Lot 173
Ghaznavids Mahmud Mahmudpur Lahore Mint Silver Bilingual Dirham Arabic Sanskrit Kufic Sharada
Auction # 9 Lucknow (Online)
- 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
- 18.57 mm
- Weight
- 2.81 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), 2.81 gms, 18.57 mm, Mahmudpur (Lahore) Mint, AH 419, 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, nice strike, clear mint & date, Album # 1610, G&G # GZ3, choice very fine, rare.