Lot 129
Ghaznavids, Mahmud, Mahmudpur (Lahore) Mint, Silver Bilingual Dirham (Arabic / Sanskrit, Kufic / Sharada)
Auction # 8 Lucknow ( Floor & Realtime Online Auction )
- Estimated Price (INR)
- 2500 - 3000
- Price Realised -
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Auction Completed!
- Catalog Reference #
- Album # 1610, G&G # GZ3
- Metal Composition
- Silver
- Lot Grade/Condition
- very fine
- Diameter
- 18.93 mm
- Weight
- 2.87 gms
- Denomination
- Bilingual Dirham
- Calendar/Year
- AH 389-421, 999-1030 AD
Ghaznavids, Mahmud (AH 389-421, 999-1030 AD), Silver Bilingual Dirham (Arabic / Sanskrit, Kufic / Sharada), 2.87 gms, 18.93 mm, Mahmudpur (Lahore) Mint, AH 418, Citing the Abbasid Caliph Al-Qadir Billah. The city of Lahore was renamed to Mahmudpur by Mahmud and became the central base of Ghaznavid administration in India. The bilingual dirhams of Mahmud are rare, Album # 1610, G&G # GZ3, nice strike, clear mint & date, choice very fine, rare.