Islamic coin – HCR14708

Obverse

Inscription:

فح / لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / مسعود

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

لله / محمد رسول الله / القائم بامر الله / ناصردين الله / . . .

Design:

Arabic inscription in field with first word enclosed by crescent, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Ghaznavids

Reign

Mas‘ūd b. Maḥmūd (Ghaznavid)

Person

al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh, 1031 - 1075 (ruler/authority) , Mas‘ūd b. Maḥmūd (Ghaznavid), 1030 - 1042 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Nīshāpūr (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

circa 421-432 AH (=AD 1030-1042)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.196

Axis

Diameter (mm)

26.6

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)

?, There is no god but God alone, He has no associate, Mas‘ūd

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, al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh, Nāṣir Dīn Allāh . . .

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 8 : 523

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson