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AFSHARID: Nadir Shah, 1735-1747, AR abbasi (4.51g), Tiflis, AH115[0], VF

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AFSHARID: Nadir Shah, 1735-1747, AR abbasi (4.51g), Tiflis, AH115[0], VF
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AFSHARID: Nadir Shah, 1735-1747, AR abbasi (4.51g), Tiflis, AH115[0], A-2749.2, mint in Georgia, reduced weight variety, type B, VF, S. The reverse features the Arabic phrase, al-khayr fi ma waqa`, 'the good is in what has happened', an oblique reference to Nadir's success after the demise of the Safavids in 1148. The Arabic letters in this inscription add up to 1148 according to the abjad system, in which each letter of the Arabic alphabet is assigned a numerical value. Chronograms were frequently used in literature and tomb inscriptions, but infrequently on coins.