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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 (HCR16044)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Kābul (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

805 AH (=AD 1402-1403)

Obverse

ضرب دانگ جديد / دار السلطنه / كابل, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

في شهور / سنة / (٤؟)٨٥, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain square

Islamic coin (HCR16318)

Period

Islamic

Person

Ilyās b. Muḥammad, 2nd Reign, 1402 - 1424

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 805-824 AH (=AD 1402-1421)

Obverse

الياس / بن / محمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle

Reverse

محمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear square within linear circle

Islamic coin (HCR16319)

Period

Islamic

Person

Ilyās b. Muḥammad, 2nd Reign, 1402 - 1424

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

805 AH (=AD 1402-1403)

Obverse

الياس بن / محمد / ٨٠٥, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear and beaded circles

Reverse

خلد / ملكه, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear square with four pellets in each segment, all enclosed by linear and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR16613)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir Aḥmad, 913 - 937

Mint

Mabyan (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

806 AH (=AD 1403-1404)

Obverse

السلطان الملك الناصر (صلاح الدين احمد) ضرب بالمهجم سنة ٨٠٦, horse or lion prancing left, enclosed by border of arcs within linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم / لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by border of arcs within linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Ottoman coin (HCR16773)

Period

Person

Emir Süleyman

Denom.

Akçe

Dating

806 AH (= AD 1403-1404)

Obverse

امير سليمان بن بايزيد, Tuğra of Emir Süleyman, enclosed by a linear and a pointillate circle

Reverse

خلد ملكه ٨٠٦, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by a square divided by a horizontal line with arrows at the corners of the square, surrounded by Arabic inscription, enclosed by a linear and a pointillate circle

Ottoman coin (HCR16774)

Period

Person

Emir Süleyman

Denom.

Akçe

Dating

806 AH (= AD 1403-1404)

Obverse

امير سليمان بن بايزيد, Tuğra of Emir Süleyman, enclosed by a linear and a pointillate circle

Reverse

خلد ملكه ٨٠٦, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by a square divided by a horizontal line with one line at the corners of the square, surrounded by Arabic inscription, enclosed by a linear and a pointillate circle

Ottoman coin (HCR16775)

Period

Person

Emir Süleyman

Denom.

Akçe

Dating

806 AH (= AD 1403-1404)

Obverse

امير سليمان بن بايزيد, Tuğra of Emir Süleyman, enclosed by a linear and a pointillate circle

Reverse

خلد ملكه ٨٠٦, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by an arched square divided by a horizontal line, surrounded by Arabic inscription, enclosed by a linear circle

Ottoman coin (HCR16776)

Period

Person

Emir Süleyman

Denom.

Akçe

Dating

806 AH (= AD 1403-1404)

Obverse

امير سليمان بن بايزيد, Tuğra of Emir Süleyman, enclosed by a linear and a pointillate circle

Reverse

خلد ملكه ٨٠٦, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by a square divided by a horizontal line with dots at the corners of the square, tulip design on top, surrounded by Arabic inscription, enclosed by a linear and a pointillate circle

Ottoman coin (HCR16777)

Period

Person

Emir Süleyman

Denom.

Akçe

Dating

806 AH (= AD 1403-1404)

Obverse

امير سليمان بن بايزيد, Tuğra of Emir Süleyman, enclosed by a linear and a pointillate circle

Reverse

خلد ملكه ٨٠٦, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by a square divided by a horizontal line with arrows at the corners of the square, an arrow on top, surrounded by Arabic inscription, enclosed by a linear and a pointillate circle

Ottoman coin (HCR16778)

Period

Person

Emir Süleyman

Denom.

Akçe

Dating

806 AH (= AD 1403-1404)

Obverse

امير سليمان بن بايزيد, Tuğra of Emir Süleyman, enclosed by a linear and a pointillate circle

Reverse

خلد ملكه ٨٠٦, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by a concave square divided by a horizontal line, surrounded by Arabic inscription, enclosed by a linear and a pointillate circle

Ottoman coin (HCR16779)

Period

Person

Emir Süleyman

Denom.

