Islamic coin – HCR14760

Obverse

Inscription:

القائم/ لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / بامرالله

Design:

Arabic inscription in field with mint mark to left

Reverse

Inscription:

محمد / رسول الله / ظهير الدولة / و نصير الملة / ابرهيم

Design:

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

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Ghaznavids

Reign

Ibrahīm b. Mas‘ūd (Ghaznavid)

Person

al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh, 1031 - 1075 (ruler/authority) , Ibrahīm b. Mas‘ūd (Ghaznavid), 1059 - 1099 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

circa 451-492 AH (=AD 1059-1099)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.01

Axis

Diameter (mm)

14.7

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)

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

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

for God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, Zahīr al-Milla wa Naṣīr al-Dawla, Ibrahīm

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 8 : 575

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson