Lot 179

Ghaznavids, Mawdud (AH 432-440, 1041-1050 CE), Silver Dirham, 2.94 gms, 17.73 mm, NM, ND, citing the Abbasid Caliph Al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah and listing the official titles of Mawdud as Shahab Al-Dawlah (rising star of the state) and Fakhr Al-Ummah (pride of the nation of Islam) followed by his kunya Abu’l Fath (transl. father of victory) a hyperbole naming Mawdud as the victor of numerous battles, Ornamental borders on both sides consisting of a repeated motif of the Arabic word Lillah (transl. For Allah) and a tamgha within a circle, Album # 1626, choice very fine, scarce.