Lot 218

Ghazanvids Masud-I bin Mahmud NM ND Silver Zahiri Dirham

Auction # 22 Lucknow (Online)


  • Estimated Price (INR)
  • 800 - 1000
  • Price Realised -
  • Auction Completed!

Catalog Reference #
Album # 1621
Metal Composition
Silver
Lot Grade/Condition
choice fine to very fine, minor areas of weakness
Diameter
18.12 mm
Weight
3.20 gms
Denomination
Zahiri Dirham
Calendar/Year
AH 421-432, 1030-1042 AD

Ghazanvids, Masud-I bin Mahmud (AH 421-432, 1030-1042 AD), Silver Zahiri Dirham, 3.20 gms, 18.12 mm, citing the Abbasid Caliph Al-Qaim b’Amr Allah, NM, ND, the Zahiri dirhams of Masud-I can be seen as the successor of the Yamini dirhams of his father Mahmud, that came to be the defacto currency of the Ghaznavid realms, The name Zahiri is based on the official title of Masud-I: “Zahir Khalifat Allah” (Transl. Supporter of the Caliph of Allah), Album # 1621, choice fine to very fine, minor areas of weakness, scarce.