Islamic coin – HCR14493

Obverse

Inscription:

رضا / لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / القادر بالله امير / الامرا سما الدولة / توفيق

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

لله / محمد رسول الله / شاهانشاه / مجد الدولة /محمد بن دشمنزار

Design:

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

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Kākwayhids

Reign

’Alā’ al-Dawla, Abū Ja’far Muḥammad (Kākwayhid)

Person

Majd al-Dawla, Abū Ṭālib (Būyid) (governor) , Samā al-Dawla, Abū al-Ḥasan Tawfīq (Būyid), 1021 - 1024 (ruler/authority) , ’Alā’ al-Dawla, Abū Ja’far Muḥammad (Kākwayhid), 1008 - 1042 (ruler/authority) , al-Qādir billah, 991 - 1031 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Sābūr Khwāst (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

414 AH (=AD 1023-1024)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.84

Axis

Diameter (mm)

26.6

Acquisition method

loan

Acquisition collection reference

J. G. Covernton Collection - 60

Source

St. John's College

Translation (obverse)

Ridā, there is no god but God alone, He has no associate, al-Qādir billah, prince of princes, Samā’ al-Dawla Tawfīq

Secondary inscription (obverse)

بسم الله ضرب (هذا الدرهم بسابور خ)واست سنة اربع عشر و اربع مائة

Translation (obverse)

in the name of God, this dirham struck in Sābūr Khwāst in the year 414

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

for God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, Shāhānshāh Majd al-Dawla, Muḥammad b. Dushmanzār

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 : 758

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson, TJonson, TJonson, cgallacher