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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 (HCR10620)

Period

Islamic

Mint

'Akkā (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 8h and ending in six-pointed star, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR10621)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Islamic coin (HCR10622)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Filasṭīn (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

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

Obverse

لا اله / الا الله / و حده, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 130h, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

محمد / رسول / الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 1230h and ending with palm frond, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR10623)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Filasṭīn (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Islamic coin (HCR10624)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Filasṭīn (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Islamic coin (HCR10625)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Ramla (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Obverse

لا اله / الا الله / وحده, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

محمد / رسول / الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR10626)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Ludd (Islamic)

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, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from ?h, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR10627)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Ludd (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 three pointillate circles

Reverse

محمد / رسول / الله, Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from ?h

Islamic coin (HCR10628)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Ludd (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 three pointillate circles

Reverse

محمد / رسول / الله, Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 1h, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR10629)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Ramla (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Islamic coin (HCR10630)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Ramla (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Islamic coin (HCR10631)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Ramla (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Obverse

Shahada

Reverse

shahada

Islamic coin (HCR10633)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Obverse

Shahada, Shahada (misspelled)

Islamic coin (HCR10634)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Ramla (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Obverse

Shahada

Reverse

Shahada

Islamic coin (HCR10637)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Ṭabarīya (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Obverse

Shahada

Reverse

Shahada

Islamic coin (HCR10638)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Rayy (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Islamic coin (HCR10639)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Islamic coin (HCR10640)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Īliyā (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 two linear circles containing striated border

Reverse

محمد / رسول / الله, Arabic inscription in field with palm branch to right, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, all enclosed by linear circle

Islamic coin (HCR10643)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Ramla (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)

Islamic coin (HCR10644)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Ramla (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

77–132 (AD= 696–750)