Specimen record
buw-001
Buw-001 Buwayhid Dynasty, ʿAdud al-Dawla (AH 338-372 / AD 949-983). Silver dirham (3.00 gm, 26.00 mm), Shiraz, AH 348 = AD 959/60. Album 1550.1.
buw-001
House record
Obverse
Citing his father Rukn al-Dawla Abu ʿAli (AH 335-366 / AD 947-977) as overlord, ‘lā ilāha illā Allāh / waḥdahū lā sharīka lahū / Rukn al-Dawla / Abū ʿAlī’ (‘There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. Rukn al-Dawla Abu ʿAli’ in Arabic); in the margin, ‘bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Shīrāz sana thamān wa arbaʿīn wa thalātha miʾa’ (‘In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Shiraz in the year 348’ in Arabic).
Reverse
Citing the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Mutiʿ lillah (AH 334-363 / AD 946-974), ‘li-llāh / Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / al-Muṭīʿ lillāh / al-amīr al-ʿādil ʿAḍud al-Dawla / Abū Shujāʿ’ (‘For Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Mutiʿ lillah. The just amir, ʿAdud al-Dawla Abu Shujaʿ’ in Arabic); in the margin, ‘Muḥammad rasūl Allāh arsalahū bi al-hudā wa dīn al-ḥaqq liyuẓhirahū ʿalā al-dīn kullih wa law kariha al-mushrikūn’ (‘Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with guidance and the religion of truth, so that He may make it overcome all religions, even though the unbelievers may dislike it’ in Arabic).
This page is a measured record and authenticity guarantee issued by Silk Road Numismatics (antique dealer permit, Osaka Prefectural Public Safety Commission no. 62232R084401) for this coin. It is not a certificate of a national or local authority, nor an expert opinion of the Japan Numismatic Dealers Association or any other third-party grading service.