Islamic coin – HCR11151

Obverse

Inscription:

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1h, all enclosed by two pointillate circles and six sets of equidistant annulets of sequence '⦾ oo ⦾ oo ⦾ oo'

Reverse

Inscription:

لله / محمد / رسول / الله / ذو الرثاستين

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, Arabic letter 'mīm' centre below field inscription, enclosed by pointillate circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription (Sura 9:33) anti-clockwise in margin from 2h, all enclosed by linear circle and five equidistant annulets

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

ʿAbbāsid Caliphate

Reign

al-Ma’mūn

Mint

Madīnat al-Salām (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

198 AH (=AD 813-814)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.11

Axis

Diameter (mm)

24.7

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

25/4/1967

Source

R. Falkiner

Acquisition credit

Presented by

Translation (obverse)

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

Secondary inscription (obverse)

بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بمدينة السلام سنة ثمان و تسعين و مئة

Translation (obverse)

in the name of God, this dirham struck in Madīnat al-Salām (in) the year 198

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

to God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, with leadership

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 3 : 1734

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson