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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 (HCR11621)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Madīnat al-Salām (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

155 AH (=AD 772)

Islamic coin (HCR10778)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dinar

Dating

157 AH (=AD 773-774)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription (Sura 9:33, in part) anti-clockwise in margin from 230h

Reverse

محمد / رسول / الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 2h

Islamic coin (HCR10832)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Madīnat al-Salām (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

157 (= AD 773–774)

Islamic coin (HCR10833)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Madīnat al-Salām (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

157 AH (=AD 773-774)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1h, enclosed by three linear circles and five equidistant annulets

Reverse

محمد / رسول / الله / بخ بخ, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two linear circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription (Sura 9:33) anti-clockwise in margin from 130h, all enclosed by traces of pointillate circle and equidistant annulets

Islamic coin (HCR10834)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Madīnat al-Salām (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

157 AH (=AD 773-774)

Obverse

Reverse

محمد / رسول / الله / بخ بخ, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two linear circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription (Sura 9:33) anti-clockwise in margin from 2h, all enclosed by pointillate circle and equidistant annulets

Islamic coin (HCR10835)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Madīnat al-Salām (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

157 (= AD 773–774)

Islamic coin (HCR10836)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Madīnat al-Salām (Islamic) (stated mint)

Dating

157 (=AD 773-774)

Islamic coin (HCR10837)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Madīnat al-Salām (Islamic) (stated mint)

Dating

157 (=AD 773-774)

Obverse

Shahada

Reverse

Shahada

Islamic coin (HCR10845)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Umar b. Hafs Hazārmard

Mint

al-‘Abbāsīya (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

156 AH (=AD 773)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1h, enclosed by three pointillate circles and six equidistant sets of annulets of pattern 'ooo ⦾ ooo ⦾ ooo ⦾'

Reverse

محمد / رسول / الله / عمر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by three linear circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription (Sura 9:33) anti-clockwise in margin from 2h, all enclosed by linear circle and traces of annulets

Islamic coin (HCR10846)

Period

Islamic

Person

Yazīd

Mint

al-‘Abbāsīya (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

156 AH (=AD 773)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 130h, enclosed by two pointillate circles and traces of annulets

Reverse

محمد / رسول / الله / يزيد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two pointillate circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription (Sura 9:33) anti-clockwise in margin from 2h, all enclosed by linear circle

Islamic coin (HCR10847)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-‘Abbāsīya (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

157 (=AD 773-774)

Obverse

Shahada

Reverse

Shahada

Islamic coin (HCR11013)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Madīnat al-Salām (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

157 AH (=AD 773-774)

Islamic coin (HCR11014)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Madīnat al-Salām (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

157 AH (=AD 773-774)

Untitled coin (HCR11486)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Qinnasrīn (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

157 (=AD 773-774)

Islamic coin (HCR11492)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Qinnasrīn (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

157 (AD= 773–774)

Islamic coin (HCR11493)

Period

Islamic

Person

Mūsā mawla (of al-Mahdī), Ahmad

Mint

Qinnasrīn (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

157 AH (= AD 773–774)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / على يدي احمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 1h, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

محمد / رسول / الله / بخ بخ, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by circular linked chain, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 2h

Islamic coin (HCR11494)

Period

Islamic

Person

Mūsā mawla (of al-Mahdī), Ahmad

Mint

Qinnasrīn (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

157 AH (= AD 773–774)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / على يدي احمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from ?h, all enclosed by pointillate circle, annulet visible at 7h

Reverse

محمد / رسول / الله / بخ بخ, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linked chain circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from ?h

Islamic coin (HCR11495)

Period

Islamic

Person

Mūsā mawla (of al-Mahdī), Ahmad

Mint

Qinnasrīn (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

157 AH (= AD 773–774)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / على يدي احمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 130h, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR11496)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Qinnasrīn (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

157 (AD= 773–774)

Islamic coin (HCR11497)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Qinnasrīn (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

157 (AD= 773–774)