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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 (HCR14527)

Period

Islamic

Person

Ibrahīm b. al-Ḥusayn, local ruler at Ūzkānd

Mint

Baldat al-Ūzjānd (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

570 AH (=AD 1174-1175)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain double eight-pointed star, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments

Reverse

ابرهيم / ارسلان / خاقاك, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by fancy plain lobated square, enclosed by two plain and one beaded circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR13064)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Mustaḍī, 1170 - 1180, Nūr al-Dīn Muḥammad (Artuqid), 1174 - 1175

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

571 AH (=AD 1175-1176)

Obverse

سنة احد و سبعين / (وخمسمائة), facing nimbate figure of an angel, right wing upraised, Arabic inscription upwards at right and downwards at left, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

ملكملك الامرا محمد / بن قرا ارسلان بن / داود بن سكمان / بن ارتق نصير / امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13065)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Mustaḍī, 1170 - 1180, Nūr al-Dīn Muḥammad (Artuqid), 1174 - 1175

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

571 AH (=AD 1175-1176)

Obverse

سنة احد و سبعين / (وخمسمائة), facing nimbate figure of an angel, right wing upraised, Arabic inscription upwards at right and downwards at left, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

ملك الامرا محمد / بن قرا ارسلان بن / داود بن سكمان / بن ارتق نصير / امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise to left and right, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13228)

Period

Islamic

Person

Ghāzī II, Sayf al-Dīn, 1169 - 1181

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

571 AH (=AD 1175-1176)

Obverse

سنة سبعين ـ و خمسمائة, facing draped bust with long hair, turned slightly to left with two small angels above, Arabic inscription to left and right

Reverse

الملك العادل / العالم ملك امرا / الشرق و الغرب / طغرلتكين اتابك, Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in three segments, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR13308)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Mustaḍī, 1170 - 1180, al-Ṣāliḥ Ismā‘īl, 1174 - 1182

Mint

Ḥalab (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

571 AH (=AD 1175-1176)

Obverse

ضرب بحلب سنة احدى و سبعين و خمسمائة, Diademed Roman bust to right with Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around

Reverse

الله / المستضي بامر / امير المؤمنين / الملك الصالح / اسمعيل, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR13309)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Mustaḍī, 1170 - 1180, al-Ṣāliḥ Ismā‘īl, 1174 - 1182

Mint

Ḥalab (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

571 AH (=AD 1175-1176)

Obverse

ضرب بحلب سنة احدى و سبعين و خمسمائة, Diademed Roman bust to right with Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around

Reverse

الله / المستضي بامر / امير المؤمنين / الملك الصالح / اسمعيل, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR13432)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Yūsuf I, 1174 - 1193

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

571 AH (=AD 1175-1176)

Obverse

يو / الملك الناصر / سف, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle, all enclosed by partially obscured Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around

Reverse

الملك الصالح / اسمعيل, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle, all enclosed by partially obscured Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around

Islamic coin (HCR13434)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Yūsuf I, 1174 - 1193

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

571 AH (=AD 1175-1176)

Obverse

الملك الناصر / يوسف, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle, all enclosed by partially obscured Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around

Reverse

الملك الصالح / يوسف, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle, all enclosed by partially obscured Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around

Islamic coin (HCR13115)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Īl-Ghāzī II, Quṭb al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1176 - 1184

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

57x AH (=AD 1176-1184)

Obverse

. . . و سبعين و خمس / مائة, two facing diademed and draped busts, Arabic inscription in arc aboce, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

الناصر الدين / امير المؤمنين / هذا الدرهم / ملعون من / يعيره, Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in three segments, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR13116)

Period

Islamic

Person

Īl-Ghāzī II, Quṭb al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1176 - 1184

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 572-580 AH (=AD 1176-1185)

Obverse

بن البي بن / تمرباش / ايل غازي / بن اربق, diademed head looking upward to right, enclosed by beaded square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

ايل غازي / لمولانا الملك العالم / العادل قطب الدين / ملك الامرا شاه / ديار بكر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13117)

Period

Islamic

Person

Īl-Ghāzī II, Quṭb al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1176 - 1184

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 572-580 AH (=AD 1176-1185)

Obverse

Reverse

ايل غازي / لمولانا الملك العالم / العادل قطب الدين / ملك الامرا شاه / ديار بكر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13118)

Period

Islamic

Person

Īl-Ghāzī II, Quṭb al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1176 - 1184

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 572-580 AH (=AD 1176-1185)

Obverse

Reverse

ايل غازي / لمولانا الملك العالم / العادل قطب الدين / ملك الامرا شاه / ديار بكر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13119)

Period

Islamic

Person

Īl-Ghāzī II, Quṭb al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1176 - 1184

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 572-580 AH (=AD 1176-1185)

Obverse

Reverse

ايل غازي / لمولانا الملك العالم / العادل قطب الدين / ملك الامرا شاه / ديار بكر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13120)

Period

Islamic

Person

Īl-Ghāzī II, Quṭb al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1176 - 1184

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 572-580 AH (=AD 1176-1185)

Obverse

Reverse

ايل غازي / لمولانا الملك العالم / العادل قطب الدين / ملك الامرا شاه / ديار بكر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13121)

Period

Islamic

Person

Īl-Ghāzī II, Quṭb al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1176 - 1184

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 572-580 AH (=AD 1176-1185)

Obverse

Reverse

ايل غازي / لمولانا الملك العالم / العادل قطب الدين / ملك الامرا شاه / ديار بكر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13122)

Period

Islamic

Person

Īl-Ghāzī II, Quṭb al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1176 - 1184

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 572-580 AH (=AD 1176-1185)

Obverse

N/A, diademed head looking upward to right, enclosed by beaded square, illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

N/A, Illegible Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13123)

Period

Islamic

Person

Īl-Ghāzī II, Quṭb al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1176 - 1184

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 572-580 AH (=AD 1176-1185)

Obverse

Reverse

ايل غازي / لمولانا الملك العالم / العادل قطب الدين / ملك الامرا شاه / ديار بكر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13230)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Mas‘ūd I, ’Izz al-Dīn (Zangid), 1181 - 1193

Mint

al-Jazīra (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

575 AH (=AD 1179-1180)

Obverse

لا ـ اله الا الله محمد رسول الله, Head to left, wearing helmet with crest, Arabic inscription beginning behind head

Reverse

امير المؤمنين / الناصر لدين / الله عز الدين / مسعود, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13231)

Period

Islamic

Person

Ghāzī II, Sayf al-Dīn, 1169 - 1181

Mint

al-Jazīra (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

575 AH (=AD 1179-1180)

Obverse

لا ا ـ له الا الله محمد رسول الله, head to left wearing crested helmet, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise beginning behind head

Reverse

ملك الامر / ا غازي بن / مودود, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin, all enclosed by beaded circle