Safavian copper coin, Folos, Tabriz minted

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2019-09

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Ohio State University. Middle East Studies Center

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FRONT: Image of a Safavian copper coin showing the image of a lion, the sun, and a sword, which in that era was the symbol of Ali, the first Imam of Shia Muslims.
REVERSE: Image of a Safavian copper coin showing the name of the city where the coin was minted.
IMAGE SOURCE: Mahnaz Bagheri, Curator, Malek National Museum, Tehran, Iran.

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