Islamic coin – HCR14951

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, all enclosed by thin plain circle

Reverse

Inscription:

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

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

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh (magistrate) , Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Ghazna (Ghaznayn) (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

circa 596-617 AH (=AD 1199-1220)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.24

Axis

Diameter (mm)

24.5

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)

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, Burhān

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 8 : 632

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson