ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Ghaznavids. Yamin al-Dawla Abu'l-Qasim Mahmud, AH 388-421 / AD 998-1030. Dirham (Silver, 28 mm, 2.77 g, 7 h), citing Mahmud as al-Qadir billah Yamin al-Dawla wa Amin al-Milla Abu'l-Qasim' ('Powerful through God, the right hand of the Dynasty, faithful to the Religion, father of Qasim' in Kufic). Balkh, AH 394 = AD 1003/4. Album 1611.1. Light areas of weakness, otherwise, very fine.

'Abu'l-Qasim' ('Father of Qasim' in Kufic) is an attributive name of the Prophet Muhammad, who was the father of Qasim ibn Muhammad. It is used here as an epithet