Islamic coin – HCR18819

Obverse

Inscription:

حكم شد از قادر بيجون باحمد بادشاه سكه كن بر سيم و زر از اوج ماهى تا بماه

Design:

Persian inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

Inscription:

ضرب دار السلطنه هراة ٨

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Durrānīs

Reign

Aḥmad Shāh

Person

Aḥmad Shāh, 1747 - 1773 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Harāt (Islamic)

Denomination

rupee

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

circa 1160-1186 AH (=AD 1747-1773)

Note

coarse legends on both sides, possibly an imitation or forgery

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

10.794

Axis

Diameter (mm)

26.3

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)

The order came from the Peerless Powerful One to (Ahmad Padshah) to strike coin on gold and silver from the ascension of Pisces to the Moon

Script (obverse)

Persian

Translation (reverse)

struck (in) the Sultan's house (in) Harāt, 8

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Regnal year

Reference

SICA 9 : 1577

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson