Islamic coin – HCR14720

Obverse

Inscription:

عدل / لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / القائم بامر الله

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

Inscription:

لله / محمد رسول الله / شهاب الدولة / و فخر الامة / مودود

Design:

Arabic inscription in field with annulet to left and right above, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Ghaznavids

Reign

Mawdūd b. Mas‘ūd (Ghaznavid)

Person

al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh, 1031 - 1075 (ruler/authority) , Mawdūd b. Mas‘ūd (Ghaznavid), 1041 - 1048 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Ghazna (Ghaznayn) (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

debased silver

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.068

Axis

Diameter (mm)

18.3

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition collection reference

M. Thorburn

Acquisition date

1966

Source

M. Thorburn

Source of funds

Committee for Advanced Studies Fund

Acquisition credit

Purchased with the assistance of the Committee for Advanced Studies Fund, 1966.

Translation (obverse)

Just, there is no god but God alone, He has no associate, al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh

Secondary inscription (obverse)

مما امربه ال مما امما مما مما

Translation (obverse)

from among the ???

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

for God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, Shihāb al-Dawla, Mawdūd

Secondary inscription (reverse)

مما امربه ال مما امما مما مما

Translation (reverse)

from among the ???

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 8 : 548

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson