Islamic coin – HCR14540

Obverse

Inscription:

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / الطائح لله / ب د

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

لله / محمد رسول / الله منصور / بن نوح / اسمعيل / ب د د

Design:

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

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Samanids

Reign

Manṣūr II b. Nūḥ (Samanid)

Person

Al-Ṭā’I’ lilah, 991 (ruler/authority) , Ismā‘īl b. Sebuktegīn (Ghaznavid), 997 - 998 (ruler/authority) , Manṣūr II b. Nūḥ (Samanid), 976 - 997 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Farwān (Islamic)

Denomination

Fals

Material

copper

Technique

struck

Dating

circa 387-389 AH (=AD 997-999)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.79

Axis

Diameter (mm)

16.8

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, al-Ṭā’I’ lilah

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

Muḥammad is the messenger of God, Manṣūr b. Nūḥ, Ismā‘īl

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 8 : 304

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson