Islamic coin – HCR13530

Obverse

Inscription:

الملك الكامل / ناصر الدنيا و ا / لدين محمد بن ابي بكر,

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded square, enclosed by Arabic inscription in segments anti-clockwise in margin from 1h, all enclosed by linear and beaded circles

Reverse

Inscription:

الامام النصر / ولي عهده عدة / الدنيا و الدين محمد

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded square, enclosed by Arabic inscription in segments anti-clockwise in margin from 1h, all enclosed by linear and beaded circles

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Ayyūbid

Reign

al-Kāmil Muḥammad

Person

al-Nāṣir, 1180 - 1225 (ruler/authority) , al-Kāmil Muḥammad, 1218 - 1238 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.495

Axis

Diameter (mm)

13.3

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition collection reference

M. Thorburn

Acquisition date

1966

Source

M. Thorburn Collection

Source of funds

Committee for Advanced Studies Fund

Acquisition credit

Purchased with the assistance of the Committee for Advanced Studies Fund, 1966.

Translation (obverse)

the King al-Kāmil

Secondary inscription (obverse)

ضرب بدمشق / . . . / . . . / و ستمائة

Translation (obverse)

struck in Dimashq (in) the year 6xx

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

the Imam al-Nāṣir

Secondary inscription (reverse)

لا اله / الا الله / محمد رسو/ ل الله

Translation (reverse)

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

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 6 : 1049

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

cgallacher, TJonson