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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 (HCR10421)

Period

Islamic

Mint

unknown (in al-Andalus) (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 92-137 AH (=AD 711-755)

Obverse

لا اله ا / لا الله / وحده, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, six equidistant annulets, all enclosed by linear circle

Reverse

الله احد / الله الصمد / لم يلد و لم / يولد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two linear circles

Islamic coin (HCR10423)

Period

Islamic

Mint

unknown (in al-Andalus) (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 92-755 AH (=AD 711-755)

Obverse

اله, Arabic word centre, enclosed by pointillate circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from ?h

Reverse

محمد رسول الله, Duck rght in centre, enclosed by pointillate circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 530h

Islamic coin (HCR10424)

Period

Islamic

Mint

unknown (in al-Andalus) (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 92-137 AH (=AD 711-755)

Obverse

اله, Arabic word centre, enclosed by pointillate circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 12h

Reverse

محمد رسول الله, Duck rght in centre, enclosed by pointillate circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 530h

Islamic coin (HCR10427)

Period

Islamic

Mint

unknown (in al-Andalus) (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 92-137 AH (=AD 711-755)

Obverse

اله, Arabic word centre, enclosed by pointillate circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 8h

Reverse

محمد رسول الله, Duck left in centre, enclosed by pointillate circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 8h

Islamic coin (HCR10428)

Period

Islamic

Mint

unknown (in al-Andalus) (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 92-137 AH (=AD 711-755)

Obverse

بسم الله / الملك لله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

محمد ر/ سول الله, Arabic inscription in field, six-pointed star between first and second lines of field inscription

Islamic coin (HCR10429)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Unknown (North Africa) (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 92-137 AH (=AD 711-755)

Obverse

نفقة {في} / سبيل الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

محمد ر/ سول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR10710)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Unknown (North Africa) (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 92-137 AH (=AD 711-755)

Obverse

محمد ر/ سول الله / و عبده, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two pointillate circles, trace of annulets between the circles

Reverse

محمد / عبد الله / و رسوله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle, trace of four annulets and outer circle

Islamic coin (HCR10711)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Ṭanja (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 92-137 AH (=AD 711-755)

Obverse

لا اله ا / لا الله / و حده, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

محمد ر / سول الله / طنجة, Arabic inscription in field, tracese of outer pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR10712)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Ṭanja (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 92-137 AH (=AD 711-755)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له, Arabic inscription in field , three horizontal pellets between second and third line of inscription

Reverse

اهد . . . ؟ بط, Pine tree centre with two wavy vertical lines left and right, Arabic inscription in margin anti-clockwise from 12h

Islamic coin (HCR10713)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Ṭanja (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 92-137 AH (=AD 711-755)

Obverse

ضرب قي / طنجة / مرا, Arabic inscription centre within beaded circle, square angle formed by beaded circle right and bottom, margin obliterated

Reverse

none, Six-pointed star centre in beaded square, margin obliterated

Islamic coin (HCR10714)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Ṭanja (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 92-137 AH (=AD 711-755)

Obverse

الحمد / لله, Arabic inscription in field, pellet centre, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 1h, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

بسم الله ضرب حذا الفلس بطنجة سنة, nine-pointed rosette centre, enclosed by pointillate square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 7h, all enclosed in by traces of pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR10719)

Period

Islamic

Mint

unknown (in al-Andalus) (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 92-137 AH (=AD 711-755)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

محمد رسول الله, Helmeted head to right in field, enclosed by linear circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 2h

Islamic coin (HCR10722)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Unknown (North Africa) (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 92-137 AH (-AD 711-755)

Obverse

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

Reverse

محمد ر/ سول الله, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR10723)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Unknown (North Africa) (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 92-137 AH (=AH 711-755)

Obverse

لا اله ا / لا الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by traces of pointillate circle

Reverse

محمد ر/ سول الله, Arabic inscription in field, annulet centre, all enclosed by two pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR10724)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 92-137 AH (=AD 711-755)

Obverse

لا اله الا الله وحده محمد رسول الله, Eight-pointed star centre, enclosed by pointillate circle, partially obscured Arabic inscription in margin anti-clockwise from 4h

Reverse

بالا / ندلس, Arabic inscription in field (mint name), enclosed by pointillate circle, partially obscured Arabic inscription in margin anti-clockwise from 12h

Islamic coin (HCR10726)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 92-137 AH (=AD 711-755)

Obverse

Unreadable, Six-pointed star centre, enclosed by pointillate circle, Arabic inscription in margin obliterated

Reverse

ضر/ ب / بالاندلس, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle, Arabic inscription in margin obliterated

Islamic coin (HCR10730)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 92-137 AH (=AD 711-755)

Obverse

لا اله ا / لا الله / و حده, Arabic inscription in field, no margins

Reverse

الحمد لله, Retrograde Arabic inscription in field, no margins

Islamic coin (HCR10003)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Iberian Peninsula (Islamic)

Denom.

Solidus

Dating

94 AH (= AD 712–713)

Obverse

ININdNNISSISƮ . . . Sd, Eight-pointed star in field, blundered Latin inscription in margin and partly off flan, surrounded by beaded circle, also partially off flan

Reverse

HSSdFRNNSPNANNXCINI / INdCXI, Blundered Latin inscription in margin, partially off flan, continuing into field. surrounded by beaded circle, also partially off flan

Islamic coin (HCR10020)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Dinar

Dating

94 AH (= AD 712–713)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له, Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 3h (Sura 9:33, in part), all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

الله احد الله / الصمد لم يلد / و لم يولد, Arabic inscription in field (Sura 112:1-3), Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 1h, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR10034)

Period

Islamic

Denom.

Thuluth

Dating

94 AH (= AD 712–713)

Obverse

لا اله ا / لا الله, Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription in margin from 230h anti-clockwise (Sura 9:33, in part), all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

بسم الله / الرحمن / الرحيم, Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription in margin from 1230h anti-clockwise, all enclosed by beaded circle