Islamic coin – HCR15567

Obverse

Inscription:

ضرب / في دولة المولى السلطان / الاعظم مالك رقاب / الامم غياث الدنيا و الدين / اولجايتو سلطان محمد / خلد الله ملكه

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by heptalobe, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments divided by annulets, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

Inscription:

الله / لا اله الا / محمد / رسول الله / علي ولي الله

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexalobe, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Īlkhānids

Reign

Ūljāytū

Person

Ūljāytū, 1303 - 1307 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Jarūn (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

6 dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

7(1)5? AH (=AD 1315-1316)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

11.496

Axis

Diameter (mm)

32.8

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)

struck in the prosperity of our Lord the Supreme Sultan, King of the Necks of the Peoples, Helper of the World and the Faith, Uljaytu Sultan, Helper of the World and the Faith, Muḥammad, may God perpetuate his sovereignty

Secondary inscription (obverse)

ضرب / دار الاومام / جرون / . . . / (خمس؟؟) . . . / سبعما(ئة)

Translation (obverse)

struck (in) the house of the Imam (in) Jarūn (in the year) 7(1)5?

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

there is no god but God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, ‘Alī is the chosen of God

Secondary inscription (reverse)

اللهم صلى على محمد و علي و الحسن و الحسين و علي و محمد و جعفر و موسى و علي و محمد و علي و الحسن و محمد

Translation (reverse)

O God! bless Muḥammad, ‘Alī, Ḥasan, Ḥusayn ‘Alī, Muḥammad, Ja‘far, Mūsā, ‘Alī, Muḥammad, ‘Alī, al-Ḥasan, Muḥammad

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 9 : 674

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson