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Afsharid Empire

Iranian empire founded by Nader Shah following the fall of the Safavid dynasty.

Kind: empire
Region: Middle East, Asia
Recorded period: 1736 – 1796

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6 shahi from Persia of Shah Nadir, 1148-1160 AH [=1735-1747], 115[-]

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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6 shahi from Persia of Shah Nadir, 1148-1160 AH [=1735-1747], 115[-]

1737 - 1746

Silver coin. Obverse: within a circle, inscription in three lines: designation of the shah as sultan. Around the circle, a wide, smooth rim. Reverse: rhyming couplet in Arabic characters in two lines. In the left part of the second line, mint mark: Isfahan. Lower left, date, partially legible: 115, final digit, belo…

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