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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 (HCR20141)

Period

Islamic

Person

Dā’ūd b. al-Ḥasan, 999 - 1003

Mint

Kilwa (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 389-393 AH (=AD 999-1003)

Obverse

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

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR11971)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Dating

391 (=AD 1000–1001)

Obverse

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

Reverse

الامام هشام / امير المؤمنين / المؤيد بالله / عامر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by circle

Islamic coin (HCR11972)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Dating

391 (=AD 1000–1001)

Obverse

Reverse

الامام هشام / امير المؤمنين / المؤيد بالله / عامر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by circle

Islamic coin (HCR11973)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Dating

391 (=AD 1000–1001)

Obverse

Reverse

الامام هشام / امير المؤمنين / المؤيد بالله / عامر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by circle

Islamic coin (HCR11974)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Dating

391 (=AD 1000–1001)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له / المؤيد بالله/ تمليح, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by circle

Reverse

الامام هشام / امير المؤمنين / المؤيد بالله / عامر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by circle

Islamic coin (HCR12668)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh, 996 - 1021

Mint

al-Mahdīya (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

391 AH (= AD 1000–1001)

Obverse

الحاكم بامر الله / امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by four linear circles and two anti-clockwise Arabic inscriptions

Reverse

محمد رسول الله / علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by four linear circles and two anti-clockwise Arabic inscriptions

Islamic coin (HCR12767)

Period

Islamic

Person

Mumahhid al-Dawla, Abū Manṣūr Sa’īd b. Marwan (Marwanid), 997 - 1010, al-Qādir billah, 991 - 1031

Mint

Mayāfāriqīn (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

390 AH (=AD 1000)

Obverse

لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / الملك بها الدولة / و ضيا الملة / ابو نصر / حرق, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise in margin

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / صلى الله عليه و سلم / القادر بالله / الامير ابو منصور / سعيد بن مرون, Arabic inscripton in field, enclosed by plain circle, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14180)

Period

Islamic

Person

Khalaf b. Āḥmad (Ṣaffārid), 970 - 1003, al-Qādir billah, 991 - 1031

Mint

Sijistān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

390 AH (=AD 1000)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله وحده / ولي الدولة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR14615)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Qādir billah, 991 - 1031, Maḥmūd b. Sebuktegīn (Ghaznavid), 998/9-1030

Mint

Nīshāpūr (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

39x AH (=AD 1000-1009)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / القادر بالله / يميني, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments

Reverse

محمد / رسول الله / يمين الدولة / و امين الملة / ابو القسم, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR11975)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Dating

392 (=AD 1001–1002)

Obverse

Reverse

الامام هشام / امير المؤمنين / المؤيد بالله / عامر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by circle

Islamic coin (HCR11976)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Dating

392 (=AD 1001–1002)

Obverse

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

Reverse

الامام هشام / امير المؤمنين / المؤيد بالله / عامر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by two circles

Islamic coin (HCR11977)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Dating

392 (=AD. 1001–1002)

Obverse

Reverse

الامام هشام / امير المؤمنين / المؤيد بالله / عامر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by two circles

Islamic coin (HCR11978)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Dating

392 (=AD 1001–1002)

Obverse

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

Reverse

عا / الامام هشام / امير المؤمنين / المؤيد بالله / مر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by two circles

Islamic coin (HCR12759)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sinān al-Dawla, Abū ’Āmir (‘Uqaylid), 1000 - 1003

Mint

Niṣībīn (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

392 AH (=AD 1001-1002)

Obverse

لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / الملك بها الدولة / سنان الدولة / ابو عامر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / صلى الله عليه و سلم / القادر بالله / الغالب بالله / بن امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two plain circles, enclosed by beaded circle, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR12761)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sinān al-Dawla, Abū ’Āmir (‘Uqaylid), 1000 - 1003, Mu’tamid al-Dawla Qirwash, 1001 - 1050, al-Qādir billah, 991 - 1031

Mint

al-Mawṣil (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

391 AH (=AD 1001)

Obverse

ع / لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / الملك بها الدولة / ابو المنيع بن / حسام الدولة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / صلى الله عليه / القادر بالله / سنان الدولة / ابو عامر / ح, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Islamic coin (HCR12768)

Period

Islamic

Person

Mumahhid al-Dawla, Abū Manṣūr Sa’īd b. Marwan (Marwanid), 997 - 1010, al-Qādir billah, 991 - 1031

Mint

Niṣībīn (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

391 AH (=AD 1001)

Obverse

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

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / صلى الله عليه و سلم / القادر بالله / الغالب بالله / بن امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two plain circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14344)

Period

Islamic

Person

Bahā al-Dawla, Abū Naṣr (Būyid), 988 - 12

Mint

al-Baṣra (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

392 AH (=AD 1001-1002)

Obverse

غاية / لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / القادر بالله / الملك بها الدولة / و ضيا الملة / ابو نصر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise around

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول الله / صلى الله عليه و سلم / الامير السيد مهذب / الدولة ابو الحسن / الامير نصير / الدولة / ابو دلف, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR14370)

Period

Islamic

Person

Bahā al-Dawla, Abū Naṣr (Būyid), 988 - 12, al-Qādir billah, 991 - 1031

Mint

Shīrāz (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

391 AH (=AD 1001)

Obverse

شاهانشاه / لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / ملك الملوك العدل شاها / نشاه بها الدولة و ضيا / الملة و غياث الامة / ابو نصر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

لله / محمد رسول / الله صلى الله / عليه و سلم / القادر بالله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR11979)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Dating

393 (=AD 1002–1003)

Obverse

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له / المؤيد بالله/ عبد الملك, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by circle

Reverse

الامام هشام / امير المؤمنين / المؤيد بالله / عامر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by circle

Islamic coin (HCR11980)

Period

Islamic

Mint

al-Andalus (Islamic)

Dating

393. (=AD 1002–1003)

Obverse

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

Reverse

الحاجب / الامام هشام / امير المؤمنين / المؤيد بالله / عبد الملك, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1230h, enclosed by two circle