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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 (HCR15435)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Tabrīz (Islamic)

Denom.

2 dirham

Dating

723 AH (=AD 1323)

Obverse

ضرب / السلطان ابو سعيد / بهادر خان خلد ملكه / تبريز, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Reverse

الله / لا اله الا / محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear square, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR15789)

Period

Islamic

Person

Kibāk, 1318 - 1326

Mint

Bukhārā (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

1/6 dinar

Dating

72(3) AH (=AD 1323)

Obverse

كباك / الخاقان / العادل / خان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain hexalobe and circle

Reverse

سكة / (بخ)ارا / . . ٧٢, Chaghatāyid tamgha centre, Arabic inscription around, enclosed by plain quatrefoil

Islamic coin (HCR15335)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Abū Isḥāq (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

2 dirham

Dating

724 AH (=AD 1324)

Obverse

ضرب في / دولة المولى السلظان / الاعظم ابو سعيد / خلد الله ملكه / ابو اسحاق, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

الله / لا اله الا / محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR15337)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Akhlāṭ (Islamic)

Denom.

2 dirham

Dating

724 AH (=AD 1324)

Obverse

ضرب / السلتان ابو سعيد / بهادر خان خلد ملكه / اخلاط, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

الله / لا اله الا / محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments, all encloosed by linear and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR15385)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Kāshān (Islamic)

Denom.

2 dirham

Dating

724 AH (=AD 1324)

Obverse

ضرب في ايا / م دولة السلطان الاعظم / ابو سعيد بهادر خان / خلد الله ملكه, Arabic inscription in field, second Arabic inscription interlinearly, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segents, all enclosed by plain and pointillate circles

Reverse

الله / لا اله الا / محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain pentalobe, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by plain and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR15406)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Sāmsūn (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

724 AH (=AD 1324)

Obverse

ضرب / السلطان ابو سعيد / بهادر خان خلد ملكه / سامسون, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

الله / لا اله الا / محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double linear square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR15407)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Sāmsūn (Islamic)

Denom.

1/2 Dirham

Dating

724 AH (=AD 1324)

Obverse

ضرب / السلطان ابو سعيد / بهادر خان خلد ملكه / سامسون, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circle

Reverse

الله / لا اله الا / محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR15411)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Shabānkārah (Islamic)

Denom.

2 dirham

Dating

724 AH (=AD 1324)

Obverse

ضرب / السلطان ابو سعيد / بهادر خان خلد ملكه / شبانكاره, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

الله / لا اله الا / محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR15437)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Tabrīz (Islamic)

Denom.

2 dirham

Dating

724 AH (=AD 1324)

Obverse

ضرب / السلطان ابو سعيد / بهادر خان خلد ملكه / تبريز, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

Islamic coin (HCR15453)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Zaydān (Islamic)

Denom.

2 dirham

Dating

724 AH (=AD 1324)

Obverse

ضرب / السلطان ابو سعيد / بهادر خان خلد ملكه / زيدان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

Ottoman coin (HCR16738)

Period

Ottoman

Person

Orhan Gazi, 1323 - 1362

Denom.

Akçe

Dating

724-761 AH (= AD 1324-1360)

Obverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by a scalopped square with stars in the corners and scrolls on the outside, enclosed by linear and a pointillate circles

Reverse

السلطان العدل / خلد الله ملكه, Arabic inscription in field divided in two horizontal bands by two lines and a knot, enclosed by a square with scrolls on the outside, enclosed by linear circles with scrolls

Ottoman coin (HCR16742)

Period

Ottoman

Person

Orhan Gazi, 1323 - 1362

Denom.

Akçe

Dating

724-761 AH (= AD 1324-1360)

Obverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by a scalopped cartouche, enclosed by linear and a pointillate circles

Reverse

السلطان العادل / اورخا[ن بن] عثما[ن] / خلد الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by a scalopped cartouche, enclosed by linear and a pointillate circles

Ottoman coin (HCR16743)

Period

Ottoman

Person

Orhan Gazi, 1323 - 1362

Denom.

Akçe

Dating

724-761 AH (= AD 1324-1360)

Obverse

الس[لطان ال]عادل / اورخا[ن بن] عثما[ن] / خلد الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by a scalopped cartouche, enclosed by linear and a pointillate circle, with three dots above inscription

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by a scalopped cartouche, enclosed by linear and a pointillate circle, with three dots above inscription

Ottoman coin (HCR16744)

Period

Ottoman

Person

Orhan Gazi, 1323 - 1362

Mint

Bursa (Ottoman)

Denom.

Akçe

Dating

724-761 AH (= AD 1324-1360)

Obverse

السلطا[ن] الأعظم / اورخا[ن] عثما[ن] / خلد الله ملكه / برسه, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by a linear and a pointillate circle, with a knot above inscription and two in the middle

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription, enclosed by two linear circles, all enclosed by a pointillate circle

Ottoman coin (HCR16745)

Period

Ottoman

Person

Orhan Gazi, 1323 - 1362

Denom.

Akçe

Dating

724-761 AH (= AD 1324-1360)

Obverse

اورخان / خلد الله / ملكه, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by a linear and a pointillate circle

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription, enclosed by a linear and a pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR15380)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Iṣfahān (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

725 AH (=AD 1325)

Obverse

ضرب / ابو سعيد بهادر / اصفهان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Reverse

علي / ابو بكر عمر / عثمان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Islamic coin (HCR15345)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Arzarūm (Islamic)

Denom.

2 dirham

Dating

727 AH (=AD 1326-1327)

Obverse

ضرب / السلطان ابو سعيد / بهادر خان خلد ملكه / ارزروم, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

الله / لا اله الا / محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double linear square, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments, all enclosed by double linear circle

Islamic coin (HCR15374)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

al-Ḥilla (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

726 AH (=AD 1326)

Obverse

السلطان / ابو سعيد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

(المنير؟) الهادي / محمد المصفى / صلى الله عليه, Arabc inscription in field, unclear Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by uncertain border

Islamic coin (HCR15408)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Sāmsūn (Islamic)

Denom.

1/2 Dirham

Dating

726? AH (=AD 1326)

Obverse

ضرب / السلطان ابو سعيد / بهادر خان خلد ملكه / سامسون, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by somewhat blundered Arabic inscription anti-clockwise, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circle

Reverse

Islamic coin (HCR15447)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Tabrīz (Islamic)

Denom.

2 dirham

Dating

727 AH (=AD 1326-1327)

Obverse

السلطان ابو سعيد / ضرب تبريز / بهادر خان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by highlighted square, Arabic date around anti-clockwise in four segments, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

الله / لا اله الا / محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by highlighted quatrefoil, Arabic inscription around anti-clockwise in four segments, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles