

Edge

Plain

Mint

مشهد Mashhad Muqaddas, modern-day Mashhad, Iran

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1130 (1718) 
1131 (1719) 
1132 (1720) 
1133 (1721) 
1134 (1722) 
1135 (1723) 

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