Lot 18

Ghaznavids Mahmud Mahmudpur Lahore Mint Silver Bilingual Dirham

Auction # 13 Lucknow (Online)


  • Estimated Price (INR)
  • 7000 - 8000
  • Price Realised -
  • Auction Completed!

Catalog Reference #
Album # 1610, G&G # GZ2
Metal Composition
Silver
Lot Grade/Condition
very fine+
Diameter
17.93 mm
Weight
2.61 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), 2.61 gms, 17.93 mm, Mahmudpur (Lahore) Mint, 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 # GZ2, very fine+, rare.