Islamic coin – HCR14374

Obverse

Inscription:

سند / لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / القادر بالله / شاهانشاه / الدين

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise, all enclosed by pointillate circle and five large equidistant annulets

Reverse

Inscription:

لله / محمد رسول الله / قوام الدولة / و شرف الملك / و زين الامة / ابو الفوارس

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise, all enclosed by pointillate circle and four sets of equidistant double annulets

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Būyids

Reign

Qawām al-Dawla, Abū al-Fawāris (Būyid)

Person

Qawām al-Dawla, Abū al-Fawāris (Būyid), 1012 - 1028 (ruler/authority) , al-Qādir billah, 991 - 1031 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Shīrāz (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

416 AH (=AD 1025-1026)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.49

Axis

Diameter (mm)

29.4

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

25/6/1957

Source

Miss M. Williams

Translation (obverse)

Sind, there is no god but God alone, He has no associate, al-Qādir billah, Shāhānshāh al-Dīn

Secondary inscription (obverse)

بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بشيراز سنة ست عشرة و اربعمائة

Translation (obverse)

in the name of God, this dirham struck in Shīrāz (in the) year 416

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

For God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, Qawām al-Dawla wa Sharaf al-Milla wa Zayn al-Umma Abū al-Fawāris

Secondary inscription (reverse)

محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله و لو كره المشركون

Translation (reverse)

Muḥammad is the messenger of God, who has sent him with guidance and the religion of truth that he may prevail over all religion, even if the polytheists hate it

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 7 : 738

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson, TJonson