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Islamic

The Islamic collection contains c. 10,000 coins from across the Islamic world, with strong representation from the early caliphates (Umayyad and Abbasid) particularly in the region of Iraq and Iran. The collection is in the process of publication in the Sylloge of Islamic coins in the Ashmolean series (SICA) of which seven volumes have appeared so far – Volume 1 (The pre-reform coinage of the early Islamic period); volume 2 (Early post-reform coinage); volume 3 (Early Abbasid precious metal coinage); Volume 4 (Later Abbasid precious metal coinage); Volume 6 (The Egyptian dynasties); Volume 9 (Iran after the Mongol invasion); Volume 10 (Arabic and East Africa).

Islamic coin (HCR99781)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Mogadishu (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Obverse

اغناني كلي, Arabic inscription as a monogram

Reverse

وهو يكفي, Arabic inscription as a monogram

Islamic coin (HCR99782)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Mogadishu (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Obverse

اغناني كلي, Arabic inscription as a monogram

Reverse

وهو يكفي, Arabic inscription as a monogram

Islamic coin (HCR99783)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Mogadishu (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Obverse

اغناني كلي, Arabic inscription as a monogram

Reverse

وهو يكفي, Arabic inscription as a monogram

Islamic coin (HCR99784)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Mogadishu (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Obverse

اغناني كلي, Arabic inscription as a monogram

Reverse

وهو يكفي, Arabic inscription as a monogram

Islamic coin (HCR99785)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Mogadishu (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Obverse

السلطان / ملك / لا / . . . .ف, Arabic inscription in field, probably within a circle

Reverse

المعتمد / بالله اج. . ., Arabic inscription, lines separated by ropy or wavy bands, undetermined border

Islamic coin (HCR99786)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Mogadishu (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Obverse

السلطان / ملك / لا / . . . ف, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

المتمد / بالله اج . . ., Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR99787)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad al- ‘Ādīl al-Ẓāfīr

Denom.

Fals

Obverse

العادل / محمد / السلطان, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

الظافر / بتاييد / الرحمن, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR99788)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad al- ‘Ādīl al-Ẓāfīr

Mint

Mogadishu (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Obverse

العادل / محمد / السلطان, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

الظافر / بتابيد / الرحمن, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR99789)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad al- ‘Ādīl al-Ẓāfīr

Mint

Mogadishu (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Obverse

العادل / محمد / السلطان, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

الظافر / بتابيد / الرحمن, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR99790)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad al- ‘Ādīl al-Ẓāfīr

Mint

Mogadishu (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Obverse

العادل / محمد / السلطان, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

الفا / فر بتابيد / الرحمن, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR99791)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad al- ‘Ādīl al-Ẓāfīr

Mint

Mogadishu (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Obverse

العادل / محمد / السلطان, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

الفا / فر بتابيد / الرحمن, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR99792)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad al- ‘Ādīl al-Ẓāfīr

Mint

Mogadishu (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Obverse

محمد / السلطان, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

الط / فر, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR99821)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Mogadishu (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Obverse

البا / هوني؟؟, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

الملك لله, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR10304)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Follis

Dating

circa 29-49 AH (=AD 650-670)

Obverse

traces of legend to left, Emperor standing, facing, right hand holding long cross (and left hand possibly holding globus cruciger), blundered Greek legend around

Reverse

Cursive M centre with cross above, Greek letters 'NN' to left, 'NA' to right, some pellets between uprights of M, around all traces of beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR10305)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Follis

Dating

circa 29-49 AH (=AD 650-670)

Obverse

traces of inscription to right, Emperor standing and facing, in right hand a long cross and in left hand a globus cruciger, traces of blundered inscription around, all surrounded by beaded circle

Reverse

traces of inscription left, right and in exergue, Retrograde cursive M with cross above, traces of Greek letters left, right and in exergue.