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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 (HCR13178)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

611 AH (=AD 1214-1215)

Obverse

ناصر الدنيا و الدين ارتق ارسلان ملك ديار بكر, facing draped bust with long hair, Arabic inscription curved around from right, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

ابو العباس احمد / الناصر لدين الله / امير المؤمنين / الملك العادل ابو / بكر بن ايوب, Arabic inscription in field with tamgha above, illegible Arabic inscription to left and right, all enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR13179)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 611 AH (=AD 1214-1215)

Obverse

illegible, facing draped bust with long hair, illegible Arabic inscription curved around from right, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

illegible, illegible Arabic inscription in field with tamgha above, illegible Arabic inscription to left and right, all enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR13180)

Period

Islamic

Person

Nāṣir al-Dīn Artuq Arslān (Artuqid), 1200 - 1240

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 611 AH (=AD 1214-1215)

Obverse

ناصر الدنيا و الدين ارتق ارسلان ملك ديار بكر, facing draped bust with long hair, Arabic inscription curved around from right, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

illegible, illegible Arabic inscription in field with tamgha above, illegible Arabic inscription to left and right, all enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR13181)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, al-‘Ādil Abū Bakr II, 1238 - 1240, Nāṣir al-Dīn Artuq Arslān (Artuqid), 1200 - 1240

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

611 AH (=AD 1214-1215)

Obverse

ناصر الدنيا و الدين ارتق ارسلان ملك ديار بكر, facing draped bust with long hair, Arabic inscription curved around from right, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

ابو العباس احمد / الناصر لدين الله / امير المؤمنين / الملك العادل ابو / بكر بن ايو, Arabic inscription in field with tamgha above, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin, all enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR13182)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, al-‘Ādil Abū Bakr I, 1200 - 1218, Nāṣir al-Dīn Artuq Arslān (Artuqid), 1200 - 1240

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

611 AH (=AD 1214-1215)

Obverse

ناصر الدنيا و الدين ارتق ارسلان ملك ديار بكر, facing draped bust with long hair, Arabic inscription curved around from right, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

ابو العباس احمد / الناصر لدين الله / امير المؤمنين / الملك العادل ابو / بكر بن ايوب, Arabic inscription in field with tamgha above, Arabic inscription to left and right, all enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR13183)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, al-‘Ādil Abū Bakr I, 1200 - 1218, Nāṣir al-Dīn Artuq Arslān (Artuqid), 1200 - 1240

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

611 AH (=AD 1214-1215)

Obverse

ناصر الدنيا و الدين ارتق ارسلان ملك ديار بكر, facing draped bust with long hair, Arabic inscription curved around from right, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

Islamic coin (HCR13184)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-‘Ādil Abū Bakr I, 1200 - 1218, Nāṣir al-Dīn Artuq Arslān (Artuqid), 1200 - 1240

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

611 AH (=AD 1214-1215)

Obverse

illegible, facing draped bust with long hair, illegible Arabic inscription curved around from right, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

ابو العباس احمد / الناصر لدين الله / امير المؤمنين / الملك العادل ابو / بكر بن ايوب, Arabic inscription in field with tamgha above, off-flan Arabic inscription to left and right, all enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR13485)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, al-‘Ādil Abū Bakr I, 1200 - 1218

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

611 AH (=AD 1214-1215)

Obverse

الملك العادل / سيف الدين / ابو بكر بن, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by festooned six-foil, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments, all enclosed by linear circle

Reverse

الله / لا اله الا / الله محمد رسول الله / الامام النصر / لدين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by festooned six-foil, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments, all enclosed by linear circle

Islamic coin (HCR14956)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

611 AH (=AD 1214-1215)

Obverse

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, margin off-flan or obscure

Reverse

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, margin off-flan or obscure

Islamic coin (HCR13514)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, al-‘Ādil Abū Bakr I, 1200 - 1218

Mint

al-Ruhā (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

612 AH (=AD 1215-1216)

Obverse

الملك / العادل / ابو بكر بن ا / يوب, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by concave linear and pointillate hexagon with looped points, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments

Reverse

احمد / الامام / النصر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by concave linear and pointillate hexagon with looped points, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments

Islamic coin (HCR13589)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Ashraf Mūsā, 1246 - 1263

Mint

Mayāfāriqīn (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

612 AH (=AD 1215-1216)

Obverse

سنة ثنا عشر / و ستمائة, facing seated figure of prince wearing turban centre, with right knee up, holding cup in right hand, Arabic inscription to either side of head, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 4h

Reverse

منين / الامام الناصر / لدين الله / امير المؤ, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by triangle with curved sides, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments around triangle

Islamic coin (HCR13075)

Period

Islamic

Person

Nāṣir al-Dīn Maḥmūd (Artuqid), 1200 - 1222

Mint

al-Ḥiṣn (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

613 AH (=AD 1216-1217)

Obverse

double-headed eagle in field, Arabic inscription upwards to right and downwards to left, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

الامام / الملك الصالح / محمود بن ارتق / الملك العادل / ابو بكر / الناصر امير / المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, and to left and right, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR13486)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, al-‘Ādil Abū Bakr I, 1200 - 1218

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

613 AH (=AD 1216-1217)

Obverse

الملك / العادل سيف / الدين ابو بكر بن ايوب, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by ornamented six-pointed star, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in marginal segments, all enclosed by linear and beaded circles

Reverse

المؤ / الامام النصر / لدين الله امير / منين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by ornamented six-pointed star, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in marginal segments, all enclosed by linear and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR13635)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-‘Azīz Muḥammad

Mint

Ḥalab (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

613-634 AH (=AD 1216-1237)

Obverse

الملك / العزيز, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by ornamented intertwined six-foil

Reverse

الامام / المستنصر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by ornamented intertwined six-foil

Islamic coin (HCR13644)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-‘Azīz Muḥammad

Mint

Ḥalab (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

613-634 AH =(AD 1216-1237)

Obverse

الملك / العزيز, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by ornamented intertwined six-foil

Reverse

الامام / المستنصر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by ornamented intertwined six-foil

Islamic coin (HCR13646)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-‘Azīz Muḥammad

Mint

Ḥalab (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

613-634 AH (=AD 1216-1237)

Obverse

الملك / العزيز, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by ornamented intertwined six-foil

Reverse

الامام / المستنصر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by ornamented intertwined six-foil

Islamic coin (HCR13080)

Period

Islamic

Person

Kaykā’ūs I, ‘Izz al-Dīn, 1211 - 1220, Nāṣir al-Dīn Maḥmūd (Artuqid), 1200 - 1222

Mint

Āmid (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

614 AH (=AD 1217-1218)

Obverse

ضرب بامد سنة ٦١٤, double-headed eagle with each wing formed from a beaded man's head, enclosed by beaded circle, Arabic inscription upwards at right and downwards at left

Reverse

الامام النا / السلطان الغالب / عز الذنيا و الدين / كيكاوس بن كيخسرو / بن قلج ارسلان / صر امير / المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field and upwards at right and downwards to left, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13151)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Mustanṣir, 1226 - 1242, al-Kāmil Muḥammad, 1218 - 1238, Nāṣir al-Dīn Artuq Arslān (Artuqid), 1200 - 1240

Mint

Kayfā (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

614 AH (=AD 1217-1218)

Obverse

محمد / الملك الكامل / الملك المنصور / ارتق, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexagram, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments

Reverse

الامام / المستنصر / بالله امير المؤ / منين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexagram, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments

Islamic coin (HCR15121)

Period

Islamic

Person

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

Mint

Samarqand (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

614 AH (=AD 1217-1218)

Obverse

لدين الله / لا اله الا / الله محمد / رسول الله / الناصر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double plain circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

منصوري / السلطان العادل / الاعظم محمد / بن سلطان تكش, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double plain circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR11642)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir, 1180 - 1225

Mint

Madīnat al-Salām (Islamic)

Denom.

Dinar

Dating

615 AH (= AD 1218–1219)

Obverse

الامام / لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / الناصرلدين الله / امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 12h, enclosed by Arabic inscription (Sura 30:4, in part) anti-clockwise in margin from 12h, all enlosed by linear circle

Reverse

الحمد لله / محمد / رسول الله / صلى الله عليه, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 2h