Islamic coin – HCR13079

Obverse

Inscription:

ناصر / الدين / محمود

Design:

man holding sword riding lion to right in field, Arabic inscription to right, left and below

Reverse

Inscription:

الملك الصالح / الملك الكامل / محمد

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by geometric figure comprised of two interwoven hexagons, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Artuqids

Reign

Nāṣir al-Dīn Maḥmūd (Artuqid)

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh (magistrate) , al-Kāmil Muḥammad, 1218 - 1238 (ruler/authority) , Nāṣir al-Dīn Maḥmūd (Artuqid), 1200 - 1222 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

copper

Technique

struck

Dating

(6)15 AH (=AD 1218-1219)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

9.67

Axis

Diameter (mm)

30.5

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

20/1/1967

Source

Munzen und Medaillen, Basel

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 1967.

Translation (obverse)

Nāṣir al-Dīn Maḥmūd

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

the Good King, the King al-Kāmil Muḥammad

Secondary inscription (reverse)

المام / الناصر / امير المؤ / منين / ضرب / سنة / خامس / عشر

Translation (reverse)

The Imam al-Nāṣir, Commander of the Believers, struck (in the) year (6)15

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 7 : 974

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson, cgallacher