Islamic coin – HCR19002

Obverse

Inscription:

سكه زد بر سيم و زر از فضل خاص كرد گار * خسرو گيتى ستان شاه شجاع نامدار / ۱۲۱۸

Design:

Persian inscription in field

Reverse

Inscription:

ضرب بهاولپور سنة احد جلوس ميمنت مأنوس

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Durrānīs

Reign

Shujā‘ al-Mulk, 2nd reign

Person

Shujā‘ al-Mulk, 2nd reign, 1804 - 1809 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Bahāwalpūr (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

rupee

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

1218 AH (=AD 1803-1804)

Note

on edge, hand-cut oblique reading

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

11.474

Axis

Diameter (mm)

24.6

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition collection reference

M. Thorburn

Acquisition date

1966

Source

M. Thorburn Collection

Source of funds

Committee for Advanced Studies Fund

Acquisition credit

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

Translation (obverse)

Struck coin on silver through the special grace of the creator the world-grasping Cyrus, the illustrious Shah Shujā‘ , 1218

Script (obverse)

Persian

Translation (reverse)

struck (in) Bahāwalpūr (in) year one of the accession of prosperous fortune

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Regnal year

one

Reference

SICA 9 : 400

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson