Lot 222
Khwarizmshahs Anushteginids Ala Al-Din Muhammad II Bin Tekish Baldat Ghazna Mint ND Silver Broad Dirham
Auction # 22 Lucknow (Online)
- Estimated Price (INR)
- 1200 - 1500
- Current Bid -
- Catalog Reference #
- Album # 1715
- Metal Composition
- Silver
- Lot Grade/Condition
- usual areas of weakness otherwise choice very fine
- Diameter
- 27.01 mm
- Weight
- 4.95 gms
- Denomination
- Broad Dirham
- Calendar/Year
- 596-617 AH / 1200-1220 CE
Khwarizmshahs (Anushteginids), Ala Al-Din Muhammad II Bin Tekish (596-617 AH / 1200-1220 CE), Silver Broad Dirham, 4.95 gms, 27.01 mm, (Baldat) Ghazna Mint, ND, Obverse: Name and complete titles of the Sultan "al-Sultan al-Azam 'Ala al-Dunya- wa al-Din Abul-Fath Muhammad bin al-Sultan" within a central circle, Reverse: Islamic profession of faith (Shahada), followed by the name and the titles of Abbasid Caliph, Al-Nasir L'Din Allah (reign 1180-1225 CE), heavier than usual, Ala al-Din Muhammad-II Khwarizmshah killed the trade emissaries of Chingiz Khan and refused to establish trade / diplomatic relations. Chingiz retaliated with a military onslaught that devastated most of the Khwarizmshah’s holdings, Album # 1715, usual areas of weakness otherwise choice very fine, scarce.