Islamic coin – HCR18436

Obverse

Inscription:

سكه زد از سعى نادر ثانى صاحبقران * كلب سلطان خراسان شاهرخ شاه جهان

Design:

Persian inscription in field, two triplets of dots where date normally appears

Reverse

Inscription:

ضرب مشهد مقدس

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, unadorned border

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Timūrids

Reign

Shāhrukh

Person

Shāhrukh, 1405 - 1447 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Mashhad (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

rupee

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

circa 1186-1210 AH (=AD 1773-1795)

Note

two triplets of dots where date would normally appear

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

11.582

Axis

Diameter (mm)

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.

formerly mounted, now mount removed

Translation (obverse)

Shahrukh, the dog of the Sultan of Khorasan, king of the world, has struck coins, by the effort of Nadir, the second Sahebqeran

Script (obverse)

Persian

Translation (reverse)

struck (in) Holy Mashhad

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 9 : 1447

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson