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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 (HCR12047)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Dating

441 (=AD 1049–1050)

Islamic coin (HCR12152)

Period

Islamic

Denom.

Dinar

Dating

441 AH

Islamic coin (HCR12156)

Period

Islamic

Mint

No mint (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham (fractional)

Dating

441-449 (AD= 1049–1058(

Islamic coin (HCR14716)

Period

Islamic

Person

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

Mint

Ghazna (Ghaznayn) (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

441 AH (=AD 1049-1050)

Obverse

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 / محمد رسول الله / شهاب الدولة / ابو الفتح / مودود, Arabic inscription in field with large pellet above, enclosed by two plain circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14734)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh, 1031 - 1075, ‘Abd al-Rashīd b. Maḥmūd, 1049 - 1052

Mint

Ghazna (Ghaznayn) (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

(4)41 AH (=AD 1049-1050)

Obverse

عدل / لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / القائم بامر الله, Arabic inscription in field with two annulets to left and right above, enclosed by double plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

سيف الله / محمد رسول الله / عز الدولة / وزين الملة / عبد الرشيد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14738)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abd al-Rashīd b. Maḥmūd, 1049 - 1052

Mint

Lūhūr (Lahore) (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 441-443 AH (=AD 1049-1052)

Obverse

عبد / عز الدولة / (و زي)ن الملة / ابو منصور / الرشيد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

Srī Samanta Deva, bull to left with Sarada inscription above

Islamic coin (HCR14739)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abd al-Rashīd b. Maḥmūd, 1049 - 1052

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 441-443 AH (=AD 1049-1052)

Obverse

عدل / عز الدولة / و زين الملة / عبد الرشيد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and hashed circles

Reverse

Sri Samanta Deva, bull to left with Sarada inscription above

Islamic coin (HCR12048)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Dating

441 (=AD 1050–1051)

Islamic coin (HCR12049)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Dating

442 (=AD 1050–1051)

Islamic coin (HCR12072)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

442 (AD= 1050–1051)

Islamic coin (HCR12153)

Period

Islamic

Denom.

Dinar

Dating

442 AH

Islamic coin (HCR12786)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh, 1031 - 1075, Rukn al-Dawla Abū·’Alī al-Ḥasan (Būyid), Ṭughril Beg, 1038 - 1063

Mint

Naysābūr (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dinar

Dating

442 AH (=AD 1050-1051)

Obverse

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

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / السلطان المعظم / شاهانشاه الاجل / ركن الدين طغرل / بك, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR14737)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abd al-Rashīd b. Maḥmūd, 1049 - 1052

Mint

Lūhūr (Lahore) (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

(4)42 AH (=AD 1050-1051)

Obverse

عدل / عز الدولة / و زين الملة / عبد الرشيد, Arabic isncription in field with two pellets below, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

Sri Samanta Deva, bull to left with Sarada inscription above, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR12038)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Dating

442 (=AD 1050–1051)

Islamic coin (HCR12050)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

443 (AD= 10511052)

Islamic coin (HCR12051)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

443 (AD= 1051–1052)

Islamic coin (HCR12073)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

443 ? (AD= 1051–1052)

Islamic coin (HCR14735)

Period

Islamic

Person

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

Mint

Ghazna (Ghaznayn) (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

(44)3? AH (=AD 1051-1052)

Obverse

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

Reverse

سيف الله / محمد رسول الله / عز الدولة / وزين الملة / عبد الرشيد, Arabic inscription in field and around in margin, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by off-flan Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14736)

Period

Islamic

Person

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

Mint

Ghazna (Ghaznayn) (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

(4)43 AH (=AD 1051-1052)

Obverse

فتح / لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / القائم بامر الله, Arabic inscription in field with pellet to left and right, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

سيف الله / محمد رسول الله / عز الدولة / وزين الملة / عبد الرشيد, Arabic inscription in field with pellet to left and right, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin