Islamic coin – HCR18783

Obverse

Inscription:

زد از توفيق الله سكه صاحبقرانى * صاحب دوران سليمان جهان / اصفهان / ١٠٨

Design:

Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

Inscription:

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

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by thin plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Ottoman Empire

Reign

Süleyman I

Person

Süleyman I, 1520 - 1566 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Iṣfahān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

10 Shāhī

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

108x AH (=AD 1669-1678)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

16.685

Axis

Diameter (mm)

32.2

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)

By the grace of God, he struck the coins of Sahebqerani, the Solomon of the world, possessor of fortune, Iṣfahān in 108x

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

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

Secondary inscription (reverse)

علي و الحسن و الحسين و علي و محمد و جعفر و موسى و علي و محمد و علي و الحسن و محمد

Translation (reverse)

‘Alī, Ḥasan, Ḥusayn ‘Alī, Muḥammad, Ja‘far, Mūsā, ‘Alī, Muḥammad, ‘Alī, Ḥasan, Muḥammad

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 9 : 176A

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson, TJonson