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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 (HCR18925)

Period

Islamic

Person

Shāh Zamān, 1793 - 1801

Mint

Aḥmadshāhī (Islamic)

Denom.

1/2 rupee

Dating

1211 AH (=AD 1796-1797)

Obverse

سكه زد بر سيم وزر بحكم الهى * (از) زمان شاه يمين ويسارى / ١٢١٤, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

ضرب اشرف البلاد احمدشاهى ٧, Arabic and Persian inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR18928)

Period

Islamic

Person

Shāh Zamān, 1793 - 1801

Mint

Bhakhar (Islamic)

Denom.

rupee

Dating

1211 Ah (=AD 1796-1797)

Obverse

قرار يافت بحكم خداى هر دو جهان * رواج سكه دولت بنام شاه زمان, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

ضرب بكهر سنه جلوس ميمنت مأنوس ١٢١١, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR18929)

Period

Islamic

Person

Shāh Zamān, 1793 - 1801

Mint

Bhakhar (Islamic)

Denom.

rupee

Dating

1211 AH (=AD 1796-1797)

Obverse

قرار يافت بحكم خداى هر دو جهان * رواج سكه دولت بنام شاه زمان, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

ضرب بكهر سنه جلوس ميمنت مأنوس ١٢١١, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR18930)

Period

Islamic

Person

Shāh Zamān, 1793 - 1801

Mint

Bhakhar (Islamic)

Denom.

rupee

Dating

1211 AH (=AD 1796-1797)

Obverse

قرار يافت بحكم خداى هر دو جهان * رواج سكه دولت بنام شاه زمان, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

ضرب بكهر سنه جلوس ميمنت مأنوس ١٢١١, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR18931)

Period

Islamic

Person

Shāh Zamān, 1793 - 1801

Mint

Bhakhar (Islamic)

Denom.

rupee

Dating

1211 AH (=AD 1796-1797)

Obverse

قرار يافت بحكم خداى هر دو جهان * رواج سكه دولت بنام شاه زمان, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by uncertain border

Reverse

ضرب بكهر سنه جلوس ميمنت مأنوس ١٢١١, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by uncertain border

Islamic coin (HCR18967)

Period

Islamic

Person

Shāh Zamān, 1793 - 1801

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Dating

(12)11 AH (=AD 1796-1797)

Obverse

none, not applicable

Reverse

none, not applicable

Islamic coin (HCR17763)

Period

Ottoman

Mint

Tripoli (Trablus Gharb) (Ottoman)

Denom.

Kuruş

Dating

1203/10 (AD= 1797–1798)

Obverse

Tughra

Islamic coin (HCR18511)

Period

Islamic

Person

Bābā Khān, 1795 - 1797

Mint

Shīrāz (Islamic)

Denom.

Riyāl

Dating

1212? AH (=AD 1797)

Obverse

السلطان بابا خان الملك لله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and pointillate circles

Reverse

ضرب دار العلم شيراز / ١٢١٢؟, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR18515)

Period

Islamic

Person

Fatḥ ‘Alī Shāh, 1796 - 1835

Mint

Ṭihrān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Riyāl

Dating

1212 AH (=AD 1797-1798)

Obverse

آمده از فتحعلى * سكه بزر شاهى, Persian inscription in field, vine pattern background

Reverse

الملك لله ضرب دار السلطان طهران ١٢١٢, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain square, vine ornament around with date at bottom

Islamic coin (HCR18935)

Period

Islamic

Person

Shāh Zamān, 1793 - 1801

Mint

Dayrajāt (Islamic)

Denom.

rupee

Dating

1212 AH (=AD 1797-1798)

Obverse

قرار يافت بحكم خداى هر دو جهان * رواج سكه دولت بنام شاه زمان / ١٢١٢, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

ضرب ديرجات سنة ٢, Persian inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR18944)

Period

Islamic

Person

Shāh Zamān, 1793 - 1801

Mint

Kashmīr (Islamic)

Denom.

rupee

Dating

1212 AH (=AD 1797-1798)

Obverse

قرار يافت بحكم خداى هر دو جهان * رواج سكه دولت بنام شاه زمان / ١٢١٢, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

ضرب كشمير سنه جلوس ميمنت مأنوس ٥, Persian inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR18945)

Period

Islamic

Person

Shāh Zamān, 1793 - 1801

Mint

Kashmīr (Islamic)

Denom.

rupee

Dating

1212 AH (=AD 1797-1798)

Obverse

قرار يافت بحكم خداى هر دو جهان * رواج سكه دولت بنام شاه زمان / ١٢١٢, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

ضرب خطه كشمير سنه ۵, Persian inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR18950)

Period

Islamic

Person

Shāh Zamān, 1793 - 1801

Mint

Kashmīr (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

1212 AH (=AD 1797-1798)

Obverse

سكه فلوس زمان شاهى ١٢١٢, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

ضرب كشمير سنه, upright sword in reverse centre, Persian inscription

Islamic coin (HCR18951)

Period

Islamic

Person

Shāh Zamān, 1793 - 1801

Mint

Kashmīr (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

1212 AH (=AD 1797-1798)

Obverse

زمان شاه ١٢١٢, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by eight-rayed star

Reverse

ضرب كشمير ٥, Persian inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR18952)

Period

Islamic

Person

Shāh Zamān, 1793 - 1801

Mint

Kashmīr (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

1212 AH (=AD 1797-1798)

Obverse

زمان شاه ١٢١٢, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by eight-pointed star

Reverse

ضرب كشمير ٥, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR18953)

Period

Islamic

Person

Shāh Zamān, 1793 - 1801

Mint

Kashmīr (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

1212 AH (=AD 1797-1798)

Obverse

زمان شاه ١٢١٢, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

ضرب كشمير ۶, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR18954)

Period

Islamic

Person

Shāh Zamān, 1793 - 1801

Mint

Kashmīr (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

1212 AH (=AD 1797-1798)

Obverse

زمان شاه ١٢١٢, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

ضرب كشمير ۶, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR18958)

Period

Islamic

Person

Shāh Zamān, 1793 - 1801

Mint

Multān (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

1212 AH (=AD 1797-1798)

Obverse

پادشاه زمان شاه درّ درانى ١٢١٢, Persian inscription in field with eight-petaled flower centre

Reverse

فلوس ضرب ماتان ۵, Persian inscription in field, with eight-petaled flower centre

Islamic coin (HCR18965)

Period

Islamic

Person

Shāh Zamān, 1793 - 1801

Mint

Dayrajāt (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

1212 AH (=AD 1797-1798)

Obverse

قرار يافت بحكم خداى هر دو جهان * رواج سكه دولت بنام شاه زمان / ١٢١٢, mostly off flan Persian inscription in field

Reverse

ضرب ديرجات سنة ۵, mostly off flan Persian inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR18966)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dayrajāt (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

1212 AH (=AD 1797-1798)

Obverse

١٢١٢, "lion" right in field, date above

Reverse

ضرب ديرجات سنة, Persian inscription in field