Islamic coin – HCR13355

Obverse

Inscription:

(الملك المنصور قطب الدنيا) و الدين محمد بن زنكي بن مودود ولي عهد سنجارشاه نوح

Design:

double-headed eagle with tamgha on breast and enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin, all enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

Inscription:

الامام الناصر / لدين الله امير / المؤمنين الملك / العادل سيف / الدين ابو بكر / بن ايوب

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in three segments, all enclosed by plain circle

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Zangids of Sinjār

Reign

Quṭb al-Dīn Muḥammad

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh (magistrate) , al-‘Ādil Abū Bakr I, 1200 - 1218 (ruler/authority) , Quṭb al-Dīn Muḥammad, 1198 - 1219 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Sinjār (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

copper

Technique

struck

Dating

607 AH (=AD 1210-1211)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

13.33

Axis

Diameter (mm)

30.2

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

25/6/1965

Source

British Museum duplicates

Acquisition credit

Presented by

Translation (obverse)

the King al-Mansūr, Quṭb al-Dunyā wa al-Dīn Muḥammad b. Zangī b. Mawdūd, walī ‘ahd wa Sinjārshāh nūh

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

The Imam al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Commander of the Believers, the King al-‘Ādil Sayf al-Dīn Abū Bakr b. Ayyūb

Secondary inscription (reverse)

ضرب بسنجار / سنة سبع / و ستمائة

Translation (reverse)

struck in Sinjār (in the) year 607

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 7 : 1174

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson