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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 (HCR10501)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Ḥimṣ (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

40–60 (AD= 661–680)

Islamic coin (HCR11271)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Andarāba (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

Islamic coin (HCR11908)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Madinat al-Zahra (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

342? (=AD 353–354)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له / محمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by two circles

Reverse

الامام الناص/ لدين الله عبد الرحمن / امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by circle

Islamic coin (HCR14339)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Baṣra (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

342? (=AD 353–354)

Islamic coin (HCR14346)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Rāmhurmuz (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

342 (=AD 353–354)

Islamic coin (HCR11917)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Madinat al-Zahra (Islamic)

Dating

349 (=AD 360–361)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له / احمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by two circles

Reverse

الامام الناص/ لدين الله عبد الرحمن / امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by circle

Islamic coin (HCR11918)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Madinat al-Zahra (Islamic)

Dating

350 (=AD 361–362)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له / احمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by two circles

Reverse

الامام الناص/ لدين الله عبد الرحمن / امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by circle

Islamic coin (HCR11919)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Madinat al-Zahra (Islamic)

Dating

350 (=AD 361–362)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له / احمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by two circles

Reverse

الامام الناص/ لدين الله عبد الرحمن / امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by circle

Islamic coin (HCR11943)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Madinat al-Zahra (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

363 (=AD 373–374)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by three circles

Reverse

لامام الحكم / امير المؤمنين / المستنصر بالله / عامر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by two circles

Islamic coin (HCR14417)

Period

Islamic

Mint

ʿUmān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

363 AH (=AD 373–374)

Obverse

لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / ركن الدولة / أبو علي, Arabic inscription in field with large annulet above and four-pointed star below, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, all enclosed by pointillate circe and five equidistant annulets

Reverse

له / محمد رسول الله / المطيع لله / الأمير العدل عضد / الدولة أبو شجاع / المرزبان بن عضد / الدولة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14419)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Āmul (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

372 (=AD 382–383)

Islamic coin (HCR14450)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Iṣbahān (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

372 (=AD 382–383)

Islamic coin (HCR11950)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Dating

379 (=AD 989–990)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by two circles

Reverse

الامام هشام / امير المؤمنين / المؤيد بالله / عامر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by two circles

Islamic coin (HCR11991)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Madinat Fas (Islamic)

Dating

379 (=AD 989–990)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by three circles

Reverse

الامام هشام / امير المؤمنين / المؤيد بالله / عامر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by two circles

Islamic coin (HCR12782)

Period

Islamic

Person

Ṭughril Beg, 1038 - 1063

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

1063 AH (=AD 455-455)

Obverse

لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / عماد الدولة / قرا ارسلان بك, Arabic inscription in field with tamgha above, annulet to left and letter to right, enclosed by plain circle, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

ركن / محمد رسول الله / القائم بامر الله / السلطان المعظم / طغرل بك / الدين, Arabic inscription in field with tamgha above, enclosed by plain circle, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR12235)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Marrakesh (Islamic)

Denom.

Dinar

Dating

996 (AD= 1587–1588)

Islamic coin (HCR10179)

Period

Islamic

Person

ʿUmar b. ʿUbayd Allāh

Mint

Bīshāpūr (Islamic)

Denom.

Drachm

Dating

70 AH

Obverse

in margin لله الحمد, Arab-Sasanian

Reverse

Arab-Sasanian

Islamic coin (HCR10334)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Obverse

N/A, “hunting figure” wearing short waisted tunic and holding long cross, palm branch to left, four small dots to left of belt, with LEO to right. It is unclear whether or not the object in the upper right field represents a bird.

Reverse

N/A, Capital ‘M’ with heavily blundered Greek letters either side. “Officina” symbol “V underlined” with retrograde “N underlined” below.

Islamic coin (HCR10432)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Jerash (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Fals

Obverse

لا اله / الا الله / وحده, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by three beaded circles.

Reverse

محمد / رسول / الله, Arabic inscription in field with star above, enclosed by beaded circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise, all enclosed by beaded circle.

Islamic coin (HCR10715)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Obverse

لا اله ا / لا الله, Arabic inscription in field with star centre, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

محمد ر / سول الله, Arabic inscription in field with star centre, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, all enclosed by plain circle