Islamic coin – HCR13346

Obverse

Inscription:

ضرب بسنجار سنة ثمان و تسعين و خمسمائة

Design:

classical bust to left wearing armour and holding sceptre over right shoulder, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from lower right, all enclose by two plain circles

Reverse

Inscription:

الامام الناصر / لدين الله / الملك المنصور / قطب الدنيا و الدين / محمد / بن زنكي / (بن مودود

Design:

Arabic inscription in field and around in segments with tamgha below, illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in three segments around, all enclosed by pointillate and plain circles

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Zangids of Sinjār

Reign

Quṭb al-Dīn Muḥammad

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh (magistrate) , Quṭb al-Dīn Muḥammad, 1198 - 1219 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Sinjār (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

copper

Technique

struck

Dating

598 AH (=AD 1201-1202)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

11.16

Axis

Diameter (mm)

25.8

Acquisition method

loan

Source

Christ Church

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Christ Church, XXX.

Translation (obverse)

struck in Sinjār in the year 598

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

The Imam al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, the King al-Mansūr, Quṭb al-Dunyā wa al-Dīn

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 7 : 1170

Note:

Listed in SICA 7:1170 as a duplicate.

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson