Specimen record
ghaz-009
Ghaz-009 Ghaznavid Dynasty, Mahmud (AH 389-421 / AD 999-1030). Silver dirham (3.44 gm, 18.65 mm), ‘Yamini’ type, Ghazna. Album 1609.
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ghaz-009
House record
This specimen
- Inventory no.
- ghaz-009
- Weight
- 3.44 g
- Diameter
- 18.65 mm
Type (catalogue)
- Dynasty
- Ghaznavid Dynasty
- Ruler
- Mahmud
- Reign
- AH 389–421 / AD 999–1030
- Metal
- Silver
- Denomination
- Dirham
- Type
- Yamini
- Mint
- Ghazna
- References
- Album 1609
Obverse
‘ʿadl / lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / yamīnī’ (‘Justice. There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. Yamini’ in Arabic); in the margin, 8 times, ‘li-llāh’ (‘For Allah’ in Arabic).
Reverse
Citing the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Qadir billah (AH 381-422 / AD 991-1031), ‘li-llāh / Muḥammad / rasūl Allāh / al-Qādir billāh / Maḥmūd’ (‘For Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Qadir billah. Mahmud’ in Arabic); in the margin, 8 times, ‘li-llāh’ (‘For Allah’ in Arabic).
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