Islamic coin – HCR14839

Obverse

Inscription:

لله / لا اله الا الله / المسترشد بالله / عضد الدولة / سنجر

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles, enclosed by illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

Inscription:

سلطان / السلطان الاعظم / يمين الدولة / بهرامشاه

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle, enclosed by illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise aroudn in margin

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Ghaznavids

Reign

Bahrāmshāh b. Mas‘ūd

Person

Sanjar (Great Seljūq), 1118 - 1157 (ruler/authority) , al-Mustarshid billah, 1118 - 1135 (ruler/authority) , Bahrāmshāh b. Mas‘ūd, 1117 - 1157 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Ghazna (Ghaznayn) (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

5(26)? AH (=AD 1132)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.16

Axis

Diameter (mm)

18.8

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)

For God, there is no god but God, al-Mustarshid billah, ‘Adud al-Dawla, Sanjar

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

Sulṭān al-Sulṭān al-‘Azam Yamīn al-Dawla Bahrāmshāh

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 8 : 590

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson