Islamic coin – HCR14548

Obverse

Inscription:

عدل / لا اله الا / الله يمين / الدولة / ابو القسم / محمود و امين الملة

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by partially illegible Arabic inscription (mint/date) anti-clockwise around, all enclosed by plain circle and thin plain circle

Reverse

Inscription:

لله / محمد / رسول الله / القادر بالله / مسعود

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by partially illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockswise around, all enclosed by plain circle and thin plain circle

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Ghaznavids

Reign

Maḥmūd b. Sebuktegīn (Ghaznavid)

Person

Maḥmūd b. Sebuktegīn (Ghaznavid), 998/9-1030 (ruler/authority) , Mas‘ūd b. Maḥmūd (Ghaznavid), 1030 - 1042 (ruler/authority)

Mint

al-Rayy (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

(42)1? AH (=AD 1030)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.36

Axis

Diameter (mm)

21.6

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.

holed

Translation (obverse)

Just, there is no god but God, Yamini al-Dawla Abu al-Qasim, Maḥmūd wa Amin al-Milla

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

To God, Muhammad is the messenger of God, al-Qadir billah, Mas‘ūd

Secondary inscription (reverse)

لله الامر من قبل و من بعد و يومئذ يفرح المؤمنون

Translation (reverse)

With God is the decision, in the past and in the future: on that day shall the Believers rejoice

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 8 : 405

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson