Islamic coin – HCR15880

Obverse

Inscription:

سيور / غتمش يرلغي امير / تيمور گوركان / اگمنو

Design:

Arabic inscription within a quatrefoil

Reverse

Inscription:

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول / الله

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain square, 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

circa 771-807 AH (=AD 1370-1405)

Note

badly doublestruck, date off flan, obverse legend somewhat differently arranged from others of this type

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.51

Axis

Diameter (mm)

17.7

Acquisition method

loan

Acquisition collection reference

343

Source

Bodleian Library

holed
double struck

Translation (obverse)

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

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

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

Secondary inscription (reverse)

ضرب / سمر / قند / سنة

Translation (reverse)

struck (in) Samarqand (in the) year

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 9 : 838

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson