Islamic coin – HCR13230

Obverse

Inscription:

لا ـ اله الا الله محمد رسول الله

Design:

Head to left, wearing helmet with crest, Arabic inscription beginning behind head

Reverse

Inscription:

امير المؤمنين / الناصر لدين / الله عز الدين / مسعود

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, all enclosed by beaded circle

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Zangids

Reign

Mas‘ūd I, ’Izz al-Dīn (Zangid)

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh (magistrate) , Mas‘ūd I, ’Izz al-Dīn (Zangid), 1181 - 1193 (ruler/authority)

Mint

al-Jazīra (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

copper

Technique

struck

Dating

575 AH (=AD 1179-1180)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

14.77

Axis

Diameter (mm)

29.3

Acquisition method

loan

Source

Christ Church

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Christ Church, XXX.

holed

Translation (obverse)

there is no god but God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

Commander of the Believers, al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, ’Izz al-Dīn Mas‘ūd

Secondary inscription (reverse)

بسم الله ضرب بالجزيرة (سنة سبع و) سبعين و خمسمائة

Translation (reverse)

in the name of God, struck in al-Jazira (in the) year 577

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 7 : 1098

Note:

Listed in SICA 7:1098 as a duplicate.

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson