Islamic coin – HCR10070

Obverse

Inscription:

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1h, enclosed by three pointillate circles, traces of annulets and final pointillate circle

Reverse

Inscription:

الله احد الله / الصمد لم يلد و/ لم يولد و لم يكن / له كفوا احد

Design:

Arabic inscription in field (Sura 112:1-3), enclosed by pointillate circle, Arabic inscription in margin from 10h anti-clockwise (Sura 9:33), all enclosed by pointillate circle, one annulet visible at 11h

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Umayyad Caliphate

Reign

‘Abd al-Malik

Mint

al-Baṣra (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

79 AH (= AD 698–699)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.216

Axis

Diameter (mm)

24.9

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.

mounted
clipped

Translation (obverse)

There is no god but God alone, He has no associate

Secondary inscription (obverse)

بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بالبسرة في سنة تسع و سبعين

Translation (obverse)

in the name of God, this dirham struck in al-Baṣra in the year 79

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

God is one, God is eternal, He does not beget nor is he begotten, nor is there an equal to him

Secondary inscription (reverse)

محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله و لو كره المشركون

Translation (reverse)

Muḥammad is the messenger of God, He sent him with guidance and the true religion, that he may overcome all religion(s), even if the polytheists hate it

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 2 : 451

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson