Islamic coin – HCR14911

Obverse

Inscription:

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / الناصر لدين الله / امير المؤمنين

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double plain square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

Inscription:

السلطان الاعظم / معز الدنيا و / الدين ابو المظفر / محمد بن سام

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double plain square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by plain circle

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Ghūrids

Reign

Muḥammad b. Sām, Mu’izz al-Dīn

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh (magistrate) , Muḥammad b. Sām, Mu’izz al-Dīn, 1171 - 1206 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Ghazna (Ghaznayn) (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

600 AH (=AD 1203-1204)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.5

Axis

Diameter (mm)

31.2

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.

holed

Translation (obverse)

there is no god but God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Commander of the Believers

Secondary inscription (obverse)

هو الذي ارسل / رسوله الخ

Translation (obverse)

He is the one who sent His messenger . . .

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

the Great Sultan, Mu’izz al-Dunya wa al-Dīn, Abū al-Muzaffar, Muḥammad b. Sām

Secondary inscription (reverse)

ضرب هذا / الدرهم في / شهور سنة / (س)ت مائة

Translation (reverse)

this dirham struck in the months of the year 600

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 8 : 615

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson