Islamic coin – HCR15121

Obverse

Inscription:

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

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double plain circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

Inscription:

منصوري / السلطان العادل / الاعظم محمد / بن سلطان تكش

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double plain circles, enclosed by 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

Samarqand (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

614 AH (=AD 1217-1218)

Note

silver washed; loop removed

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

6.65

Axis

Diameter (mm)

39.5

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)

li-Dīn Allāh, there is no god but God alone, He has no associate, al-Nāṣir

Secondary inscription (obverse)

بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بسمرقند سنة اربع عشرين و ستمائة

Translation (obverse)

in the name of God, this dirham struck in Samarqand (in the) year 614

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

Manṣūrī, the Just and Great Sultan Muḥammad b. Sultan Tekish

Secondary inscription (reverse)

بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بسمرقند سنة اربع عشرين و ستمائة

Translation (reverse)

in the name of God, this dirham struck in Samarqand (in the) year 614

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 8 : 628

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson