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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 (HCR14952)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 596-617 AH (=AD 1199-1220)

Obverse

السلطا / ن, Arabic word centre, enclosed by plain circle, Arabic inscriptions around and above

Reverse

(ال)سلطان الاع(ظم) / علا الدنيا (و الدين) / محمد بن / السلطان, Arabic inscription around anti-clockwise and within plain circle, enclosed by plain square

Islamic coin (HCR14957)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

jītal

Dating

circa 596-617 AH (=AD 1199-1220)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

السلطان الاعظم محمد / بن سلطان, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR14959)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

jītal

Dating

circa 596-617 AH (=AD 1199-1220)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

السلطان الاعظم محمد / بن سلطان, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR14960)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

jītal

Dating

circa 596-617 AH (=AD 1199-1220)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

السلطان الاعظم محمد / بن سلطان, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR14990)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220

Mint

Farwān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

jītal

Dating

circa 596-617 AH (=AD 1199-1220)

Obverse

السلطان / الاعظم / علا / الدنيا و الد / ين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pentagon, enclosed by plain circle and interspersed pellets

Reverse

فروان / ابو الفتح / محمد بن / السلطان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pentagon, enclosed by plain circle and interspersed pellets

Islamic coin (HCR14991)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220

Mint

Farwān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

jītal

Dating

circa 596-617 AH (=AD 1199-1220)

Obverse

السلطان / الاعظم / علا / الدنيا و الد / ين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pentagon, enclosed by plain circle and interspersed pellets

Reverse

فروان / ابو الفتح / محمد بن / السلطان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pentagon, enclosed by plain circle and interspersed pellets

Islamic coin (HCR14995)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

jītal

Dating

circa 596-617 AH (=AD 1199-1220)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscripton in field with annulets to left, right and below and ornament above

Reverse

السلطان الاعظم علا الدنيا و الد(ين) محمد / بن / سلطا / ن, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin, ending in centre (divided by thick plain circle)

Islamic coin (HCR14997)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 596-617 AH (=AD 1199-1220)

Obverse

الناصر / لدين الله / امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

علا الدنيا / و الدين محمد / بن السلطان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR15004)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 596-617 AH (=AD 1199-1220)

Obverse

السلطان / محمد / بن السلطان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

الناصر / لدين / الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR15006)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 596-617 AH (=AD 1199-1220)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

السلطان / الا(عظم) / محمد / بن السلطان, horseman right centre, enclosed by double plain square, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR15010)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Bāmiyān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 596-617 AH (=AD 1199-1221)

Obverse

السلطان الا / عظم علا / الدنيا و الدين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by ornamental square

Reverse

بلميان, Horseman to right with mint name between legs of horse

Islamic coin (HCR15020)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220

Mint

Qunduz (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

jītal

Dating

circa 596-617 AH (=AD 1199-1220)

Obverse

none, horseman to right, enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

قندز / علا الدنيا / و الدين محمد / (بن الس)لطان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR15029)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220

Mint

Qunduz (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

jītal

Dating

circa 596-617 AH (=AD 1199-1220)

Obverse

N/A, horseman to right with Arabic inscription, enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

قندز / علا الدنيا و / الدين سكند(ر) / الثاني, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR15030)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

jītal

Dating

circa 595-617 AH (=AD 1199-1220)

Obverse

N/A, horseman to left with bird to right, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

السلطان / الاعظم ابو الفتح / محمد / بن السلطان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR15031)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

jītal

Dating

circa 595-617 AH (=AD 1199-1220)

Obverse

N/A, horseman to left with bird to right, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

السلطان / الاعظم ابو الفتح / محمد / بن السلطان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR15047)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220

Mint

Kurramān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

jītal

Dating

circa 596-617 AH (=AD 1199-1220)

Obverse

رمان, bull to left with Arabic word centre, enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

السلطان / الاعظم ابو الفتح / محمد بن السلطان, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR15049)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220

Mint

Kurramān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

jītal

Dating

circa 596-617 AH (=AD 1199-1220)

Obverse

كرمان, bull to left with Arabic word below

Reverse

السلطان / الاعظم ابو الفتح / محمد بن السلطان, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR15059)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220

Mint

Kurramān (Islamic)

Denom.

jītal

Dating

circa 596-617 AH (=AD 1199-1220)

Obverse

Srī Samanta, Bull to left with Sarada inscription above

Reverse

لسلطان / الاعظم ابو / الفتح محمد / بن السلطان, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR15061)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220

Mint

Ghazna (Ghaznayn) (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 596-617 AH (=AD 1199-1220)

Obverse

السلطان الاعظم / علا الدنيا و الدين / ابو الفتح محمد / بن السلطان برهان, somewhat off-flan Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

عدل, bull to left with Arabic word centre

Islamic coin (HCR13388)

Period

Islamic

Person

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

Mint

Irbil (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

597 AH (=AD 1200-1201)

Obverse

ضرب باربل / سبع و تسعين / و خمسماة, man riding on lion to left, Arabic inscription around beginning bottom, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

النصر لدين الله / امير المؤمنين / عدة الدنيا و الدين / ابو نصر مظفر / الدين كوكبري / بن علي, Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by beaded circle