Islamic coin – HCR14770

Obverse

Inscription:

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

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

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

Design:

Arabic inscription in field with pellet to left and right above, 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

Ghazna (Ghaznayn) (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

debased silver

Technique

struck

Dating

456 AH (=AD 1064)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.446

Axis

Diameter (mm)

17.4

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,

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

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

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 8 : 572

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson