Islamic coin – HCR12801

Obverse

Inscription:

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / القائم بامر الله

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Reverse

Inscription:

لله / محمد رسول الله / شاهانساه / ملك الاسلام / الپ ارسلان / لسلطان / المعظم

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by off flan Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Great Seljūqs

Reign

Alp Arslān (Great Seljūq)

Person

al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh, 1031 - 1075 (ruler/authority) , Alp Arslān (Great Seljūq), 1063 - 1072 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Naysābūr (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

debased silver

Technique

struck

Dating

(46)1 AH (=AD 1068-1069)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.41

Axis

Diameter (mm)

19.2

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition collection reference

M. Thorburn

Acquisition date

1966

Source

M. Thorburn

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, al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh

Secondary inscription (obverse)

. . .يسابور سنة احدى و . . .

Translation (obverse)

. . . Naysābūr in the year (46)1?

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

for God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, the Holy Sultan, Shahanshah, King of Islam, Alp Arslān, Muḥammad

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 7 : 824

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson