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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 (HCR16193)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Panāhābād (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

‘abbāsī

Dating

1234? AH (=AD 1818-1819)

Obverse

صاحب زمان / ۱۲۳۴, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

ضرب پناه آباد, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR17705)

Period

Ottoman

Mint

Misr

Denom.

Para (5)

Dating

1223/12 (AD= 1818–1819)

Obverse

Tughra

Islamic coin (HCR17706)

Period

Ottoman

Mint

Misr

Denom.

Para (5)

Dating

1223/12 (AD= 1818–1819)

Obverse

Tughra

Islamic coin (HCR17708)

Period

Ottoman

Mint

Misr

Denom.

Para (5)

Dating

1223/12 (AD= 1818–1819)

Obverse

Tughra

Islamic coin (HCR17717)

Period

Ottoman

Mint

Misr

Denom.

Para (10)

Dating

1223/22 (AD= 1828–1829)

Obverse

Tughra

Islamic coin (HCR18509)

Period

Islamic

Person

Fatḥ ‘Alī Shāh, 1796 - 1835

Mint

Mashhad (Islamic)

Denom.

Riyāl

Dating

1234 AH (=AD 1818-1819)

Obverse

السلطان ابن السلطان فتحعلى شاه قاجار, Persian inscription in field, vine pattern background, enclosed by thin plain and beaded circles

Reverse

ضرب ارض اقدس ١٢٣٤, Arabic inscription in field, vine pattern background, enclosed by double plain circles, all enclosed by thin plain and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR18977)

Period

Islamic

Person

Maḥmūd Shāh, 1801 - 1830

Mint

Harāt (Islamic)

Denom.

rupee

Dating

1234 AH (=AD 1818-1819)

Obverse

شد جهان روشن تر از خور شيد و ماه * از شعاع سكه ايوب شاه /, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

ضرب دار السلطنه هرات / ۱٢۳۴, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR19063)

Period

Islamic

Person

Ayyūb Shāh, 1817 - 1830

Mint

Kashmīr (Islamic)

Denom.

rupee

Dating

1234 AH (=AD 1818-1819)

Obverse

سكه شاه ايوب بر زر و سيم * زد بتأييد كرد گار عظيم ١٢٣۴, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

ضرب خطهٌ كشمير سنه احد, Persian inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR19064)

Period

Islamic

Person

Ayyūb Shāh, 1817 - 1830

Mint

Kashmīr (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

rupee

Dating

1234 AH (=AD 1818-1819)

Obverse

سكه شاه ايوب بر زر و سيم * زد بتأييد كرد گار عظيم ١٢٣٤, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

ضرب كشمير سنه ٢ جلوس ميمنت مأنوس, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR19065)

Period

Islamic

Person

Ayyūb Shāh, 1817 - 1830

Mint

Kashmīr (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 1233-1246 AH (=AD 1818-1831)

Obverse

فلوس ايوب شاه غازى, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

(ضرب) كشمير سنه ٢؟, Persian inscription in field with sword centre

Islamic coin (HCR19104)

Period

Islamic

Person

Purdil Khān, 1st reign, 1818 - 1819

Mint

Aḥmadshāhī (Islamic)

Denom.

rupee

Dating

1234 AH (=AD 1818-1819)

Obverse

لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear multilobe, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

ضرب احمدشاهى ١٢٣٤, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circles, enclosed by broad floriated border, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles