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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 (HCR18778)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abbās II, 1642 - 1667

Mint

Īrawān (Islamic)

Denom.

Shāhī

Dating

1069 AH (=AD 1658-1659)

Obverse

بگيتى سكهُ صاحبقرانى / زداز توفيق حق عباس ثانى / ايروان / ١٠٦٩, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR18243)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abbās II, 1642 - 1667

Mint

Tiflīs

Denom.

Shāhī

Dating

107x AH (=AD 1660-1667)

Obverse

بگيتى سكهُ صاحبقرانى / زداز توفيق حق عباس ثانى / تفليس / ١٠٧, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Islamic coin (HCR18780)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abbās II, 1642 - 1667

Mint

Shimākhi (Islamic)

Denom.

Shāhī

Dating

1071 AH (=AD 1660-1661)

Obverse

بگيتى سكهُ صاحبقرانى / زداز توفيق حق عباس ثانى / شماخى / ١٠٧١, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by plain and pointillate circles

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / علي ولي الله, arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in marign, all enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR18782)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abbās II, 1642 - 1667

Mint

Tabrīz (Islamic)

Denom.

Shāhī

Dating

1072 AH (=AD 1661-1662)

Obverse

بگيتى سكهُ صاحبقرانى / زداز توفيق حق عباس ثانى / تبريز / ١٠٧٢, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Islamic coin (HCR18236)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abbās II, 1642 - 1667

Mint

Īrawān (Islamic)

Denom.

Shāhī

Dating

1075 AH (=AD 1664-1665)

Obverse

بگيتى سكهُ صاحبقرانى / زداز توفيق حق عباس ثانى ايروان / ۱۰۷۵, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by cartouche, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Islamic coin (HCR18681)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Iṣfahān (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

(10)78 AH (=AD 1667-1668)

Obverse

none, deer left in field, floral decoration around

Reverse

ضرب فلوس اصفهان ١٠(٧٨), Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR18682)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Iṣfahān (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

xxx8 AH (=AD 1078-1098)

Obverse

none, undetermined quaruped left, floral decoration around

Reverse

ضرب فلوس اصفهان . . . ٨, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR18258)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulaymān I, 1668 - 1694

Mint

Iṣfahān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

‘abbāsī

Dating

circa 1079-1105 AH (=AD 1668-1694)

Obverse

سليمان بنده ساه ولايت / اصفهان /, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by thin linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscriptin anti-clockwise in margin

Islamic coin (HCR18264)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulaymān I, 1668 - 1694

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

2 Shāhī

Dating

circa 1079-1105 AH (=AD 1668-1694)

Obverse

سليمان بنده ساه ولايت, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

ا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR18263)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulaymān I, 1668 - 1694

Mint

Tiflīs (stated mint)

Denom.

‘abbāsī

Dating

circa 1079-1080 AH (=AD 1669-1670)

Obverse

زد از توفيق الله سكه صاحبقرانى * صاحب دوران سليمان جهان / تفليس, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Islamic coin (HCR18710)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Qandahār (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 1080-1099 AH (=AD 1669-1688)

Obverse

none, peacock left admist foilage, enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

فلوس قند(هار), Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR18783)

Period

Islamic

Person

Süleyman I, 1520 - 1566

Mint

Iṣfahān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

10 Shāhī

Dating

108x AH (=AD 1669-1678)

Obverse

زد از توفيق الله سكه صاحبقرانى * صاحب دوران سليمان جهان / اصفهان / ١٠٨, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR15761)

Period

Islamic

Person

Selīm Girāy I b. Bahādur Girāy, 1st Reign, 1671 - 1678

Mint

Bāghcha-Sarāy (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

beşlik

Dating

circa 1082 AH (=AD 1671-1672)

Obverse

خان سليم كر(ا)ي / بن (بهادر) خا(ن), Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

ضرب في / باغچة سراي / (١٠٨٢), Girāy tamgha centre, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around

Islamic coin (HCR18248)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulaymān I, 1668 - 1694

Mint

Huwayza (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

2 Shāhī

Dating

1089 AH (=AD 1672)

Obverse

(بنده شاه ولايت) سليمان ضر/ب حويزه ١٠٨٩, Arabic inscription around and ending within plain circle

Reverse

لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله / علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription around and ending within plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR18250)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulaymān I, 1668 - 1694

Mint

Īrawān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

‘abbāsī

Dating

1083 AH (=AD 1672-1673)

Obverse

سليمان بنده ساه ولايت / ضرب / ايروان / ١٠٨٣, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by thin linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin