Islamic coin – HCR14625

Obverse

Inscription:

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

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by mostly illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

Inscription:

لله / محمد رسول الله / يمين الدولة / و امين الملة / ولي امير المؤمنين؟

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, 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

Nīshāpūr (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

circa 389-421 AH (=AD 998-1030)

Note

CSG: SHanstein sees "Nishapur"

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.174

Axis

Diameter (mm)

21.1

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)

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

Secondary inscription (obverse)

بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم

Translation (obverse)

in the name of God, this dirham struck . . .

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

for God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, Yamīn al-Dawla wa āmīn milla, Wali of the Commander of the Believers?

Secondary inscription (reverse)

fragment of Sura 30:3-4?

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 8 : 480

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson, cgallacher