Islamic coin – HCR15123

Obverse

Inscription:

سبع و سبعين و خمس / مائة

Design:

two facing diademed and draped busts, Arabic inscription in arc above, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

Inscription:

الناصر للدين / امير المؤمنين / هذا الدرهم / ملعون من / يعيره

Design:

Arabic inscription in field with second Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Artuqids

Reign

Īl-Ghāzī II, Quṭb al-Dīn (Artuqid)

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh (magistrate) , Īl-Ghāzī II, Quṭb al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1176 - 1184 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

copper

Technique

struck

Dating

577 AH (=AD 1181-1182)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

14.18

Axis

Diameter (mm)

32.1

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

25/6/1965

Source

British Museum Duplicate

Translation (obverse)

577

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn, Commander of the Believers, cursed is he who abuses this dirham

Secondary inscription (reverse)

قطب الدين بن / نجم الدين بن / حسام الدين

Translation (reverse)

Quṭb al-Dīn b. Najm al-Dīn b. Ḥusām al-Dīn

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 7 : 999

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson