Islamic coin – HCR14906

Obverse

Inscription:

غياث الدنيا و الدين ابو الفتح / محمد / بن سام

Design:

Three concentric Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise and separated by plain circles, with innermost inscription ending centre

Reverse

Inscription:

الدنيا و الدين ابو المظفر / محمد / بن سام

Design:

Three concentric Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise and separated by plain circles, with innermost inscription ending centre

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Ghūrids

Reign

Muḥammad b. Sām, Ghiyāth al-Dīn

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh (magistrate) , al-Nāṣir Ḥasan, 2nd reign, 1355 - 1361 (ruler/authority) , Muḥammad b. Sām, Mu’izz al-Dīn, 1171 - 1206 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Ghazna (Ghaznayn) (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

596 AH (=AD 1199-1200)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.846

Axis

Diameter (mm)

24.9

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)

Ghiyåth al-Dūnyā al-Dīn, Abū Fath

Secondary inscription (obverse)

لا اله الا الله الناصر لدين الله السلطان الاعظم

Translation (obverse)

there is no god but God, al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, the Great Sultan

Secondary inscription (obverse)

fragment of Sura 9:33

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

al-Dunyā wa al-Dīn Ghiyāth, Abū al-Muzaffar, Muḥammad b. Sām

Secondary inscription (reverse)

محمد (رسول الله السلطان) المعظم معز

Translation (reverse)

Muḥammad (is the messenger of God), the Splendid (Sultan) Mu’izz

Secondary inscription (reverse)

خمس و تسعين و خمسمائة

Translation (reverse)

. . . 596

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 8 : 611

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson