Islamic coin – HCR14949

Obverse

Inscription:

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

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

Inscription:

السلطان الاعظم / علا الدنيا و الدين / ابو الفتح محمد / بن السلطان

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Anūshtegīnids (Khwārizmshāhs)

Reign

Muḥammad b. Tekish

Person

Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Ghazna (Ghaznayn) (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

circa 615 AH (=AD 1218-1219)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

5.01

Axis

Diameter (mm)

27.1

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

22/6/1957

Source

B. A. Seaby

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 1957.

Translation (obverse)

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

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

the Great Sultan, Alā l-dunya wa l-dīn, Muḥammad b. al- Sulṭān

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 8 : 629

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson, cgallacher