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GHORID: 'Ala al-Din al-Husayn, 1st reign, 1149-1151, AV dinar (3.87g), Ghazna, AH545, VF

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GHORID: 'Ala al-Din al-Husayn, 1st reign, 1149-1151, AV dinar (3.87g), Ghazna, AH545, VF
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GHORID: 'Ala al-Din al-Husayn, 1st reign, 1149-1151, AV dinar (3.87g), Ghazna, AH545, A-M1754.1, struck in fine gold (likely 85-90% fineness or better), with title al-malik al-a'zam, pierced and plugged, the first reported example of a fine gold coin for this ruler, and presumably unique, VF, RRR. Al-Husayn drove out the Ghaznavid ruler Bahramshah, who fled to the Punjab, then viciously destroying the cities of Ghazna and Bust, though these were quickly rebuilt by his Ghorid successors. Because of this massive destruction he was called Jahansuz, which means the "world incendiary". Silver, billon, and severely debased "gold" dinars are also known from al-Husayn.