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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 (HCR18726)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Rikāb (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 1227 AH (=AD 1812)

Obverse

none, uncertain quadruped in field

Reverse

ضرب ركاب, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR19031)

Period

Islamic

Person

Maḥmūd Shāh, 2nd reign, 1810 - 1818

Mint

Aḥmadshāhī (Islamic)

Denom.

rupee

Dating

1227 AH (=AD 1812)

Obverse

حسن ديگر بزر وسيم فزود / سكه دولت سلطان محمود, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by thin plain and pointillate circles

Reverse

ضرب احمدشاهى ١٢٢٧, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by thin plain and two pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR19043)

Period

Islamic

Person

Maḥmūd Shāh, 1801 - 1830

Mint

Multān (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

1227 AH (=AD 1812)

Obverse

پادشاه محمود شاه درّ درانى ١٢٢٧, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

فلوس ضرب ملتان ٣, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR19047)

Period

Islamic

Person

Maḥmūd Shāh, 1801 - 1830

Mint

Pashāwar (Islamic)

Denom.

rupee

Dating

1227 AH (=AD 1812)

Obverse

حسن ديگر بزر و سيم فزود * سكه دولت سلطان محمود / ١٢٢٧, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

ضرب پشاور سنه ٣ جلوس, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by plain and pointillate square

Islamic coin (HCR19060)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Kashmīr (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

rupee

Dating

1227 AH (=AD 1812)

Obverse

سكه شد روشن ز شاه نور الدين * رايج از مخدوم قطب العارفين ١٢٢٧, Persian inscription in field, vine pattern background

Reverse

ضرب خطه كشمير سنه ۴, Arabic inscription in field, vine pattern background

Islamic coin (HCR19383)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Balkh (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

1227?? AH (=AD 1812)

Obverse

none, flower between two swords

Reverse

فلوس بلخ ١٢٢, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR19384)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Balkh (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

1227?? AH (=AD 1812)

Obverse

none, flower between two swords in field, enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

فلوس بلخ ١٢٢, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR99801)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Harar (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

1227 AH (=AD 1812)

Obverse

لا اله / الا الله, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

محمد / رسول / الله / سنة ١٢٢٧, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR12308)

Period

Islamic

Mint

No mint (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

1229 (AD= 1813–1814)

Islamic coin (HCR17546)

Period

Mint

Constantinople (Ottoman)

Denom.

Findik (1/4)

Dating

1223/6 (AD= 1813–1814)

Obverse

Tughra above legend

Islamic coin (HCR17547)

Period

Mint

Constantinople (Ottoman)

Denom.

Findik (1/4)

Dating

1223/6 (AD= 1813–1814)

Obverse

Tughra above legend

Islamic coin (HCR19027)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Kashmīr (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

1228 AH (=AD 1813)

Obverse

احد, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

فلوس سكه ١٢٢٨, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR19036)

Period

Islamic

Person

Maḥmūd Shāh, 1801 - 1830

Mint

Kābul (Islamic)

Denom.

rupee

Dating

1228 AH (=AD 1813)

Obverse

حسن ديگر بزر و سيم فزود * سكه دولت سلطان محمود / ١٢٢٨, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

ضرب دار السلطنه كابل ۵؟, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles, countermark centre obscuring regnal year

Islamic coin (HCR19040)

Period

Islamic

Person

Maḥmūd Shāh, 1801 - 1830

Mint

Kashmīr (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 1228 AH (=AD 1813)

Obverse

(سكه؟) فلوس محمود شاه, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

(ضر)ب كشمير ٦, Persian inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR19044)

Period

Islamic

Person

Maḥmūd Shāh, 1801 - 1830

Mint

Multān (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

1228 AH (=AD 1813)

Obverse

پادشاه محمود شاه درّ درانى ١٢٢٨, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

فلوس ضرب ملتان ٣, Persian inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR19048)

Period

Islamic

Person

Maḥmūd Shāh, 1801 - 1830

Mint

Pashāwar (Islamic)

Denom.

rupee

Dating

1228 AH (=AD 1813)

Obverse

حسن ديگر بزر و سيم فزود * سكه دولت سلطان محمود / ١٢٢۸, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

ضرب پشاور سنه ۵ جلوس, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by plain and pointillate squares

Islamic coin (HCR19055)

Period

Islamic

Person

Maḥmūd Shāh, 1801 - 1830

Mint

Bhakhar (Islamic)

Denom.

rupee

Dating

12x8 AH (1228 or 1238 or 1248?) (=AD 1813-1833)

Obverse

سكه بر زر زد بتوفيق اله * خسرو گيتى ستان محمود شاه, Persian inscription in field with part within a central cartouche, enclosed by plain and pointillate circles

Reverse

ضرب بهكهر سنة جلوس ميمنت مأنوس /١٢٨, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by plain and pointillate circles