Islamic coin – HCR14595

Obverse

Inscription:

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / يميني

Design:

Arabic inscription in field with horseshoe symbols and ornament above, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

Inscription:

محمد رسول الله / القادر بالله / يمين الدولة / محمود

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, first word of field inscription between two three-pointed stars, last word of field inscription between two annulets, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Ghaznavids

Reign

Maḥmūd b. Sebuktegīn (Ghaznavid)

Person

al-Qādir billah, 991 - 1031 (ruler/authority) , Maḥmūd b. Sebuktegīn (Ghaznavid), 998/9-1030 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Ghazna (Ghaznayn) (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

395 AH (=AD 1004-1005)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.918

Axis

Diameter (mm)

19.5

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, Yamīnī

Secondary inscription (obverse)

بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بغزنة خمس و تسعين و ثلثمائة

Translation (obverse)

in the name of God, this dirham struck in Ghazna (in the year) 395

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

for God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, al-Qādir billah, Yamīn al-Dawla, Maḥmūd

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 : 365

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson