Ashrafi
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First Ashrafi coin, a gold Coin of Ashraf Shah Hotak
The ashrafi (Persian: اشرفی ) was a gold coin[1] issued by Muslim dynasties in the Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia. It was worth two mohurs.
East India Company gold mohur of 1841, reverse. "One Ashrafi" is written on it in the Persian language.
Thee introduction of Mohur by Sher Shah Suri, marked a turning point in history of Muslim dynasties and from that time rulers started to introduce their own gold coins. In 1725, Ashraf Hotak became the Shahanshah of Hotak Empire. He maintained Isfahan as capital and issued coins under his name, the gold coin was named after the Shah himself as ashrafi.
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- ^ Moreh, Shmuel (1997). "ʻAbd Al-Raḥmān Al-Jabartī's History of Egypt: ʻajāʾib Al-āthār Fī ʾl-tarājim Waʾl-akhbār". Die Welt des Islams. 37 (2): 235–242.
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- Gold Ashrafi coin, featuring Suleiman the Magnificent (Archive Link)
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