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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 (HCR10593)

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, all 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

Islamic coin (HCR10594)

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

Islamic coin (HCR10595)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Baalbek (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Obverse

Shahada

Reverse

Shahada

Islamic coin (HCR10596)

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, three pellet triangle above Allāh in second line of field inscription, all enclosed by two linear circles containing four equidistant annulets, partially off flan

Reverse

محمد / رسول / الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by a linear circle, a pointillate circle and a final linear circle, partially off flan

Islamic coin (HCR10597)

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 enclosed by linear circle

Reverse

محمد / رسول / الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle

Islamic coin (HCR10598)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Baalbek (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

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

Obverse

لا اله ا / لا الله / و حده, Arabic inscription in field enclosed by linear circle, partially off flan

Reverse

صرب هذ في بعلبك, six-pointed star centre, enclosed by linear circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 2h, all enclosed by linear circle, partially off flan

Islamic coin (HCR10599)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Buṣrā (Islamic)

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 / بصري, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR10604)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Ṭabarīya (Islamic) (stated mint)

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

محمد / رسول / الله, Arabic inscription in field, bird on pedestal horizontally abve field inscription, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 130h, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR10605)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Ṭabarīya (Islamic)

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

Islamic coin (HCR10606)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Ṭabarīya (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Obverse

Shahada

Reverse

Shahada

Islamic coin (HCR10607)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Ṭabariyya (Islamic) (stated mint)

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

Islamic coin (HCR10608)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Ṭabarīya (Islamic)

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 1230h, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR10609)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Ṭabariyya (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Islamic coin (HCR10610)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Ṭabarīya (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Islamic coin (HCR10613)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Ṭabarīya (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

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

Obverse

لا اله الا الله و حده, Amphora? centre in linear circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 12h, all enclosed by linear circle

Reverse

طبر/ ية, Arabic insription centre in linear circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 12h, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR10614)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Ṭabariyya (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Islamic coin (HCR10615)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Ṭabariyya (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Islamic coin (HCR10617)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Baysān (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Islamic coin (HCR10618)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Urdunn (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

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

Obverse

لا اله / الا الله / و حده, Arabic inscription in field, six-pointed star at bottom of field, all enclosed by linear circle

Reverse

محمد / رسول / الله, Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription in margin, all enclosed by linear circle

Islamic coin (HCR10619)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Ṣaffūrīya (Islamic)

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 1h, all enclosed by pointillate circle