Islamic coin – HCR14552

Obverse

Inscription:

عدل / ع / لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / القادر بالله

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double circle with four pellets, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

Inscription:

لله / محمد رسول الله / يمين الدولة نظام / الدين ابو القسم / محمود

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double circle, all enclosed by illegible Arabic inscription (Quran 30:3-4) around in margin

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Ghaznavids

Reign

Maḥmūd b. Sebuktegīn (Ghaznavid)

Dynasty

Ghaznavids

Reign

Mas‘ūd b. Maḥmūd (Ghaznavid)

Person

Maḥmūd b. Sebuktegīn (Ghaznavid), 998/9-1030 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

415 AH (=AD 1025)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.14

Axis

Diameter (mm)

20.4

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

1859

Source

J. B. Elliott

Acquisition credit

Presented by J. B. Elliott, 1859.

Translation (obverse)

Just, there is no god but God alone, He has no associate, al-Qādir billah

Secondary inscription (obverse)

mint/date formula

Translation (obverse)

in the name of God, this dirham struck ? (in the) year 415

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

To God, Muhammad is the messenger of God, Yamin al-Dawla Nizām al-Dīn Abū al-Qasim, Maḥmūd

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 8 : 478

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson