Islamic coin – HCR15279

Obverse

Inscription:

TEGRïّّIN / KÜCUNDUR / GASANU / DELEDKEGULUK / SEN غازان محمود

Design:

Arabic and Uighur inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

Inscription:

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

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double pentafoil, illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by plain and pointillate circles

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Īlkhānids

Reign

Ghāzān Maḥmūd

Person

Ghāzān Maḥmūd, 1294 - 1304 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

circa 694-703 AH (=AD 1294-1303)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.152

Axis

Diameter (mm)

21.3

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)

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

Script (obverse)

Arabic and Uighur

Translation (reverse)

there is no god but God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, peace be upon him, struck . . .

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 9 : 1719

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson