Islamic coin – HCR13628

Obverse

Inscription:

محمد / الملك العزيز / ابن غازي بن / يوسف

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded six pointed star, enclosed by Arabic inscription in segments anti-clockwise from 1h, all enclosed by beaded circle enclosed by two linear circles

Reverse

Inscription:

احمد / الامام الناصر / الملك العادل / ابو بكر

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded six pointed star, enclosed by Arabic inscription in segments anti-clockwise from 1h, all enclosed by beaded circle enclosed by two linear circles

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Ayyūbid

Reign

al-‘Azīz Muḥammad

Person

al-‘Azīz Muḥammad (governor)

Mint

Ḥalab (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

615 AH (=AD 1218-1219)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.91

Axis

Diameter (mm)

21.1

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)

Muḥammad, the King al-‘Azīz b. Ghāzī b. Yūsuf

Secondary inscription (obverse)

ضرب / بحلب / سنة / خمس / عشر / و ستمائة

Translation (obverse)

struck in Ḥalab (in) the year 615

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

Aḥmad, the Imam al-Nāṣir, the King al-‘Ādil Abū Bakr

Secondary inscription (reverse)

لا اله / الا ا / لله / محمد / رسول / الله

Translation (reverse)

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

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 6 : 1124

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson