Islamic coin – HCR13207

Obverse

Inscription:

يوسف / الملك الناصر / الملك السعيد / غازي

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexagram, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments

Reverse

Inscription:

الامام المستعصم / بالله امير المؤ / منين

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexagram, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Artuqids

Reign

Ghāzī I, Nājm al-Dīn (Artuqid)

Person

al-Musta‘ṣim, 1242 - 1258 (ruler/authority) , al-Nāṣir Yūsuf II (governor) , Ghāzī I, Nājm al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1240 - 1261 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Mārdīn (stated mint)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

655 AH (=AD 1257)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.8

Axis

Diameter (mm)

20.1

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

16/7/1957

Source

A. H. Baldwin

Translation (obverse)

Yūsuf, the King al-Nāṣir, the King al-Sa'īd Ghāzī

Secondary inscription (obverse)

ضرب / بماربين / سنة / خمس / و خمسين / ستمائة

Translation (obverse)

struck in Mārdīn in the year (6)56

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

the Imam al-Musta‘ṣim billah, Commander of the Believers

Secondary inscription (reverse)

محمد / رسول / الله

Translation (reverse)

. . . Muḥammad is the messenger of God

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 7 : 1067

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson