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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 (HCR12762)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh, 1031 - 1075, Jalāl al-Dawla, Abū Ṭāhir (Būyid), Mu’tamid al-Dawla Qirwash, 1001 - 1050

Mint

‘Ukbarā (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

428 AH (=AD 1036-1037)

Obverse

سلطان الامراء / لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / معتمد الدولة / ناصر الدين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription, enclosed by plain circle, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / صلى الله عليه / القائم بامر الله / امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabi inscription divided into segments by floral ornaments anti-clockwise, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14334)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh, 1031 - 1075

Mint

Madīnat al-Salām (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

428 AH (=AD 1036–1037)

Obverse

فتح / لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / الامام القائم بامر الله / امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / صلى الله عليه و سلم / الملك السيد العدل / شاهانشاه / ابو كاليجار, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14513)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh, 1031 - 1075, Sulaymān b. Yūsuf, Arslān Khān, 1031 - 1056

Mint

Kāshghar (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

428 AH (=AD 1036-1037)

Obverse

ملك / عدل / لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / المشرق, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

ابو شجاع / محمد رسول الله / القائم بامر الله ارسلا / ن قراخاقا / ن, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR12682)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Ṣiqillīya (Islamic)

Denom.

Quarter dinar

Dating

429 AH (=AD 1037-1038)

Obverse

محمد رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, pellets centre above and below field inscription, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from ?h, enclosed by linear circle

Reverse

لا اله الا الله, Arabic inscription in field, pellets centre above and below field inscription, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 2h, enclosed by linear circle

Islamic coin (HCR12698)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Mustanṣir billāh, 1036 - 1094

Mint

Ṣiqillīya (Islamic)

Denom.

Quarter dinar

Dating

429 AH (=AD 1037-1038)

Obverse

الامام / معد ابو تميم / المستنصر بالله / امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two separated linear circles, all enclosed by Arabic inscription (Sura 9:33) anti-clockwise in margin from 1h

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / محمد رسول الله / علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two separated linear circles, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 1h

Islamic coin (HCR14681)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh, 1031 - 1075, Mas‘ūd b. Maḥmūd (Ghaznavid), 1030 - 1042

Mint

Wālwālīz/Wārwālīz (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

429 AH (=AD 1037-1038)

Obverse

عدل / لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / القائم بامر الله / مسعود, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR12052)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Madinat Gharnata (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham (double)

Dating

429–465 (AD= 1038–1073)

Islamic coin (HCR12684)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Mustanṣir billāh, 1036 - 1094

Mint

Miṣr (Islamic)

Denom.

Dinar

Dating

430 AH (=AD 1038-1039)

Obverse

الامام معد ابو / تميم المستنصر / بالله امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two separated linear circles, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 1h

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / محمد رسول الله / علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two separated linear circles, all enclosed by Arabic inscription (Sura 9:33) anti-clockwise in margin from 1h

Islamic coin (HCR14375)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh, 1031 - 1075, ‘Imād al-Dawla, Abū Kalī(n)jar (Būyid), 1024 - 1048

Mint

Shīrāz (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

430 AH (=AD 1038-1039)

Obverse

عماد / لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / القائم بامرالله / المعظم شاهانشاه / ابو كاليجار, Arabic inscription in field with rosette below, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, enclosed by pointillate circle, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

عماد, Arabic word centre with three pellet triangle below, enclosed by three Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise around with plain circles

Islamic coin (HCR14413)

Period

Islamic

Mint

ʿUmān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 430? AH (=AD 1038-1048)

Obverse

معين ؟ الد . . . / لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / القائم بامر الله ؟ /, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

محمد رسول الله (كذا) / الملك الملوك / شاهانثاه أبو / (كاليجار ؟ ), Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14376)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh, 1031 - 1075, ‘Imād al-Dawla, Abū Kalī(n)jar (Būyid), 1024 - 1048

Mint

Shīrāz (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

431 AH (=AD 1039-1041)

Obverse

لله / لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / القائم بامر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise separated by a plain circle, all enclosed by a plain circle

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / صلى الله عليه و سلم / شاهانشاه المعظم / مللك الملوك, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise, all enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR14411)

Period

Islamic

Mint

ʿUmān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

431 (=1039-1040)

Obverse

لا اله الا الله / القائم بامر الله / الملك شاهانثا كذام / أبو كاليجار / بن سلطان الدو / لة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

محمد رسول الله / الأمير أبو محمد / بن ناصر الدولة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14512)

Period

Islamic

Person

Yūsuf b. ‘Alī, Arslān-Īlig

Mint

Bukhārā (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

431 AH (=AD 1039-1040)

Obverse

رسلان, large ornament with Arabic word below, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

ايلك, large ornament with Arabic word below, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, all enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR14722)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh, 1031 - 1075, Mawdūd b. Mas‘ūd (Ghaznavid), 1041 - 1048

Mint

Ghazna (Ghaznayn) (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

432 AH (=AD 1040-1041)

Obverse

لله / عدل / لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / القائم بامر الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, all enclosed by fragment of Arabic inscription (mint/date formula) anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

لله فتح لله / محمد رسول الله / شهاب الدولة / وقطب الملة / مودود, Arabic inscription in field with ornaments above, enclosed by plain circle, all enclosed by mostly off-flan Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR12783)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh, 1031 - 1075, Ṭughril Beg, 1038 - 1063

Mint

Naysābūr (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dinar

Dating

433 AH (=AD 1041-1042)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / و؟, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two plain circles, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / القائم بامر الله / الامير الامرا / طغرلبك, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two plain circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14377)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh, 1031 - 1075, ‘Imād al-Dawla, Abū Kalī(n)jar (Būyid), 1024 - 1048

Mint

Shīrāz (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

433 AH (=AD 1041-1042)

Obverse

عدل / لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / شاهانشاه المعظم / ابو كاليجار, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin, all enclosed by pointillate circle and five equidistant annulets

Reverse

ص / محمد رسول الله / القائم بامر الله / عماد دين الله / و غياث عباد الله / و يمين خليفة الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14414)

Period

Islamic

Mint

ʿUmān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

433? AH (=AD 1041-1042)

Obverse

شاد (؟) / لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / القائم بامر الله / شاهانثاه العضم / ملك الملوك, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by traces of Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, all enclosed by traces of circle

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / عماد دين الله / وغياث عباد الله / و يمين خليفة الله / أبو كائيجار, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle, all enclosed by traces of Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14415)

Period

Islamic

Person

Ṣamṣām al-Dawla, Abū Kālījār al-Marzubān (Būyid)

Mint

ʿUmān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

433? AH (=AD 1041-1042)

Obverse

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / عماد دين الله / وغياث عباد الله / و يمين خليفة الله / أبو كائيجار, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle, all enclosed by traces of Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around

Islamic coin (HCR14499)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh, 1031 - 1075, Farāmurz, Abū Manṣūr, 1042 - 1052, Ṭughril Beg, 1038 - 1063

Mint

Iṣbahān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 433-443 AH (=AD 1041-1052)

Obverse

؟ / لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / السلطان المعظم / طغرلبك, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two plain circles, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / القائم بامر الله / الامير فرامرز, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two plain circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14718)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh, 1031 - 1075, Mawdūd b. Mas‘ūd (Ghaznavid), 1041 - 1048

Mint

Ghazna (Ghaznayn) (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

433 AH (=AD 1041-1042)

Obverse

محرم / عدل / لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / القائم بامر الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

لله فتح لله / محمد رسول الله / شهاب الدولة / وقطب الملة / مودود, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, marginal inscription off flan