Mangır

Dating

806 AH (= AD 1403-1404)

Obverse

امير سليمان بن بايزيد, Tuğra of Emir Süleyman, enclosed by a linear circle

Reverse

خلد الله ٨٠٦, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by an arched square divided by two horizontal lines with a dot in the middle, surrounded by Arabic inscription, enclosed by a linear circle

Ottoman coin (HCR16780)

Period

Person

Emir Süleyman

Denom.

Mangır

Dating

806 AH (= AD 1403-1404)

Obverse

امير سليمان بن بايزيد, Tuğra of Emir Süleyman, enclosed by a linear and a pointillate circle

Reverse

Ottoman coin (HCR16785)

Period

Person

Mehmed Çelebi, prince

Mint

Bursa (Ottoman)

Denom.

Akçe

Dating

806-816 AH (= AD 1403-1413)

Obverse

غياث الدنا و الدن / محمد / بن بايزيد / خلد ملكه / ضرب برس[ا], Arabic inscription in field, divided into four horizontal segments by three parallel lines, enclosed by a linear circle

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, surrounded clockwise by an Arabic inscription, enclosed by a scalloped circle

Ottoman coin (HCR16786)

Period

Person

Mehmed Çelebi, prince

Mint

Bursa (Ottoman)

Denom.

Akçe

Dating

806-816 AH (= AD 1403-1413)

Obverse

غياث الدنا و الدن / محمد / بن بايزيد / خلد ملكه / ضرب برس[ا], Arabic inscription in field, divided into four horizontal segments by three parallel lines, enclosed by a linear and a pointillate circle

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, surrounded clockwise by an Arabic inscription, enclosed by a scalloped circle

Ottoman coin (HCR16787)

Period

Person

Mehmed Çelebi, prince

Mint

Bursa (Ottoman)

Denom.

Mangır

Dating

806 AH ? (= AD 1403-1404)

Obverse

لا اله الا ال[له] / محمد رسول ا[لله] / [ضرب بروسا], Arabic inscription in field, divided into three horizontal segments by two parallel lines, enclosed by a linear and a pointillate circle

Reverse

[دم]ور حا[ن كوركان] / [محمد] بن بايزد خ[ان] / خلد ملك, Arabic inscription in field, divided into three horizontal segments by two parallel lines, enclosed by a linear circle

Islamic coin (HCR14006)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir Faraj, 1st reign, 1398 - 1406

Mint

al-Qāhira (Islamic)

Denom.

Dinar

Dating

[8]07 AH (=AD 1404-1405)

Obverse

. . رب بالقاهرة سنة سبع / السلطان الملك الناصر / ابو السعادات فرج بن الشهيد / الملك الظاهر برقوق /, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double scalloped linear circle

Reverse

الله / و ما النصر الا من عند / لا اله الا الله محمد / رسول الله ارسله بالهدى / و دين الحق ليظهره على / الدين كله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double scalloped linear circle

Islamic coin (HCR15941)

Period

Islamic

Person

Shāhrukh, 1405 - 1447

Mint

Aydhaj (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 807-850 AH (=AD 1404-1446)

Obverse

. . . . شاه رخ . . . . . . ., Arabic inscription in field around a central knot

Reverse

(عدلية؟) / ايذج, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear rayed circle

Islamic coin (HCR15950)

Period

Islamic

Person

Shāhrukh, 1405 - 1447

Mint

Harāt (Islamic)

Denom.

one quarter tanka

Dating

circa 807-850 AH (=AD 1404-1446)

Obverse

(ضرب) / السلطان الاعظم / شاه رخ بهادر خلد / ملكه / هراة, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR15954)

Period

Islamic

Person

Shāhrukh, 1405 - 1447

Mint

Kāshān (Islamic)

Denom.

Tanka

Dating

circa 807-850 AH (=AD 1404-1447)

Obverse

ضرب / سلطان الاعظم / كاشان / شاه رخ بهادر / خلد ملكه, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by multilobe, all enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR15955)

Period

Islamic

Person

Shāhrukh, 1405 - 1447

Mint

Kāshān (Islamic)

Denom.

Tanka

Dating

circa 807-850 AH (=AD 1404-1447)

Obverse

ضرب / سلطان الاعظم / كاشان / شاه رخ بهادر / خلد ملكه, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

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