1 Bisti - Abbas I Safavi type E; Māzandarān mint

Features

Issuer Iran
Shah Abbas I the Great (1588-1629)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1588-1629
Value 20 Dīnār (⅖)
Currency Shahi (1501-1798)
Composition Silver
Weight 0.75 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 1629
Number
N#
62206
References A# H2637
Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3rd edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States.

Obverse

Royal inscription az bahr-e khayr in sekke-ra kalb-e 'ali 'abbas zad, "For the sake of goodness 'Abbas, the dog of 'Ali, struck this coin".
Mazandaran mint

Script: Persian

Lettering:
از بهر خیر این سکه را کلب علی عباس زد
مازندران

Reverse

Script: Persian

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

Edge

Smooth

Mint

مازندران Mazandaran Province, Tabaristan, Iran

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ND (1588-1629) 

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