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Safavid Coinage: The Silver Abbasi That Shaped an Empire
Episode 132 of The Safavid Empire: Persia's Return to Greatness explores the economic backbone of Safavid power: the silver abbasi coin introduced by Shah Abbas I. Hosts Lucas and Luna discuss how the coin stabilized the Persian economy, facilitated Silk Road trade, and became a symbol of imperial authority. They delve into the coin's design, its relation to European currencies like the Spanish real, and the role of the dar al-zarb (royal mint) in Qazvin and Isfahan. The episode also covers the disruption caused by the silver crisis of the 17th century, when Spanish American silver flooded…
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