Islamic coin – HCR15876

Obverse

Inscription:

سيور / غتمش يرلغي امير / تيمور گوركان / اگمنو

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by quatrefoil

Reverse

Inscription:

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول / الله ٧٨٥

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Timūrids

Reign

Tīmūr

Person

Tīmūr, 1370 - 1405 (ruler/authority) , Suyūrghatmish, 1370 - 1384 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Samarqand (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

double dinar

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

785 AH (=AD 1383-1384)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.53

Axis

Diameter (mm)

15.7

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

13/12/1912

Source

A. C. Kay

Acquisition credit

Presented by

Translation (obverse)

Suyūrghatmish, by the order of Amir Tīmūr Gurkan, ??

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

there is no god but God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, 785

Secondary inscription (reverse)

ضرب / سمر / قند / سنة

Translation (reverse)

struck (in) Samarqand (in the) year

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 9 : 834

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson