Islamic coin – HCR11192

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 linear circles and six sets of equidistant annulets in sequence ' o oo o oo o oo'

Reverse

Inscription:

لله / محمد رسول / الله مما امر به / الامام المامون / الفضل

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two linear circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription (Sura 9:33) anti-clockwise in margin from 230h, all enclosed by traces of final linear circle

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

ʿAbbāsid Caliphate

Reign

al-Amīn

Person

al-Ma’mūn, 813 - 833 (ruler/authority) , al-Faḍl b. Sahl [b. ‘Abd Allāh Zadhānfarūkh] (sub-ruler)

Mint

Samarqand (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

195 AH (=AD 810-811)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.918

Axis

Diameter (mm)

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 سمرقند سنة خمس و تسعين و مئة

Translation (obverse)

in the name of God, this dirham struck in Madinat Samarqand (in) the year 195

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

to God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, by the command of the Imām al-Ma’mūn, al-Faḍl

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 : 863

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson