Islamic coin – HCR18360

Obverse

Inscription:

سكه بر زر كرد نام سلطان را در جهان * نادر ايران زمين و خسرو گيتى ستان / ضرب مشهد

Design:

Persian inscription in field

Reverse

Inscription:

بتاريخ الخير في ما وقع / ۱۱۴۸

Design:

Arabic inscription chronogram in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Afshārids

Reign

Nādir Shāh

Person

Nādir Shāh, 1735 - 1747 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Mashhad (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

‘abbāsī

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

1148 AH (=AD 1735-1736)

Note

final digit of date uncertain, might also be '9'

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

5.255

Axis

Diameter (mm)

24.4

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition collection reference

M. Thorburn

Acquisition date

1966

Source

M. Thorburn

Source of funds

Committee for Advanced Studies Fund

Acquisition credit

Purchased with the assistance of the Committee for Advanced Studies Fund, 1966.

Translation (obverse)

The coins of gold placed the name of the sultan of the world, the Nadir of the land of Iran, the Caesar who seizes the universe, struck (in) Mashhad

Script (obverse)

Persian

Translation (reverse)

the good is in what happened, 1148?

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 9 : 1422

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson