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SAFAVID: Isma'il I, 1501-1524, AR ½ shahi (4.58g), Badakhshan, AH918, lovely VF

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Islamic Coins - Shahs of Iran Start Price:170.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
SAFAVID: Isma'il I, 1501-1524, AR ½ shahi (4.58g), Badakhshan, AH918, lovely VF
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SAFAVID: Isma'il I, 1501-1524, AR ½ shahi (4.58g), Badakhshan, AH918, A-2577, 4-line legend with mint & date at lower left // Shi'ite kalima and the names of the 12 Imams, with the same weakness at the upper right of the reverse found on all examples of Badakhshan 918; same dies as the example sold in our Auction 41, lot 613, lovely VF, RRR. Badakhshan was seized by Nasir Mirza, brother of Babur, in AH910, lost after a year or two, recaptured for Babur in 913, and assigned to his cousin Sultan Uwais, who ruled at Badakhshan 913-927, after which Badakhshan was assigned to Humayun, the future Mughal sultan. This does not explain the Safavid coins of Badakhshan dated 918, though it seems likely that Uwais might have recognized the Safavids for assistance that apparently never materialized. Babur did not strike coins again at Badakhshan until 929 (the alleged 921 type has a very unclear date, Rahman type #2).