Islamic coin – HCR15252

Obverse

Inscription:

TEGRïّّIN / KÜCUNDUR / / GASANU / DELEDKEGULUK / SEN غازان محمود

Design:

Arabic and Uighur inscription in field (reform type), enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

Inscription:

الله / لا اله الا / محمد / رسول الله / صلى / عليه / ضرب ارزنجان

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by ornamented border, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Īlkhānids

Reign

Ghāzān Maḥmūd

Person

Ghāzān Maḥmūd, 1294 - 1304 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Arzinjān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

Dirham (fractional)

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

699 AH (=AD 1299-1300)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

0.987

Axis

Diameter (mm)

15.7

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition collection reference

M. Thorburn

Acquisition date

1966

Source

M. Thorburn Collection

Source of funds

Committee for Advanced Studies Fund

Acquisition credit

Purchased with the assistance of the Committee for Advanced Studies Fund, 1966.

holed

Translation (obverse)

by God’s power, Ghāzān Maḥmūd, Ghāzā’s coinage

Script (obverse)

Uighur and Arabic

Translation (reverse)

there is no god but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God, struck (in) Arzinjān

Secondary inscription (reverse)

في / سنة / تسع /

Translation (reverse)

in the year xx9

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 9 : 111

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson