Islamic coin – HCR16344

Obverse

Inscription:

ضرب / SULTAN ATIL / خلد الله ملكه

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double plain six-pointed star, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

Inscription:

لا اله الا / الله محمد / رسول الله

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double plain square, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments, all enclosed by plain and pointillate circles

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Eretnids

Reign

Eretnā

Person

Eretnā, 1335 - 1352 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Arzarūm (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

Akçe

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

749 AH (=AD 1348-1349)

Note

mint missing, but likely due to style. Reverse marginal inscription faces outwards

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.447

Axis

Diameter (mm)

17.9

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition collection reference

M. Thorburn

Acquisition date

1966

Source

M. Thorburn Collection

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, Sultan Atil, may God perpetuate his sovereignty

Secondary inscription (obverse)

. . . / . . . سنة / تسع / اربعين / سبعمئة

Translation (obverse)

. . . the year 749

Script (obverse)

Arabic and Uighur

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 : 110

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson