Islamic coin – HCR18229

Obverse

Inscription:

هست در جان غلام شاه صفي / اصفهان

Design:

Persian inscription in field

Reverse

Inscription:

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / علي ولي الله

Design:

Arabic inscription in field

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Ṣafavids

Reign

Safī I

Person

Safī I, 1628 - 1643 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Iṣfahān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

Shāhī

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

circa 1038-1052 AH (=AD 1628-1643)

Note

Obverse protocol arranged rather unusually

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.72

Axis

Diameter (mm)

14.2

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition collection reference

M. Thorburn

Acquisition date

1966

Source

M. Thorburn

Source of funds

Committee for Advanced Studies Fund

Acquisition credit

Purchased with the assistance of the Committee for Advanced Studies Fund, 1966.

Translation (obverse)

from his soul, he is the slave of the Shah Safī, Iṣfahān, . . .

Script (obverse)

Persian

Translation (reverse)

there is no god but God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, ‘Alī is the chosen one of God

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 9 : 176

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson