PERSIAN SILVER COIN WITH IMAGE OF IMAM ALI B. ABI TALIB
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A RARE ANTIQUE PERSIAN SILVER RELIGIOUS COIN/MEDAL WITH IMAGE OF IMAM ALI B. ABI TALIB.Silver Religious Coin/Medal Shia' presentation of IMAM ALI,Anonymous religious medal (Pahlavi period in Iran) , Date StruckSH 1337 (AD 1958) Minted in Iran. ObverseThe radiant image of the first Shi'a Imam, the 4th Caliph, Ali ibn Abi-Taleb holding a sword in the center. with the legend about him on top (curve) and the date 1337 on his left. ReverseIn the center, in Arabic: "in the name of God, compassionate and merciful". On the margin a Koranic verse from chapter القلم (the Pen): وَإِن يَكَادُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا الذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُ لَمَجْنُونٌ (51) وَمَا هُوَ إِلاَّ ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ (52 , This dated religious Coin/medal were given as gift during Iranian new year and on special occasions . Although it is a common practice among Shia' Muslims, the pictorial representation of religious figures are not acceptable among some Sunni Muslims.
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PERSIAN SILVER COIN WITH IMAGE OF IMAM ALI B. ABI TALIB
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