ISLAMIC, Persia (Post-Mongol). Hotakis. Ashraf, AH 1137-1142 / AD 1724-1729. Abbasi (Silver, 23 mm, 4.46 g), type C and dated on both sides, Qazvin, AH 1139 = 1726/7. Within a circle, ‘lā ilāha illā Allāh Muḥammad rasūl Allāh, 113[9]’ (‘There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. 1139’ in Arabic). Rev. Within a circle, ‘az altāf-e Shāh Ashraf-e haq-sheʾar, be zar naqsh shod sekke-ye chār yār. Zarb-e Qazvin. 1139’ (‘Courtesy of the rights-respecting King Ashraf, the coins of the Four Friends [= the four Rashidun Caliphs] were struck in gold. Struck in Qazvin. 1139’ in Persian); the city name ‘Zaranj’ countermarked on the name of the king. Host coin: Album 2720. Very rare. Areas of weakness and with some doubling and scratches, otherwise, good very fine.