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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 (HCR12650)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-‘Azīz billāh, 975 - 996

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

unknown date (=AD 975-996)

Obverse

ولي / المسلمين / عهد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by four linear circles and two anti-clockwise Arabic inscriptions

Reverse

المنصور, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by four linear circle and two anti-clockwise Arabic inscriptions

Islamic coin (HCR12651)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-‘Azīz billāh, 975 - 996

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

unknown date (=AD 975-996)

Obverse

ولي / المسلمين / عهد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by four linear circles and two anti-clockwise Arabic inscriptions

Reverse

المنصور, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by four linear circles and two anti-clockwise Arabic inscriptions

Islamic coin (HCR12753)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Manṣūr Alptekīn al-Mu’izzī, 974 - 979, Al-Ṭā’I’ lilah, 991

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

365 AH (=AD 975-976)

Obverse

لا اله الا الله / وحده / لا شريك له / السادة / ابو منصور المعزي, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / صلى الله عليه / و علي اله / الطائع لله / السيد الرئيس, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR14483)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Muṭī‘, 946 - 974, Rukn al-Dawla Abū·’Alī al-Ḥasan (Būyid), Rustam b. Sharwīn, 964 - 980

Mint

Firrīm (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

365 AH (=AD 975-976)

Obverse

بامر رستم / لا اله الا الله / المطيع لله / ركن الدولة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two plain circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR14529)

Period

Islamic

Person

Naṣr b. Aḥmad (Samanid), Manṣūr I b. Nūḥ (Samanid), 961 - 976

Mint

Farwān (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

(3)65 AH (=AD 975-976)

Obverse

نصر / من الله / وفتح / قريب, Crosslike cartouche with Arabic inscription within the four panels, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / منصور بن نوح, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Untitled coin (HCR14530)

Period

Islamic

Person

Manṣūr I b. Nūḥ (Samanid), 961 - 976

Mint

Farwān (Islamic)

Dating

365 AH? (=AD 975-976)

Islamic coin (HCR14541)

Period

Islamic

Person

Ismā‘īl b. Sebuktegīn (Ghaznavid), 997 - 998

Mint

Farwān (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 365-387 AH (=AD 975-997)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له, Arabic inscription in panels around beaded triangle inscribed within beaded circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / سملعيل (كذا) بن / سبكتكين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR18799)

Period

Islamic

Person

Nūḥ b Manṣūr (Samanid), 976 - 997

Mint

Ma‘din (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham (multiple)

Dating

circa 365-387 AH (=AD 975-997)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise around, enclosed by plain circle, all enclosed by Arabic words at the cardinal points

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / الحرث بن حرب, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, elnclosed by thick plain circle, Arabic word above and triangle of pellets below in margin

Islamic coin (HCR11945)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

366 (=AD 976–977)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by three circles.

Reverse

الامام هشام / امير المؤمنين / المؤيد بالله / عامر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by single circle, enclosed by marginal inscription in Arabic

Islamic coin (HCR14470)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Aḍud al-Dawla, Abū Shujā·(Būyid), Rukn al-Dawla Abū·’Alī al-Ḥasan (Būyid), Shīrdhīl, Al-Ṭā’I’ lilah, 991

Mint

Bamm (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

366 AH (=AD 976-977)

Obverse

لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / ركن الدولة / ابو علي, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, all enclosed by pointillate circle divided by five equidistant annulets

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / المطيع لله / الامير العدل / عضد الدولة ابو شجاع / شيرذيل بن عضد / الدولة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14577)

Period

Islamic

Person

Maḥmūd b. Sebuktegīn (Ghaznavid), 998/9-1030

Mint

Farwān (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 365-387 AH (=AD 976-997)

Obverse

عدل / لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / يميني, Arabic inscription in field wit mint mark above and pellets to right and left at bottom, enclosed by linear circle, all enclosed by mostly off-flan Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / القادر بالله / يمين الدولة / محمود, Arabic inscription in field, with annulets and mint mark above, enclosed by linear circlle, all enclosed by illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR18797)

Period

Islamic

Person

Nūḥ b Manṣūr (Samanid), 976 - 997

Mint

Badakhshān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham (multiple)

Dating

circa 365-387 AH (=AD 976-997)

Obverse

عدل / لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / الحرث, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, enclosed by linear circle with Arabic inscription above and below

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / نوح بن منصور, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, enclosed by linear circle with triangle of annulets above and annulet below

Islamic coin (HCR18800)

Period

Islamic

Person

Nūḥ b Manṣūr (Samanid), 976 - 997

Mint

Badakhshān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham (multiple)

Dating

circa 365-387 AH (=AD 976-997)

Obverse

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, enclosed by linear circle with Arabic inscription above and below

Reverse

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, enclosed by linear circle with triangle of annulets above and annulet below

Islamic coin (HCR18804)

Period

Islamic

Person

Nūḥ b Manṣūr (Samanid), 976 - 997

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham (multiple)

Dating

circa 365-387 AH (=AD 976-997)

Obverse

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two illegible Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise around, all enclosed by plain circle and illegible Arabic words above and below.

Reverse

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, all enclosed by thick linear circle with Arabic word above and two pellets below.

Islamic coin (HCR11946)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

367 (=AD 977–978)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by three circles

Reverse

الامام هشام / امير المؤمنين / المؤيد بالله / عامر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by circle

Islamic coin (HCR11947)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

367 (= AD 977–978)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by two circles

Reverse

الامام هشام / امير المؤمنين / المؤيد بالله / عامر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by two circles

Islamic coin (HCR12597)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-‘Azīz billāh, 975 - 996

Mint

Miṣr (Islamic)

Denom.

Dinar

Dating

367 AH (= AD 977–978)

Obverse

عبد الله و وليه نزار الامام العزيز بالله امير المؤمنين, pellet centre, enclosed by four concentric linear circles and two anti-clockwise Arabic inscriptions

Reverse

لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله على خير صفوة الله, pellet centre, enclosed by four concentric linear circles and two anti-clockwise Arabic inscriptions

Islamic coin (HCR12755)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Manṣūr Alptekīn al-Mu’izzī, 974 - 979, Al-Ṭā’I’ lilah, 991

Mint

Filasṭīn (Islamic)

Denom.

Dinar

Dating

367 AH (=AD 977-978)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / ابو منصور المعزي, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / صلى الله عليه / و علي اله / الطائع لله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR11948)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

368 (=AD 978–979)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by two circles

Reverse

الامام هشام / امير المؤمنين / المؤيد بالله / عامر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by two circles

Islamic coin (HCR12603)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-‘Azīz billāh, 975 - 996

Mint

al-Manṣūrīya (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

368 AH (= AD 978–979)

Obverse

Reverse

لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله على خير صفوة الله, pellet centre, enclosed by four concentric linear circles and two anti-clockwise Arabic inscriptions