Islamic coin – HCR11152

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 four sets of equidistant annulets of type 'oo'

Reverse

Inscription:

الخليفة المامون / محمد / رسول / الله / حميد

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two linear circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription (sura 9:33) anti-clockwise in margin from 2h, all enclosed by linear circle and equidistant annulets

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

ʿAbbāsid Caliphate

Reign

al-Ma’mūn

Person

al-Ma’mūn, 813 - 833 (ruler/authority) , Ḥamīd (magistrate)

Mint

Madīnat al-Salām (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

204 AH (=AD 819-820)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.96

Axis

Diameter (mm)

25.7

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)

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

Secondary inscription (obverse)

بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بمدينة السلام سنة اربع و مائتين

Translation (obverse)

in the name of God, this dirham struck in Madīnat al-Salām (in) the year 204

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

the Caliph al-Ma’mūn, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, Ḥamīd

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 : 1766

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson