Islamic coin – HCR14539

Obverse

Inscription:

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / سبكتكين/ ف د

Design:

Arabic inscription in field with 'horse-shoe' symbol between two pellets above and mint mark below, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

Inscription:

لله / محمد رسول / الله نوح بن / منصور / الطائع لله / ف د و

Design:

Arabic inscription in field with first word between two pellets and mint mark below, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Samanids

Reign

Nūḥ b Manṣūr (Samanid)

Person

Al-Ṭā’I’ lilah, 991 (ruler/authority) , Nūḥ b Manṣūr (Samanid), 976 - 997 (ruler/authority) , Sebuktegīn (Ghaznavid), 977 - 997 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

circa 384-385 AH (=AD 994-995)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.196

Axis

Diameter (mm)

18.2

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)

There is no god but God alone, He has no associate, Sebuktegīn

Secondary inscription (obverse)

fragment of mint/date formula

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

for God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, Nūḥ b. Manṣūr, al-Ṭā’I’ lilah

Secondary inscription (reverse)

fragment of Sura 30:3-4?

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 8 : 275

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson