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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).

Untitled coin (HCR14645)

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Islamic

Untitled coin (HCR14646)

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Islamic

Untitled coin (HCR14647)

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Islamic

Untitled coin (HCR14648)

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Islamic

Untitled coin (HCR14650)

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Islamic

Untitled coin (HCR14652)

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Islamic

Untitled coin (HCR14653)

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Islamic

Untitled coin (HCR14654)

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Islamic

Untitled coin (HCR14656)

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Islamic

Untitled coin (HCR14657)

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Islamic

Untitled coin (HCR14665)

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Islamic

Untitled coin (HCR14673)

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Islamic

Untitled coin (HCR14674)

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Islamic

Untitled coin (HCR14675)

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Islamic

Untitled coin (HCR14676)

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Islamic

Untitled coin (HCR14677)

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Islamic

Untitled coin (HCR14679)

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Islamic

Untitled coin (HCR14682)

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Islamic

Untitled coin (HCR14683)

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Islamic

Islamic coin (HCR14684)

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Islamic

Person

al-Qā’im bi-Amr Allāh, 1031 - 1075, Mas‘ūd b. Maḥmūd (Ghaznavid), 1030 - 1042

Mint

Ghazna (Ghaznayn) (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Obverse

عدل / لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / س, Arabic inscription in field with mint mark below, enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

ظهيرله (كذا) / محمد رسول / الله ناصر / دين الله / مسعود / القائم / بامر الله, Arabic inscription in field with segments around, all enclosed by plain circle