Islamic coin – HCR13517

Obverse

Inscription:

الملك الكامل / ابو المعال محمد / بن ابي بكر بن / ايوب

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two separated linear circles, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 1h

Reverse

Inscription:

الاامام احمد / ابو العباس / النصر لدين الله / امير المؤمنين

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two separated linear circles, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 1h

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Ayyūbid

Reign

al-Kāmil Muḥammad

Person

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

Mint

al-Qāhira (Islamic)

Denomination

Dinar

Material

gold

Technique

struck

Dating

622 AH (=AD 1225)

Note

mint and date not visible, but determined from specimen struck from same dies in Seaby's Coin and Medal Bulletin, October 1963, G2278

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.61

Axis

Diameter (mm)

21.6

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

13/12/1912

Source

A. C. Kay

Acquisition credit

Presented by

holed

Secondary inscription (obverse)

لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله

Translation (obverse)

there is no god but God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, He sent him with guidance and the true religion, that he may overcome all religion(s)

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

the Imam Aḥmad Abū al-‘Abbās al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, commander of the believers

Secondary inscription (reverse)

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ضرب هذا الدينر بالقاهرة سنة . . . عشرين و ستماة

Translation (reverse)

in the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate, this dinar struck in al-Qāhira (in) the year 62[2]

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 6 : 1063

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson