Plate 01
Nader Shah Silver Double Rupee
Nader Shah Afshar
- Date
- 1738–9 CE (AH 1151)
- Metal
- Silver
- Weight
- ~22.4 g
- Mint
- Kabul
ObversePersian couplet praising Nader.
ReverseMint and date.
Bilingual issues struck after the conquest of Delhi in 1739.
Numisma Persica
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1736 – 1796 CE · Iran, Caucasus, parts of Central Asia
Afsharid & Zand
Nader Shah Afshar struck silver rupees in conquered Mughal India and issued the heavy Nader Shahi silver. The Zand dynasty under Karim Khan minted the elegant 'rial' from Shiraz.
Historical note
Nader Shah's 1739 sack of Delhi brought immense gold and silver back to Persia — his Mughal-style rupees from Indian mints are bilingual Persian-Mughal pieces.
Karim Khan Zand modestly styled himself 'Vakil al-Ra'aya' ('Deputy of the People') rather than Shah; his rials carry only this title and the Shia kalima.
The pieces
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Plate 02
Nader Shah Silver Rupee — Isfahan
Nader Shah Afshar
- Date
- AH 1148–1160 / 1736–1747 CE
- Metal
- Silver
- Mint
- Isfahan
ObversePersian couplet with Nader's titles 'al-Sultan...Nader'.
ReverseMint name 'Isfahan' and AH date in panel.
Struck at the former Safavid capital after Nader took the throne in 1736. Heavy issues from melted Mughal treasure circulated alongside his Indian-mint rupees.
Plate 03
Zand Gold Quarter Mohur
Karim Khan Zand
- Date
- 1751–1779 CE
- Metal
- Gold
- Weight
- ~2.74 g
- Mint
- Khoy (also Shiraz, Isfahan, Tabriz, Kashan)
ObverseShia kalima with Twelve Imams.
Reverse'Ya Karim' (play on his name and an attribute of God).
Among the most beautifully calligraphed Persian coins.