Islamic coin – HCR18886

Obverse

Inscription:

چرخ مى آرد طلا و نقره از خورشيد و ماه * تا كند بر چهره نقش سكه تيمور شاه / ٩

Design:

Persian inscription in field

Reverse

Inscription:

ضرب دار السلطنه هرات ١٢۰۱

Design:

Persian inscription in field

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Durrānīs

Reign

Taymūr Shāh

Person

Taymūr Shāh, 1774 - 1793 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Harāt (Islamic)

Denomination

rupee

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

1201 AH (=AD 1786-1787)

Note

the date is written as 1201, but can only be 1210 because of fabric and style, which were very noticeably altered after from 1204 onwards.

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

11.477

Axis

Diameter (mm)

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 heaven brings in gold and silver from the sun and the moon so that it may receive the impression of the stamps of Taymūr Shāh

Script (obverse)

Persian

Translation (reverse)

struck (in) the Sultan's house (in) Harāt, 1201

Script (reverse)

Persian

Reference

SICA 9 : 1585

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson