Islamic coin – HCR18786

Obverse

Inscription:

از خراسان سكه بر زر شد بتوفيق خدا * نصرت وامداد شاه دين على موسى رضا / ضرب مازندران / ۱۱۴۴

Design:

Persian inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

Inscription:

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

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Afshārids

Reign

Nādir Shāh

Person

Nādir Shāh, 1735 - 1747 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Māzandarān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

‘abbāsī

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

1144 AH (=AD 1731-1732)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

5.544

Axis

Diameter (mm)

27.4

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.

holed
mounted

Translation (obverse)

By the grace of God, coinage in gold in Khorasan became the succor and support for the King of the Religion, ‘Ali b. Muza Reza, struck (in) Māzandarān, 1144

Script (obverse)

Persian

Translation (reverse)

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

Secondary inscription (reverse)

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

Translation (reverse)

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

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Acknowledgment

Reference

SICA 9 : 1387

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson