Islamic coin – HCR14544

Obverse

Inscription:

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

Design:

Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

Inscription:

لله / محمد رسول / الله منصور / بن نوح / سيف الدولة / محمود

Design:

Arabic inscription in field

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Samanids

Reign

Manṣūr II b. Nūḥ (Samanid)

Person

Al-Ṭā’I’ lilah, 991 (ruler/authority) , Maḥmūd b. Sebuktegīn (Ghaznavid), 998/9-1030 (ruler/authority) , Manṣūr II b. Nūḥ (Samanid), 976 - 997 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Farwān (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

389? AH (=AD 999)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.892

Axis

Diameter (mm)

17.2

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, al-Ṭā’I’ lilah

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

Muḥammad is the messenger of God, Manṣūr b. Nūḥ, Sayf al-Dawla, Mahmūd

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 8 : 306

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson, cgallacher