Islamic coin – HCR14908

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) , Muḥammad b. Sām, Ghiyāth al-Dīn, 1163 - 1203 (ruler/authority) , Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Ghazna (Ghaznayn) (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

(5)97 AH (=AD 1200-1201)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

5.52

Axis

Diameter (mm)

29.2

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

20/6/1964

Source

All Souls College (bought at Baldwin's)

Translation (obverse)

Ghiyåth al-Dūnyā al-Dīn, Abū Fath, Muḥammad b. Sām

Secondary inscription (obverse)

لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله السلطان الاعظم

Translation (obverse)

there is no god but God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, 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)

الناصر لدين الله السلطان المعظم معز

Translation (reverse)

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, the Spendid Sultan Mu’izz

Secondary inscription (reverse)

سبع و تسعين

Translation (reverse)

(this dinar struck in Balad Ghazna in the year 5)97

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 8 : 613

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson