Islamic coin – HCR16485

Obverse

Inscription:

محمد / لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / علي ولي الله / المنوج

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by three linear circles, enclosed by partially obscured Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by linear circle

Reverse

Inscription:

ذاعي امير / الملك السيد / المكرم عظيم / العرب سلطان / امير المؤمنين / المؤمن

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two linear circles, enclosed by largely obscured Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by linear circle

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Zuray‘ids

Reign

Muḥammad b. Saba’

Person

Muḥammad b. Saba’, 1139 - 1153 (ruler/authority)

Mint

‘Adan (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

552 or 556 AH (=AD 1157-1161)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.344

Axis

Diameter (mm)

24.6

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.

holed
broken

Translation (obverse)

Muḥammad, there is no god but God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, ‘Alī, God’s Crown, al-Manūj

Secondary inscription (obverse)

بسم الله صرب هذا الدرهم بعدن سنة . . . خمسين و خمسمائة

Translation (obverse)

in the name of God, this dirham struck in ‘Adan (in) the year 552 (or 556)

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

Dā‘ī the commander of the believers, al-Malik the Lord al-Mukarram the Great, Sultan of the Arabs, commander of the believers

Secondary inscription (reverse)

legend obliterated

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 10 : 427

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson