Islamic coin – HCR14513

Obverse

Inscription:

ملك / عدل / لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / المشرق

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

Inscription:

ابو شجاع / محمد رسول الله / القائم بامر الله ارسلا / ن قراخاقا / ن

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Qarākhānids

Reign

Sulaymān b. Yūsuf, Arslān Khān

Person

al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh, 1031 - 1075 (ruler/authority) , Sulaymān b. Yūsuf, Arslān Khān, 1031 - 1056 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Kāshghar (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

428 AH (=AD 1036-1037)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.202

Axis

Diameter (mm)

23.7

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition collection reference

M. Thorburn

Acquisition date

1966

Source

M. Thorburn

Source of funds

Committee for Advanced Studies Fund

Acquisition credit

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

Translation (obverse)

just king, there is no god but God alone, He has no associate, of the east

Secondary inscription (obverse)

بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بكاشغر سنة ثمان عشرين واربعمائة

Translation (obverse)

in the name of God, this dirham struck in Kāshghar (in the) year 428

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

Abū Shujā’, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh, Arslan Qarākhān

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

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 8 : 335

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson