Islamic coin – HCR15890

Obverse

Inscription:

سلطان / محمود يرلغي / امير تيمور / گور اگمنو

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by quatrefoil

Reverse

Inscription:

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول / الله ٧٩٠

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Timūrids

Reign

Tīmūr

Dynasty

Chagatai Khanate

Reign

Maḥmūd Khān

Person

Tīmūr, 1370 - 1405 (ruler/authority) , Maḥmūd Khān, 1384 - 1402 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Samarqand (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

795 AH (=AD 1392-1393)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.524

Axis

Diameter (mm)

17.5

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

15/12/1908

Source

ex Johnson Sale 442; J. G. Milne

Acquisition credit

Presented by J. G. Milne, 1920-1951. XXX.

Translation (obverse)

Sultan Maḥmūd, by the order of Amir Tīmūr Gur(kan), ??

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

there is no god but God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, 790

Secondary inscription (reverse)

ضرب / سمر / قند / سنة

Translation (reverse)

struck (in) Samarqand (in the) year

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 9 : 845

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson