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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 (HCR16120)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Bukhārā (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

pul

Dating

1241 AH (=AD 1825-1826)

Obverse

فلس ١٢۴۱, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by ornamental border

Reverse

بخارا ١٢۴۱, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by ornamental border

Islamic coin (HCR17560)

Period

Ottoman

Mint

Constantinople (Ottoman)

Denom.

Altın (1/4 New Adli)

Dating

1223/19 (AD= 1825–1826)

Obverse

سلطان سلاطين زمان عدلي محمود خان, Tughra in centre: legend around

Islamic coin (HCR17640)

Period

Ottoman

Person

'Alā al-Dīn 'Alī Shāh (in West Bengal), Sultan of Bengal, AH c.742 - 746/ AD c.1341 - 1345

Mint

Constantinople (Ottoman)

Denom.

Zolta

Dating

1223/19 (AD= 1825–1826)

Islamic coin (HCR17665)

Period

Ottoman

Mint

Jaza'ir

Denom.

Bucu (1/4)

Dating

1241 (AD= 1825–1826)

Islamic coin (HCR17728)

Period

Ottoman

Mint

Misr

Denom.

Para (5)

Dating

1223/19 (AD= 1825–1826)

Obverse

Tughra

Islamic coin (HCR18499)

Period

Islamic

Person

Fatḥ ‘Alī Shāh, 1796 - 1835

Mint

Burūjird (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

qirān

Dating

1241 AH (=AD 1825-1826)

Obverse

سكه فتحعلى شه خسرو صاحبقران, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

ضرب دار السرور بروجرد ١٢٤١, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circles

Islamic coin (HCR18507)

Period

Islamic

Person

Fatḥ ‘Alī Shāh, 1796 - 1835

Mint

Kirmānshāhān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

qirān

Dating

1241 AH (=AD 1825-1826)

Obverse

Persian inscription in field, vine pattern background

Reverse

Arabic inscription in field, vine pattern background, enclosed by double thin plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR19068)

Period

Islamic

Person

Ayyūb Shāh, 1817 - 1830

Mint

Pashāwar (Islamic)

Denom.

rupee

Dating

1241 AH (=AD 1825-1826)

Obverse

شد جهان روشن تر از خور شيد و ماه * از شعاع سكه ايوب شاه / ١٢۴١, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

ضرب پشاور جلوس ميمنت مأنوس / ٧, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by herringbone octagon

Islamic coin (HCR19110)

Period

Islamic

Person

Dūst Muḥammad, 1842 - 1863

Mint

Kābul (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

rupee

Dating

1241 AH (=AD 1825-1826)

Obverse

صاحب زمان, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by central cartouche, Persian inscription anti-clockwise around in four segments

Reverse

ضرب دار السلطنه كابل سنه ١٢۴١, Arabic inscription in field, vine pattern background

Islamic coin (HCR19396)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Kābul (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

(12)41 AH (=AD 1825-1826)

Obverse

none, rosebud in a diamond with floral ornament around

Reverse

فلوس كابل / ٤١, Arabic inscription within square and sword to left with date

Islamic coin (HCR16125)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Bukhārā (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

pul

Dating

1242 AH (=AD 1826-1827)

Obverse

فلس ١٢۴۲, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by ornamental border

Reverse

بخارا ١٢۴٢, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by ornamental border

Islamic coin (HCR16126)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Bukhārā (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

pul

Dating

1242 AH (=AD 1826-1827)

Obverse

فلس ١٢۴۲, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by ornamental border

Reverse

بخارا ١٢۴٢, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by ornamental border

Islamic coin (HCR16127)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Bukhārā (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

pul

Dating

1242? AH (=AD 1826-1827)

Obverse

فلوس بخارا, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by square with crosses

Reverse

عاقبت خيرباد ١٢۴۲, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by square with crosses

Islamic coin (HCR16128)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Bukhārā (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

pul

Dating

1242? AH (=AD 1826-1827)

Obverse

فلوس بخارا, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by square with crosses

Reverse

عاقبت خيرباد ١٢۴۲, Persian inscription in field, enclosed by square with crosses

Islamic coin (HCR17561)

Period

Ottoman

Mint

Constantinople (Ottoman)

Denom.

Altın (1/4 New Adli)

Dating

1223/20 (AD= 1826–1827)

Obverse

سلطان سلاطين زمان عدلي محمود خان, Tughra in centre: legend around

Islamic coin (HCR17661)

Period

Ottoman

Mint

Jaza'ir

Denom.

Bucu

Dating

1242 (AD= 1826–1827)

Islamic coin (HCR17701)

Period

Ottoman

Mint

Misr

Denom.

40 Para (New)

Dating

1223/20 (AD= 1826–1827)

Obverse

Tughra

Islamic coin (HCR18980)

Period

Islamic

Person

Maḥmūd Shāh, 1801 - 1830

Mint

Harāt (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

124(2) AH (=AD 1826-1827)

Obverse

شد جهان روشن تر از خور شيد و ماه * از شعاع سكه ايوب شاه /, Persian inscription in field

Reverse

ضرب دار السلطنه هرات / ۱٢۳٨, Persian inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR17527)

Period

Ottoman

Mint

Constantinople (Ottoman)

Denom.

Hayriye (gold)

Dating

1223/21 (AD= 1827–1828)

Obverse

سلطان / سلاطين / الزمان, Tughra in centre: legend around

Islamic coin (HCR17595)

Period

Ottoman

Person

'Alā al-Dīn 'Alī Shāh (in West Bengal), Sultan of Bengal, AH c.742 - 746/ AD c.1341 - 1345

Mint

Constantinople (Ottoman)

Denom.

Kuruş

Dating

1223/21 (AD= 1827–1828)

Obverse

Tughra in centre