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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 (HCR14724)

Period

Islamic

Untitled coin (HCR14726)

Period

Islamic

Islamic coin (HCR14729)

Period

Islamic

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / القائم بامر الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double plain circle, all enclosed by repeating Arabic word and horeshoe symbol around in margin

Reverse

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double plain circle, all enclosed by repeating Arabic word and horeshoe symbol around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14730)

Period

Islamic

Person

Mawdūd b. Mas‘ūd (Ghaznavid), 1041 - 1048

Mint

Lāhūr (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Obverse

شهاب الدولة / وقطب الملة / ابو الفتح / مودود, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

Srī Samanta Deva, Bull to left, with Sarada inscription above

Untitled coin (HCR14732)

Period

Islamic

Islamic coin (HCR14733)

Period

Islamic

Person

Mawdūd b. Mas‘ūd (Ghaznavid), 1041 - 1048

Mint

Lūhūr (Lahore) (Islamic)

Denom.

jītal

Obverse

ابو الفتح / شهاب الدولة / وقطب الملة / مودود, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double plain circle, enclosed by illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Period

Islamic