ʿAbbāsī (Persian:عباسی) was a name applied to gold and silver coins in Iran first issued by theSafavidShahAbbas I (r. 1588–1629). It was in use until the early 20th century. These coins bore no face values and were passed by weight.[1]
While the Iranianabbasi was also widespread in easternGeorgia,[2] which was under the Iranian sway, the coin soon after also came to be minted at the mint inTiflis (Tbilisi),[3] where they were colloquially known asabazi.[3]
After the Russian annexation of eastern Georgia in 1801,abbasi denominations (one-halfabbasi--Muhammad; one quarterabbasi--shahi; one-tenthabbasi--bisti; 1/200thabbasi--dinar) influenced production of the new currency, the Georgian silver (kartuli tetri).[3]
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