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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 (HCR14448)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Iṣbahān (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

369 (=AD 979–980)

Islamic coin (HCR14449)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Iṣbahān (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

369 (=AD 979–980)

Islamic coin (HCR14463)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Aḍud al-Dawla, Abū Shujā·(Būyid), Al-Ṭā’I’ lilah, 991

Mint

Sārīya (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

36(9) AH (=AD 979-980)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / الطائع لله, Arabic inscription in field with triangle symbol above, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / عضد الدولة / و تاج الملة / ابو شجاع, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR12598)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-‘Azīz billāh, 975 - 996

Mint

Miṣr (Islamic)

Denom.

Dinar

Dating

370 AH (= AD 980–981)

Obverse

عبد الله و وليه نزار الامام العزيز بالله امير المؤمنين, pellet centre, enclosed by four concentric linear circles and two anti-clockwise Arabic inscriptions

Reverse

لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله على خير صفوة الله, pellet centre, enclosed by four concentric linear circles and two anti-clockwise Arabic inscriptions

Islamic coin (HCR12608)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-‘Azīz billāh, 975 - 996

Mint

al-Mahdīya (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

370 AH (= AD 980–981)

Obverse

Reverse

لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله على خير صفوة الله, pellet centre, enclosed by four concentric linear circles and two anti-clockwise Arabic inscriptions

Islamic coin (HCR14257)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Harāt (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 370-379 AH (=AD 980-990)

Obverse

علي / لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two illegible Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / القادر بالله / نصر بن احمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR12601)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-‘Azīz billāh, 975 - 996

Mint

Miṣr (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

371 AH (= AD 981–982)

Obverse

Reverse

لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله على خير صفوة الله, pellet centre, enclosed by four concentric linear circles and two anti-clockwise Arabic inscriptions

Islamic coin (HCR6307)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-‘Azīz billāh, 975 - 996

Mint

Ṣiqillīya (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dinar

Dating

371 AH (= AD 981–982)

Obverse

لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله علي حير صقوة (الله), three concentrc rings containing two marginal inscriptions, with pellet centre

Reverse

العزيز بالله امير المؤمنين, three concentrc rings containing two marginal inscriptions, with pellet centre

Islamic coin (HCR14316)

Period

Islamic

Person

Nūḥ b Manṣūr (Samanid), 976 - 997

Mint

Bukhārā (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

(3)7(?)2 AH=AD 982-983

Obverse

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

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR14420)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Aḍud al-Dawla, Abū Shujā·(Būyid), Mu’ayyad al-Dawla, Abū Manṣūr (Būyid), Al-Ṭā’I’ lilah, 991

Mint

Āmul (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

372 AH (=AD 982-983)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / مؤيد الدولة / ابو منصور, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise in margin

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / الطائع لله / الملك السيد / عضد الدولة / و تاج الملة, Arabic inscriptioni in field, enclosed by two plain circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14421)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Aḍud al-Dawla, Abū Shujā·(Būyid), Mu’ayyad al-Dawla, Abū Manṣūr (Būyid), Al-Ṭā’I’ lilah, 991

Mint

Āmul (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

372 AH (=AD 982-983)

Obverse

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

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / الطائع لله / الملك السيد / عضد الدولة / و تاج الملة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two plain circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14335)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Sūq min al-Aḥwāz (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

373 (=AD 983–984)

Obverse

ر / لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / ابو الحسين بن / عضد الدولة / و تاج الملة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / الطائع لله / مؤيد الدولة بن / ركن الدولة / ابو الفوارس بن / عضد الدولة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14422)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Muṭī‘, 946 - 974, ‘Aḍud al-Dawla, Abū Shujā·(Būyid), Mu’ayyad al-Dawla, Abū Manṣūr (Būyid)

Mint

Āmul (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

373 AH (=AD 983-984)

Obverse

خير / لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / امير الامر المؤيد / مؤيد الدولة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

Islamic coin (HCR14423)

Period

Islamic

Person

Mu’ayyad al-Dawla, Abū Manṣūr (Būyid), Khusra Fīrūz, 983 - 994, Al-Ṭā’I’ lilah, 991

Mint

Āmul (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

373 AH (=AD 983-984)

Obverse

خير / لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / الطائة لله / خسر فيروز بن ركن الدولة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / امير الامرا / السيد المؤيد / مؤيد الدولة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14425)

Period

Islamic

Person

Fakhr al-Dawla, Abū al-Ḥasan ’Alī (Būyid), Khusra Fīrūz, 983 - 994, Al-Ṭā’I’ lilah, 991

Mint

Āmul (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

373 AH (=AD 983-984)

Obverse

لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / الطائة لله / خسر فيروز بن / ركن ادولة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / الامير السيد / فحر الدولة بن / ركن ادولة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR14315)

Period

Islamic

Person

Nūḥ b Manṣūr (Samanid), 976 - 997

Mint

Bukhārā (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

374 AH (=AD 984-985)

Obverse

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

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR14441)

Period

Islamic

Person

Fakhr al-Dawla, Abū al-Ḥasan ’Alī (Būyid), Al-Ṭā’I’ lilah, 991

Mint

Astarābad (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

374 AH (=AD 984-985)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / الطائع لله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / الامير السيد / فخر الدولة / بن ركن الدولة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two plain circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14442)

Period

Islamic

Person

Fakhr al-Dawla, Abū al-Ḥasan ’Alī (Būyid), Al-Ṭā’I’ lilah, 991

Mint

Astarābad (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

374 AH (=AD 984-985)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / الطائع لله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / الامير السيد / فخر الدولة / بن ركن الدولة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two plain circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin, all enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR14451)

Period

Islamic

Person

Fakhr al-Dawla, Abū al-Ḥasan ’Alī (Būyid), Al-Ṭā’I’ lilah, 991

Mint

Iṣfahān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

374 AH (=AD 984-985)

Obverse

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

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / الامير السيد / فخر الدولة / بن ركن الدولة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR14454)

Period

Islamic

Person

Fakhr al-Dawla, Abū al-Ḥasan ’Alī (Būyid), Rukn al-Dawla Abū·’Alī al-Ḥasan (Būyid), Al-Ṭā’I’ lilah, 991

Mint

Iṣfahān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

374 AH (=AD 984-985)

Obverse

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

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / الامير السيد / فخر الدولة / و فلك الامة / بن ركن الدولة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two plain circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin