Islamic coin – HCR18439

Obverse

Inscription:

سكه زد در جهان بحكم خدا * شاهرخ كلب آستان رضا / ضرب شيراز

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

Afshārids

Reign

Shāhrukh (Afshārid), 1st reign

Person

Shāhrukh (Afshārid), 1st reign, 1748 - 1750 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Shīrāz (Islamic)

Denomination

‘abbāsī

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

circa 1161-1163 AH (=AD 1748-1750)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.49

Axis

Diameter (mm)

21.8

Acquisition method

loan

Acquisition collection reference

J. G. Covernton Collection: 153

Source

St. John's College

Acquisition credit

Lent by St John's College, XXX.

holed

Translation (obverse)

By God’s command he struck coins in the world, Shahrukh, the dog on the threshold of Reza, struck (in) Shīrāz

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 : 945

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson, cgallacher