Islamic coin – HCR18288

Obverse

Inscription:

حسين بندة شاه ولايت ضرب اصفهان ١١۲۰

Design:

Persian inscription in field

Reverse

Inscription:

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

Design:

Arabic inscription in field

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Ṣafavids

Reign

Sulṭān Ḥusayn I (Safavid)

Person

Sulṭān Ḥusayn I, 1694 - 1722 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Iṣfahān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

2 Shāhī

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

1120 AH (=AD 1708-1709)

Note

very thick and narrow flan

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.65

Axis

Diameter (mm)

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)

Husayn, servant of the King of the Velayat, struck (in) Iṣfahān (in) 1120

Script (obverse)

Persian

Translation (reverse)

there is no god but God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, ‘Alī is the chosen one of God

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 9 : 192

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson, TJonson