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ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Ghaznavids. Yamin al-Dawla Abu'l-Qasim Mahmud, AH 388-421 / AD 998-1030. Dirham (Silver, 18 mm, 2.77 g, 1 h), Mahmudpur (Lahore), AH 418 = AD 1027/8. Album 1610. Minor deposits, otherwise, very fine.
From the Dr. David Majer Collection of Islamic coins, formed over the past two decades.
This very interesting bilingual dirham (Kufic and Sanskrit) was struck in Lahore, which was renamed to Mahmudpur to honor Mahmud of Ghazni, the first Ghaznavid ruler to bear the title of 'Sultan'.
From the Dr. David Majer Collection of Islamic coins, formed over the past two decades.
This very interesting bilingual dirham (Kufic and Sanskrit) was struck in Lahore, which was renamed to Mahmudpur to honor Mahmud of Ghazni, the first Ghaznavid ruler to bear the title of 'Sultan'.