Bisti 上市 Deposited
A Persian copper coin of the Sufi or Safi Dynasty which appeared about the reign of Shah Abbas I (A.H. 996-1038= 1587-1629). It bore a proportion of two and one-half to the Shahi, or five Bisti equal to two Shahi, and was also equal to four Kashbegis.
In the Georgian series this coin can be traced to the reign of Queen Rusudan (A.D. 1227-1247), and there is a corre- sponding half, called Nim-Bisti. See Lang- lois and Fonrobert (4249 et seq.).
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)