Islamic coin – HCR18363

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, enclosed by thin plain and beaded circles

Reverse

Inscription:

تاريخ الخير في ما وقع جلوس ميمنت مأنوس / ۱۱۵

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by octalobe, all enclosed by thin 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

115(0) AH (=AD 1737-1738)

Note

final zero of date omitted

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.353

Axis

Diameter (mm)

25.3

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.

holed
formerly mounted, now mount removed

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)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

The good is in what happened (in the) year of the auspicious enthronement, 1150

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 9 : 1425

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson