Islamic coin – HCR14912

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 double 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 double plain circle

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Ghūrid Successor

Reign

Yildiz

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh (magistrate) , Muḥammad b. Sām, Mu’izz al-Dīn, 1171 - 1206 (ruler/authority) , Yildiz, 1206 - 1215 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Ghazna (Ghaznayn) (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

608 AH (=AD 1211-1212)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

5.17

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

loan

Acquisition collection reference

J. G. Covernton Collection: 173

Source

St. John's College

Acquisition credit

Lent by St John's College, XXX.

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)

ضرب هذا / الدرهم . / . . ./ ثمان و ست مائة

Translation (obverse)

this (dirham) struck . . . 608

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

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

Secondary inscription (reverse)

عبده و مولاه / تاج الدنيا و الد / ين يلدز / السلطاني

Translation (reverse)

His slave and His master, the Crown of the world and the religion, Yildiz the Sultan

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 8 : 617

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson, cgallacher