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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).

Untitled coin (HCR18176)

Period

Ottoman

Untitled coin (HCR18193)

Period

Islamic

Untitled coin (HCR18194)

Period

Islamic

Obverse

السلطان العادل الكامل الهادي الوالي ابو المظفر سلطان شاه اسمعيل بهادر خان الصفوي الحسيني خلد الله تعالى ملكه و سلطانه / ضرب يازر, Arabic inscription in three horizontal panels, enclosed by linear and beaded circles

Period

Islamic

Mint

Pashāwar (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

unknown

Obverse

none, duck right in field, enclosed by octogram

Reverse

فلوس ضرب پشاور, Arabic inscription field, enclosed by octagon

Islamic coin (HCR18384)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Pashāwar (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

unknown

Obverse

none, duck right within octogram

Reverse

فلوس ضرب پشاور, Arabic inscripton in field