Islamic coin – HCR14904

Obverse

Inscription:

N/A

Design:

horseman to left carrying lance in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

Inscription:

طالقان / السلطان ا / لمعظم غياث الدنيا / و الدين / ابو الفتح / محمد بن سام

Design:

Arabic inscription in field

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Ghūrids

Reign

Muḥammad b. Sām, Ghiyāth al-Dīn

Person

Muḥammad b. Sām, Ghiyāth al-Dīn, 1163 - 1203 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Tāliqān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

jītal

Material

billon

Technique

struck

Dating

circa 558-599 AH (=AD 1163-1203)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.254

Axis

Diameter (mm)

17.3

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 (reverse)

Tāliqān, the Splendid Sultan Ghiyāth al-Dunya wa al-Dīn, Abū al-Fath, Muḥammad b. Sām

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 8 : 609

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson