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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 (HCR13376)

Period

Islamic

Person

Fakhr al-Dīn Bahrāmshāh, c.1162 - 1225

Mint

Arzinjān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

(5)79 AH (=AD 1183-1184)

Obverse

فخر / الدين, Centre, head turned partly to left in linear and pointillate hexagon, name in Arabic to right and left within hexagon, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circle

Reverse

ملك الامر / شاه غازي / بهرامشاه, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear and pointillate square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by linear circle

Islamic coin (HCR14525)

Period

Islamic

Person

Aḥmad b. Ibrahīm, local ruler at Ūzkānd

Mint

Baldat al-Ūzjānd (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

(579) AH (=AD 1183-1184)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double plain circle, enclosed by mostly illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

جلال / الدنيا و الدين / قدر خاقان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, margin obscure

Islamic coin (HCR12871)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulaymān II as Malik of Tokat, 1077 - 1086

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 580s AH (=AD 1184-1193)

Obverse

none, sultan on horseback to right enclosed by circle of pellets

Reverse

الملك القاهر / سليمانشاه / بن قلج ارسلان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR12872)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulaymān II as Malik of Tokat, 1077 - 1086

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 580s AH (=AD 1184-1193)

Obverse

none, sultan on horseback to right enclosed by circle of pellets

Reverse

الملك القاهر / سليمانشاه / بن قلج ارسلان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR12873)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulaymān II as Malik of Tokat, 1077 - 1086

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 580s AH (=AD 1184-1193)

Obverse

none, sultan on horseback to right enclosed by circle of pellets

Reverse

الملك القاهر / سليمانشاه / بن قلج ارسلان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13039)

Period

Islamic

Person

Mas’ūd b. Qilij Arslān II

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 580-589 AH (=AD 1184-1193)

Obverse

العز و الظفر / المحتاج الى / رحمة الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

مسعود بن / قلج ارسلان / بن مسعود, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13040)

Period

Islamic

Person

Mas’ūd b. Qilij Arslān II

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 580-589 AH (=AD 1184-1193)

Obverse

العز و الظفر / المحتاج الى / رحمة الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

مسعود بن / قلج ارسلان / بن مسعود, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13042)

Period

Islamic

Person

Mas’ūd b. Qilij Arslān II

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 580-589 AH (=AD 1184-1193)

Obverse

لا اله الا ا / لله محمد ر / سول الله, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

عيار الكبرا / ثلثين درهمين / وركة؟, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR13045)

Period

Islamic

Person

Mugīth al-Dīn Ṭughril, c.1180 - 1221

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 580-618 AH (=AD 1184-1221)

Obverse

none, sultan on horseback to right enclosed by circle of pellets, star behind shoulder to left

Reverse

مغيث الدنيا / و الدين ابو الفتح / طغرل بن قلج / ارسلان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13046)

Period

Islamic

Person

Mugīth al-Dīn Ṭughril, c.1180 - 1221

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 580-618 AH (=AD 1184-1221)

Obverse

none, sultan on horseback to right enclosed by circle of pellets, star behind shoulder to left

Reverse

مغيث الدنيا / و الدين ابو الفتح / طغرل بن قلج / ارسلان, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR13047)

Period

Islamic

Person

Mugīth al-Dīn Ṭughril, c.1180 - 1221

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 580-618 AH (=AD 1184-1221)

Obverse

none, sultan on horseback to right enclosed by circle of pellets, star behind shoulder to left

Reverse

مغيث الدنيا / و الدين ابو الفتح / طغرل بن قلج / ارسلان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13048)

Period

Islamic

Person

Mugīth al-Dīn Ṭughril, c.1180 - 1221

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 580-618 AH (=AD 1184-1221)

Obverse

none, sultan on horseback to right enclosed by circle of pellets, star behind shoulder to left

Reverse

مغيث الدنيا / و الدين ابو الفتح / طغرل بن قلج / ارسلان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13126)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Yūsuf I, 1174 - 1193, Ḥusām al-Dīn Yūluq Arslān (Artuqid), 1184 - 1201

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 580-597 AH (=AD 1184-1201)

Obverse

off-flan, large classical diademed head to left, small facing crowned bust, off-flan Arabic inscription anti-clockwise above, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

الملك الناصر / صلاح الدين / محيي دولة / امير المؤمنين / يوسف / بن ايوب, Arabic inscription in field and to left and right, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13127)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Yūsuf I, 1174 - 1193, Ḥusām al-Dīn Yūluq Arslān (Artuqid), 1184 - 1201

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 580-597 AH (=AD 1184-1201)

Obverse

حسام الدين مللك ديار بكر, large classical diademed head to left, small facing crowned bust, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise above, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

الملك الناصر / صلاح الدين / محيي دولة / امير المؤمنين / يوسف / بن ايوب, Arabic inscription in field and to right and left, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13128)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Yūsuf I, 1174 - 1193, Ḥusām al-Dīn Yūluq Arslān (Artuqid), 1184 - 1201

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 580-597 AH (=AD 1184-1201)

Obverse

حسام الدين مللك ديار بكر, large classical diademed head to left, small facing crowned bust, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise above, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

Islamic coin (HCR13129)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Yūsuf I, 1174 - 1193, Ḥusām al-Dīn Yūluq Arslān (Artuqid), 1184 - 1201

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 580-597 AH (=AD 1184-1201)

Obverse

حسام الدين مللك ديار بكر, large classical diademed head to left, small facing crowned bust, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise above, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

Islamic coin (HCR13384)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Yūsuf I, 1174 - 1193, Kökbūrī, Muẓaffar al-Dīn Abū Naṣr, 1168 - 1233

Mint

Ḥarrān (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

58x (=AD 1184-1194)

Obverse

مظفر الدين ـ كوكبوري بن علي, facing figure in pointillate square, arched at top, seated cross-legged, holding sceptre upwards to right, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments

Reverse

الملك / الناصر صلاح / الدين يوسف / (بن) ايوب, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double-lined hexagram, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR13385)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Yūsuf I, 1174 - 1193, Kökbūrī, Muẓaffar al-Dīn Abū Naṣr, 1168 - 1233

Mint

Ḥarrān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

58x AH (=AD 1184-1194)

Obverse

Reverse

Islamic coin (HCR13387)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Kökbūrī, Muẓaffar al-Dīn Abū Naṣr, 1168 - 1233

Mint

Ḥarrān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

58x AH (=AD 1184-1194)

Obverse

ضرب باربل / سنة اثنن / و ستماة؟, man riding on lion to left, Arabic inscription around beginning bottom, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

الناصر لدين الله / امير المؤمنين / ملك الامرا / مظفر الدنيا / و الدين كوكبري, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double-lined hexagram, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR13368)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Sayf al-Dīn Begtīmūr, 1183 - 1193

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 581-589 AH (=AD 1185-1193)

Obverse

حا / ب؟, cow to left bending neck and head low back to right with suckling calf below and minute Arabic word above, enclosed by beaded circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

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