Islamic coin – HCR14734

Obverse

Inscription:

عدل / لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / القائم بامر الله

Design:

Arabic inscription in field with two annulets to left and right above, enclosed by double plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

Inscription:

سيف الله / محمد رسول الله / عز الدولة / وزين الملة / عبد الرشيد

Design:

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

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Ghaznavids

Reign

‘Abd al-Rashīd b. Maḥmūd (Ghaznavid)

Person

al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh, 1031 - 1075 (ruler/authority) , ‘Abd al-Rashīd b. Maḥmūd, 1049 - 1052 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Ghazna (Ghaznayn) (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

(4)41 AH (=AD 1049-1050)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.435

Axis

Diameter (mm)

18.6

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.

Translation (obverse)

Just, there is no god but God alone, He has no associate, al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh

Secondary inscription (obverse)

بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بغزنة سنة احد و اربع

Translation (obverse)

in the name of God, this dirham struck in Ghazna (in the) year x41

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

Sayf Allāh, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, ‘Izz al-Dawla and Zayn al-Milla, ‘Abd al-Rashīd

Secondary inscription (reverse)

بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بغزنة سنة احد و اربع

Translation (reverse)

in the name of God, this dirham struck in Ghazna (in the) year x41

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 8 : 556

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson