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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 (HCR10562)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Obverse

Shahada

Islamic coin (HCR10563)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Obverse

لا اله / الا الله / و حده, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by three pointillate circles

Reverse

ضرب / حذا الفلس / بدمشق, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle, pellet in circle breaks pointillate circle at top, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 1h, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR10564)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 77-137 AH (=AD 696-755)

Obverse

لا اله / الا الله / و حده, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by three pointillate circles

Reverse

ضرب / حذا الفلس / بدمشق, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle, pellet in circle breaks pointillate circle at top (unseen on this example), Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 1h, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR10565)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 77-37 AH (=AD 696-755)

Obverse

لا اله / الا الله / و حده, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by three pointillate circles

Reverse

ضرب / حذا الفلس / بدمشق, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle, six-pointed star in crescent breaks pointillate circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 1h, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR10566)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 77-137 AH (=AD 696-755)

Obverse

لا اله / الا الله / و حده, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by three pointillate circles

Reverse

ضرب / حذا الفلس / بدمشق, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle, six-pointed star in crescent breaks pointillate circle at top, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 11h

Islamic coin (HCR10567)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Obverse

Shahada

Islamic coin (HCR10568)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Obverse

Shahada

Islamic coin (HCR10569)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Obverse

Shahada

Islamic coin (HCR10570)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 77-137 AH (=AD 696-755)

Obverse

لا اله / الا الله / و حده, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

ضرب / حذا الفلس / بدمشق, Arabic inscription in field, a fish to right below field inscription

Islamic coin (HCR10572)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 77-137 AH (=AD 696-755)

Obverse

لا اله / الا الله / و حده, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by three pointillate circles

Reverse

محمد / رسول / الله, Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 12h, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR10573)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Obverse

Shahada

Reverse

Shahada

Islamic coin (HCR10574)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Obverse

Shahada

Reverse

Shahada

Islamic coin (HCR10575)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Obverse

Shahada

Reverse

Shahada

Islamic coin (HCR10576)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 77-137 AH (=AD 696-755)

Obverse

لا اله / الا الله / و حده, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two linear circles

Reverse

محمد / رسول / الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 12h, all enclosed by linear circle

Islamic coin (HCR10577)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 77-137 AH (=AD 696-755)

Obverse

لا اله / الا الله / و حده, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two linear circles containing pellets in annulets at 6h and 12h

Reverse

محمد / رسول / الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 12h

Islamic coin (HCR10578)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Obverse

Shahada

Reverse

Shahada

Islamic coin (HCR10584)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Islamic coin (HCR10585)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Islamic coin (HCR10586)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Islamic coin (HCR10592)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Baalbek (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 77-137 AH (=AD 696-755)

Obverse

لا اله / الا الله / بعلبك, Arabic inscription in field, a small annulet between second and third line of field inscription, enclosed by two linear circles containing four equidistant annulets,

Reverse

محمد / رسول / الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two linear circles containing four equidistant annulets (partially obscured)