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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 (HCR20125)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Alī b. al-Ḥasan

Mint

Kilwa (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 346 AH (=AD 957)

Obverse

علي بن / الحسن سعد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two linear circles

Reverse

يثق بمولى / المنن, Arabic inscription in field, eight-pointed star centre, all enclosed by two linear circles

Islamic coin (HCR20126)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Alī b. al-Ḥasan

Mint

Kilwa (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 346 AH (=AD 957)

Obverse

علي بن / الحسن سعد, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

يثق بمولى / المنن, Arabic inscription in field, crescent above and six-pointed star in centre of field inscription

Islamic coin (HCR20127)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Alī b. al-Ḥasan

Mint

Kilwa (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 346 AH (=AD 957)

Obverse

علي بن / الحسن سعد, Arabic inscription in field, six-pointed star centre

Reverse

يثق بمولى / المنن, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR20128)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Alī b. al-Ḥasan

Mint

Kilwa (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 346 AH (=AD 957)

Obverse

علي بن / الحسن سعد, Arabic inscription in field, pellet centre

Reverse

يثق بمولى / المنن, Arabic inscription in field, crescent above and six-pointed star in centre of field inscription

Islamic coin (HCR20129)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Alī b. al-Ḥasan

Mint

Kilwa (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 346 AH (=AD 957)

Obverse

علي بن / الحسن سعد, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

يثق بمولى / المنن, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR20130)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Alī b. al-Ḥasan

Mint

Kilwa (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 346 AH (=AD 957)

Obverse

علي بن / الحسن سعد, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

يثق بمولى / المنن, Arabic inscription in field, five-pointed star centre

Islamic coin (HCR20131)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Alī b. al-Ḥasan

Mint

Kilwa (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 346 AH (=AD 957)

Obverse

علي بن / الحسن سعد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle

Reverse

يثق بمولى / المنن, Arabic inscription in field, seven-pointed star centre, all enclosed by linear circle

Islamic coin (HCR6466)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Alī b. al-Ḥasan

Mint

Kilwa (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 346 AH (=AD 957)

Obverse

علي بن الحسن / سعد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two linear circles

Reverse

يثق بمولى المتن / (عمر بن ؟), Arabic inscription in field, six-pointed star centre, all enclosed by two linear circles

Islamic coin (HCR11913)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Madinat al-Zahra (Islamic)

Dating

347 (=AD 958–959)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له / محمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by two circles

Reverse

الامام الناص/ لدين الله عبد الرحمن / امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by circle

Islamic coin (HCR11914)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Madinat al-Zahra (Islamic)

Dating

347 (=AD 958–959)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له / محمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by two circles

Reverse

الامام الناص/ لدين الله عبد الرحمن / امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by circle

Islamic coin (HCR14300)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Mustakfī, 944 - 946, ‘Abd al-Malik I Nūḥ (Samanid), 954 - 961

Mint

Bukhārā (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

347 AH (=AD 958-959)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / قتكين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / الامير السيد / عبد الملك / بن نوح, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Islamic coin (HCR11915)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Madinat al-Zahra (Islamic)

Dating

348 (=AD 959–960)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له / محمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by three circles

Reverse

الامام الناص/ لدين الله عبد الرحمن / امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by circle

Islamic coin (HCR11916)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Madinat al-Zahra (Islamic)

Dating

348 (=AD 959–960)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له / احمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by two circles

Reverse

الامام الناص/ لدين الله عبد الرحمن / امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by two circles

Islamic coin (HCR14301)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abd al-Malik I Nūḥ (Samanid), 954 - 961

Mint

Bukhārā (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

348 AH (=AD 959-960)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / قتكين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / الامير السيد / عبد الملك / بن نوح, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14302)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Muṭī‘, 946 - 974, ‘Abd al-Malik I Nūḥ (Samanid), 954 - 961

Mint

Bukhārā (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

348 AH (=AD 959-960)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise around, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / المطيع لله / عبد الملك / بن نوح, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin, all enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR14387)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Muṭī‘, 946 - 974, ‘Aḍud al-Dawla, Abū Shujā·(Būyid), Rukn al-Dawla Abū·’Alī al-Ḥasan (Būyid)

Mint

Fasā (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

348 AH (=AD 959-960)

Obverse

لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / ركن الدولة ابو علي / د, Arabic inscription in field with letter below, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, all enclosed by three pointillate circles and small equidistant pellets

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / المطيع لله / الامير العدل عضد الدولة / ابو شجاع, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two pointillate circles, enlosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR14297)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Muṭī‘, 946 - 974, ‘Abd al-Malik I Nūḥ (Samanid), 954 - 961

Mint

Samarqand (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

349 AH (=AD 960-961)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / ع ع, Arabic inscription in field with mint mark below, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise in margin

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / المطيع لله / عبد الملك / بن نوح, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14383)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Muṭī‘, 946 - 974, ‘Aḍud al-Dawla, Abū Shujā·(Būyid), Rukn al-Dawla Abū·’Alī al-Ḥasan (Būyid)

Mint

Arrajān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

349 AH (=AD 960-961)

Obverse

لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / ركن الدولة / ابو علي بويه, Arabic inscripton in field, enclosed by two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise in margin, three Arabic letters in circle around, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / المطيع لله / عضد الدولة / ابو شجاع, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two plain circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14296)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Muṭī‘, 946 - 974, ‘Abd al-Malik I Nūḥ (Samanid), 954 - 961

Mint

al-Shāsh (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

350 AH (=AD 961)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / ع ع, Arabic inscription in field with mint mark below and three pellet triangle above, enclosed by thin plain circle, all enclosed by two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise around

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / المطيع لله / عبد الملك / بن نوح, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around

Islamic coin (HCR14298)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Muṭī‘, 946 - 974, ‘Abd al-Malik I Nūḥ (Samanid), 954 - 961

Mint

Samarqand (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

350 AH (=AD 961)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / ع ع, Arabic inscription in field with mint mark below, enclosed by thin plain circle, enclosed by two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise around, all enclosed by thin plain circle

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / المطيع لله / عبد الملك / بن نوح, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by thin plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, all enclosed by thin plain circle