ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Buwayhids (Buyids). Sultan al-Dawla Abu Shuja', AH 403-415 / AD 1012-1024. Dirham (Silver, 27 mm, 4.21 g, 6 h), Shiraz, AH 405 = 1014/5. Citing the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Qadir billah (AH 381-422 / AD 991-1031) and his son, al-Ghalib billah as the heir to the caliphate, ‘lā ilāha illā Allāh / waḥdahū lā sharīka lahū / al-Qādir billāh / walī ʿahduhū al-Ghālib billāh’ (‘There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. al-Qadir billah. His successor to the covenant (i.e. heir) al-Ghalib billah’ in Arabic); in the margin, ‘[bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-]dirham bi Shirāz sana khams wa arbaʿa miʾa’ (‘In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Shiraz in the year 405’ in Arabic). Rev. Citing the ruler’s full titulature within a dotted circle, ‘ʿadl / Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / ṣalla Allāh ʿalayh wa sallam / al-malik al-ʿādil shāhā/nshāh ʿImād al-Dīn Sulṭān / al-Dawla wa ʿIzz al-Milla / wa Mughīth al-Umma Abū Shujāʿ’ (‘Justice. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him and grant him peace. The just king, king of kings, ʿImad al-Din Sultan al-Dawla wa ʿIzz al-Milla wa Mughith al-Umma 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). Album 1581. Rare. Areas of weakness and with some scratches, otherwise, good fine.