Islamic coin – HCR15868

Obverse

Inscription:

بالله / المعتضد و السلطان / ضرب / المطاع شاه شجاع / يزد / خلد الله ملكه

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by octofoil looped at the nodes, all enclosed by plain and beaded circle s

Reverse

Inscription:

لا اله الا / الله محمد / رسول الله

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segements, all enclosed by mulitlobe and plain and beaded circles

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Muẓaffarids

Reign

Shāh Shujā‘

Person

Shāh Shujā‘, 1358 - 1384 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Yazd (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

double dinar

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

circa 759-786 AH (=AD 1357-1384)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.238

Axis

Diameter (mm)

23.5

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)

He who seeks worship of God, the Sultan obeyed, Shāh Shujā’, may God perpetuate his sovereignty, struck (in) Yazd

Secondary inscription (obverse)

illegible

Translation (obverse)

illegible

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

there is no god but God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God

Secondary inscription (reverse)

ابو بكر / عمر / عثمان / علي

Translation (reverse)

Abū Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthmān, ‘Alī

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 9 : 1667

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson