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20 Shahi - Sulayman I Safavi Type E; Esfāhān

Features

Issuer Iran
Szach Suleiman I (1668-1694)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 1099 (1688)
Calendar Islamic (Hijri)
Value 20 Shahi
Currency Shahi (1501-1798)
Composition Srebro
Weight 36.95 g
Diameter 48 mm
Shape Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique Młotkowana
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
62422
References Album Islamic# 2664
Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3rd Edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States.
, Zeno cat# 27251
Zeno category (https://zeno.ru/)
, ICV II# 3686
Tim Wilkes; 2017. Islamic Coins & Their Values / Volume 2. The Early Modern Period. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, KM# 229
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Obverse

(en) Center: Title of king, mint name and coinage date in thuluth script.
Margin: A poem in nastaliq script.

Scripts: arabski (thuluth), perski (nastaligh)

Lettering:
بنده شاه ولایت سلیمان
ضرب اصفهان
۱۰۹۹
سکّۀ مهر علی را تا زدم بر نقد جان
گشت از فضل خدا محکوم فرمانم جهان

Lettering (regular font):
بنده شاه ولایت سلیمان
ضرب اصفهان
۱۰۹۹
سکّۀ مهر علی را تا زدم بر نقد جان
گشت از فضل خدا محکوم فرمانم جهان

Reverse

(en) Center: Shi'it Kalimah
Margin: Names of Imams of Shi'ah.

Script: arabski (thuluth)

Lettering:
لا اله الّا الله
محمد رسول الله
علی ولی الله
علی حسن حسین علی محمد جعفر موسی علی محمد علی حسن محمد

Edge

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Mint

اصفهان Isfahan, Iran

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Shahi - Sulayman I Safavi (Type E; Esfāhān)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Shahi - Sulayman I Safavi (Type E; Esfāhān)
CNG
Islamic Auction 11
Lot 222
Internet Archive
23 Oct 2025 VF
(traces of mounting)
USD 1300.00
(+ buyer's premium)

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