★ Donative award piece. Important presentation issue. ★

SAFAVID, Shah Sulayman I. 1668-1694 AD. AR 20 Shahi (35.61 gm; 50 mm). Isfahan mint, 1099 AH. Donative award piece. Both the 10 and 20 shahi coins of Sulayman I and other later Safavids were struck for presentation purposes. obverse, at the center in Persian (Farsi) text "Bandeyeh Shah-e Valayat Sulayman" (Obedient Sevant of Imam Ali, Sulayman), on the outer ring, poem "Sekkeyeh Mehr Ali raa taa zadam bar Naqd-e jaan - Gasht az fazl-e khodaa mahkoom-e farmanam jahan" the poem is religous in nature and general meaning is: "Due to my faith in Imam Ali, God gave me the world to govern". Album 2664; Rabino 17. Important presentation issue. Choice Good VF. Lightly toned. Extremely rare. Very nice example for the issue.