Islamic coin – HCR11198

Obverse

Inscription:

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له

Design:

Arabic inscription in field with pellet below, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around from 1h, all enclosed by traces of linear circles and equidistant annulets

Reverse

Inscription:

لله و به / محمد رسول الله / مما امر به الامام / المامون امير المؤمنين / الفضل

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around from 2h, all enclosed by traces of linear circle

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

ʿAbbāsid Caliphate

Reign

al-Ma'mūn

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

198 AH (=AD 813-814)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.05

Axis

Diameter (mm)

24.3

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

1859

Source

J. B. Elliott

Acquisition credit

Presented by J. B. Elliott, 1859.

Translation (obverse)

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

Secondary inscription (obverse)

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

Translation (obverse)

in the name of God, this dirham struck in Madinat Samarqand (in) the year 198

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

to God and him, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, by the command of the Imām al-Ma’mūn, commander of the believers, 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 :

Note:

Referenced in SICA 3: 886 as duplicate.

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson