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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Loong Siew, post: 2577002, member: 75799&quot;]Islamic Persia (Post mongol), Safavids. Abu&#039;l-Muzaffar Isma&#039;il I. AD 1501-1524. AR Larin. Shiraz mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also known as hairpin money due to its design, these Larins acted as international trading currencies between Persia and the Indian Ocean from the 16-18 centuries.</p><p><br /></p><p>Instead of the usual blank piece of planchet metal, Larins were made from strips of silver shaped into the form of wires. These wires are then stamped with Persian inscriptions. Such were the popularity of these Larins that the design spread to various other countries such as Ceylon, Southern Indian, Arabia and the Maldives. </p><p><br /></p><p>Larins derived their name from the town of Lar, a Persian town which according to legend was where the first minted.[ATTACH=full]558757[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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