1/2 Mithqal - Tahmasp I Mashhad

Issuer Iran
Year 976 (1568)
Type Non-circulating coin
Value 1/2 Mithqal (24)
Currency Shahi (1501-1798)
Composition Gold
Weight 2.35 g
Diameter 17 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Album Islamic#N2593
Obverse description Shiʿa kalima, `lā ilāha illā Allāh Muḥammad rasūl Allāh ʿAlī walī Allāh`; the names of the twelve shiʿa imams in the surrounding segments.
Obverse script Arabic (thuluth)
Obverse lettering لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله علی ولی الله
(Translation: (`There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Ali is the friend of Allah`))
Reverse description `zarb-e Mashhad-e Emām Rezā 976`; the name and titles of the king in the marginal legend, almost entirely effaced.
Reverse script Arabic (thuluth)
Reverse lettering ضرب مشهد امام رضا ۹۷۶ السلطان العادل الکامل الولی شاه طهماسب ...
(Translation: Struck in Imam Rezā`s [Riḍā`s] Mashhad, 976)
Edge
Mint مشهد
Mashhad Muqaddas, modern-day
Mashhad, Iran
Mintage 976 (1568) - -
Numisquare ID 7953947390
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