Islamic coin – HCR13556

Obverse

Inscription:

الملك الكامل / 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 المستنصر / بامر الله امير المؤمنين

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-Mustanṣir, 1226 - 1242 (ruler/authority) , al-Kāmil Muḥammad, 1218 - 1238 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Ḥarrān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

Fals

Material

copper

Technique

struck

Dating

circa 623-629 AH (=AD 1226-1232)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.32

Axis

Diameter (mm)

20.9

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

1957

Source

A. H. Baldwin

Translation (obverse)

the King al-Kāmil, Muḥammad b. Abī Bakr

Secondary inscription (obverse)

صرب بحران / سنة اربع

Translation (obverse)

struck in Harran (in the) year (6)2X

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

the Imam al-Mustanṣir bi-amr Allāh, commander of the believers

Secondary inscription (reverse)

لا اله / الا الله / وحده محمد / رسول الله

Translation (reverse)

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

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 6 : 1041

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson