Sold Out!

Dirham AH418 (1027/8) Ghaznavids Mahmud Silver Mahmudpur mint Bilingual coin

AR bilingual dirham struck in AH418 (1027/8), Iran (Pre-Seljuq), Ghaznavid dynasty, Yamin al-Dawla Abu'l-Qasim Mahmud (AH 388-421 / 999-1030 CE), Mahmudpur/Mahmudabad (Lahore) mint
Album 1610; Goron & Goenka GZ5.
Obv.: Arabic legend: Shahada followed by yamin al-daula wa amin mahmud al-milla ("Mahmud, guardian of the faith"), al-qadir at left, billah above.
Rev.: Sanskrit legend in Sharada letters: avyaktameka muhammada avatar nripati mahamuda ("the Invisible is One, Muhammad is the manifestation, Mahmud the king").
2.90 g
18.1 mm

This fascinating coin was struck in Lahore in that it is one of the few bilingual coins from this period, showing the Islamic professions of creed in both Arabic(Kufic) and Sanskrit. Lahore was renamed to Mahmudpur to honor Mahmud of Ghazni, the first Ghaznavid ruler to bear the title of 'Sultan'.

______________________________
Vendu "155.00$" le "26-02-2026"

Vendu

Out of stock

SKU: 277757418897 Catégorie:

Description

AR bilingual dirham struck in AH418 (1027/8), Iran (Pre-Seljuq), Ghaznavid dynasty, Yamin al-Dawla Abu’l-Qasim Mahmud (AH 388-421 / 999-1030 CE), Mahmudpur/Mahmudabad (Lahore) mint

Album 1610; Goron & Goenka GZ5.
Obv.: Arabic legend: Shahada followed by yamin al-daula wa amin mahmud al-milla (“Mahmud, guardian of the faith”), al-qadir at left, billah above.
Rev.: Sanskrit legend in Sharada letters: avyaktameka muhammada avatar nripati mahamuda (“the Invisible is One, Muhammad is the manifestation, Mahmud the king”).
2.90 g

18.1 mm

This fascinating coin was struck in Lahore in that it is one of the few bilingual coins from this period, showing the Islamic professions of creed in both Arabic(Kufic) and Sanskrit. Lahore was renamed to Mahmudpur to honor Mahmud of Ghazni, the first Ghaznavid ruler to bear the title of ‘Sultan’.
______________________________

Produits connexes