Search coins in this collection

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 (HCR15762)

Period

Islamic

Person

Qaplān Girāy I b. Selīm Girāy, 2nd Reign, 1713 - 1716

Mint

Bāghcha-Sarāy (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

beşlik

Dating

circa 1125 AH (=AD 1713-1714)

Obverse

خان قپلان كراي / بن (الحا)ج سليم كراي, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

ضرب في باغچة سراي / سنة ١١٢٥, Arabic inscription in field with Girāy tamgha above

Islamic coin (HCR18284)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulṭān Ḥusayn I, 1694 - 1722

Mint

Iṣfahān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

‘abbāsī

Dating

1125 AH (=AD 1713)

Obverse

حسين بندة شاه ولايت ضرب اصفهان ١١۲۵, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by thin linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by thin linear and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR18273)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulṭān Ḥusayn I, 1694 - 1722

Mint

Iṣfahān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

‘abbāsī

Dating

1129 AH (=AD 1717)

Obverse

حسين بندة شاه ولايت ضرب اصفهان ١١۲۹, 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 linear and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR18285)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulṭān Ḥusayn I, 1694 - 1722

Mint

Iṣfahān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

2 Shāhī

Dating

1(12)9 AH (=AD 1717)

Obverse

حسين بندة شاه ولايت ضرب اصفهان ١١۲۹, Persian inscription around and field with mint name in central lozenge, enclosed by thin linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Reverse

لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription in field divided by horizontal lines

Islamic coin (HCR18298)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulṭān Ḥusayn I, 1694 - 1722

Mint

Tabrīz (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

5 Shāhī

Dating

1129 AH (=AD 1717)

Obverse

حسين بنده شاه ولايت ضرب / تبريز ١١٢٩, Persian inscription within central lozenge, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segements, enclosed by linear rectangle, enclosed by traces of Arabic inscription

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR18654)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Ganja (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

113x AH (=AD 1717-1727)

Obverse

none, horse left

Reverse

ضرب فلوس گنجه, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR18268)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulṭān Ḥusayn I, 1694 - 1722

Mint

Iṣfahān (Islamic)

Denom.

‘abbāsī

Dating

1131 AH (=AD 1718-1719)

Obverse

حسين بندة شاه ولايت ضرب اصفهان ١١۳١, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by thin linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by thin linear and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR18270)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulṭān Ḥusayn I, 1694 - 1722

Mint

Iṣfahān (Islamic)

Denom.

‘abbāsī

Dating

1131 AH (=AD 1718-1719)

Obverse

حسين بندة شاه ولايت ضرب اصفهان ١١۳١, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by one thin and one thick pointillate circle

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR18271)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulṭān Ḥusayn I, 1694 - 1722

Mint

Iṣfahān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

‘abbāsī

Dating

1131 AH (=AD 1718-1719)

Obverse

حسين بندة شاه ولايت ضرب اصفهان ١١۳١, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by one thin and one thick pointillate circle

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR18274)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulṭān Ḥusayn I, 1694 - 1722

Mint

Iṣfahān (Islamic)

Denom.

‘abbāsī

Dating

1130 AH (=AD 1718)

Obverse

حسين بندة شاه ولايت ضرب اصفهان ١١۳۰, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by thin linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by thin linear and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR18275)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulṭān Ḥusayn I, 1694 - 1722

Mint

Iṣfahān (Islamic)

Denom.

‘abbāsī

Dating

1130 AH (=AD 1718)

Obverse

حسين بندة شاه ولايت ضرب اصفهان ١١۳۰, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by thin linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by thin linear and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR18276)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulṭān Ḥusayn I, 1694 - 1722

Mint

Iṣfahān (Islamic)

Denom.

‘abbāsī

Dating

1131 AH (=AD 1718-1719)

Obverse

حسين بندة شاه ولايت ضرب اصفهان ١١۳١, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by thin linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR18290)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulṭān Ḥusayn I, 1694 - 1722

Mint

Kāshān (Islamic)

Denom.

‘abbāsī

Dating

1130 AH (=AD 1718)

Obverse

حسين بنده شاه ولايت ضرب كاشان ١١۳۰, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR18291)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulṭān Ḥusayn I, 1694 - 1722

Mint

Mashhad (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

‘abbāsī

Dating

1130 AH (=AD 1718)

Obverse

حسين كلب آستان على / مرشد / ١١٣, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR18294)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulṭān Ḥusayn I, 1694 - 1722

Mint

Nakhjawān (Islamic)

Denom.

‘abbāsī

Dating

1131 AH (=AD 1718-1719)

Obverse

حسين بنده شاه ولايت / ضرب نخجوان / ١١٣١, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR18296)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulṭān Ḥusayn I, 1694 - 1722

Mint

Qazwīn (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

‘abbāsī

Dating

1131 AH (=AD 1718-1719)

Obverse

حسين بنده شاه ولايت ضرب قزوين ١١۳۱, 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 margin, all enclosed by plain and pointillate circles