Lot 3650
ISLAMIC, Seljuks. Great Seljuk. Tughril I Beg Muhammad, AH 429-455 / AD 1038-1063. Dinar (Gold, 22 mm, 4.58 g, 2 h), Nishapur, AH 435 = 1043/4. ‘lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū’ (‘There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him’ in Arabic); in the inner margin, ‘bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār bi Nayshābūr sana khams wa thalāthīn wa arbaʿa miʾa’ (‘In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in Nishapur in the year 435’ in Arabic); in the outer margin, ‘li-llāh al-amr min qabl wa min baʿd wa yawmaʾidhin yafraḥu al-muʾminūn bi naṣr Allāh’ (‘To Allah belongs the command before and after, and on that day the believers will rejoice with the help of Allah’ in Arabic; Qurʾān 30: 4-5). Rev. Citing the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Qaʾim bi-amr Allah (AH 422-467/AD 1031-1075), ‘li-llāh / Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / al-Qāʾim bi-amr Allāh / al-amīr al-ajall / Ṭughril Bik’ (‘For Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Qaʾim bi-amr Allah. The most glorious amir Tughril Beg’ 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 1665. Some areas of weakness , otherwise, very fine.

From the Asha & Ardeshir Dabestani Collection, formed over the past four decades.
Starting price:
75 CHF
Hammer price:
400 CHF
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Closing time: 16-Jul-24, 12:25:30 CEST
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