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The Safavid Mint and Currency
In this episode of The Safavid Empire: Persia's Return to Greatness, Lucas and Luna explore the world of Safavid coinage, focusing on the silver abbasi that became the backbone of the empire's economy under Shah Abbas I. They discuss how the mint, or dar al-zarb, operated across the empire, with key centers in Isfahan, Tabriz, and Qazvin. The conversation covers the standardization of the abbasi, named after Shah Abbas himself, and its impact on trade along the Silk Road. They also touch on the role of the mint in projecting imperial authority, with coins bearing Shiite inscriptions that…
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