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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 (HCR13061)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Mustanjid, 1160 - 1170, Fakhr al-Dīn Qarā Arslān, 1144 - 1175

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

560 AH (=AD 1164-1165)

Obverse

المستنجد بالله / لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله, long haired facing head with Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments

Reverse

ملك الامرا / قرا ارسلان بن / داود بن سكمان / بن ارتق, Arabic inscription in field, with second Arabic inscription upwards to right and downwards to left

Islamic coin (HCR13108)

Period

Islamic

Person

Alpī, Najm al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1154 - 1176

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

559 AH (=AD 1164)

Obverse

الملك العالم العادل نجم الدين ملك ديار بكر, facing long-haired bust, turned slightly to left, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from lower right, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

ابو المظفر البي بن تمرتاش بن ايل غازي بن ارتق, facing female bust wearing 3-pointed crown, two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise around from lower right, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13111)

Period

Islamic

Person

Alpī, Najm al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1154 - 1176

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 560-566 AH (=AD 1164-1171)

Obverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / المستنصر بالله / امير المؤمنين, two facing heads turned slightly to left and right, Arabic inscription in four segments, in order top, bottom, right and left, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

نجم الدين ـ ملك ديار بكر ـ البي بن ايل غازي ـ بن ارتق, facing female head with hair in curls in partial beaded circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13112)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Mustanṣir, 1226 - 1242, Alpī, Najm al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1154 - 1176

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 560-566 AH (=AD 1164-1171)

Obverse

Reverse

Islamic coin (HCR13113)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Mustanṣir, 1226 - 1242, Alpī, Najm al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1154 - 1176

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 560-566 AH (=AD 1164-1171)

Obverse

Reverse

Islamic coin (HCR13060)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Mustanjid, 1160 - 1170, Fakhr al-Dīn Qarā Arslān, 1144 - 1175

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

560 AH (=AD 1165)

Obverse

المستنجد بالله / لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله, long-haired facing head, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

ملك الامرا / قرا ارسلان بن / داود بن سكمان / بن ارتق, Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13293)

Period

Islamic

Person

Nūr al-Dīn Maḥmūd, 1146 - 1174

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

561 AH (=AD 1165-1166)

Obverse

الملك العادل, Arabic inscription in field with various ornaments around inscription, enclosed by beaded circle, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around

Reverse

محمود بن زنكي, Arabic inscription in field with various ornaments around inscription, enclosed by beaded circle, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around

Islamic coin (HCR12744)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-‘Āḍid li-Dīn Allāh, 1160 - 1171

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

562-567 AH (=AD 1166-1172)

Obverse

الله / الامام / عبد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from ?h, enclosed by linear circle, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from ?h

Reverse

العاضد / بالله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from ?h, enclosed by linear circle, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from ?h

Islamic coin (HCR6311)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Mustanjid, 1160 - 1170, Fakhr al-Dīn Qarā Arslān, 1144 - 1175

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

562 AH (=AD 1166-1167)

Obverse

سنة اثنين و ستين و خمسمائة, long-haired facing bust, Arabic inscription upwards at right and downwards at left, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

ملك الامرا / قرا ارسلان بن / داود بن / سكمان بن ارتق, Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription upwards at right and downwards at left

Islamic coin (HCR14182)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Tāj al-Dīn Ḥarb b. Muḥammad, 1166 - 1216

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 562-612 AH (=AD 1166-1216)

Obverse

تاج / حرب بن محمد / الدين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by rhomboid with bowed sides and spike at mid-point of each side, enclosed by double linear circle with several annulets exterior

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / الناصر لدين ا / محمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two linear circles and one pointillate circle between

Islamic coin (HCR14183)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Tāj al-Dīn Ḥarb b. Muḥammad, 1166 - 1216

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 562-612 AH (=AD 1166-1216)

Obverse

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / الناصر لدين ا / محمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two linear circles and one pointillate circle between

Islamic coin (HCR14184)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Tāj al-Dīn Ḥarb b. Muḥammad, 1166 - 1216

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 562-612 AH (=AD 1166-1216)

Obverse

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / الناصر لدين ا / محمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two linear circles and one pointillate circle between

Islamic coin (HCR14185)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Tāj al-Dīn Ḥarb b. Muḥammad, 1166 - 1216

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 562-612 AH (=AD 1166-1216)

Obverse

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / الناصر لدين ا / محمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two linear circles and one pointillate circle between

Islamic coin (HCR14186)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Tāj al-Dīn Ḥarb b. Muḥammad, 1166 - 1216

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 562-612 AH (=AD 1166-1216)

Obverse

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / الناصر لدين ا / محمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double linear circle with pointillate circle between

Islamic coin (HCR14187)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Tāj al-Dīn Ḥarb b. Muḥammad, 1166 - 1216

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 562-612 AH (=AD 1166-1216)

Obverse

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / الناصر لدين ا / محمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two linear circles and one pointillate circle between

Islamic coin (HCR14188)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Tāj al-Dīn Ḥarb b. Muḥammad, 1166 - 1216

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 562-612 AH (=AD 1166-1216)

Obverse

Reverse

لله / محمد / رسول الله / الناصر لدين ا / محمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two linear circles and one pointillate circle between

Islamic coin (HCR14189)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Tāj al-Dīn Ḥarb b. Muḥammad, 1166 - 1216

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 562-612 AH (=AD 1166-1216)

Obverse

حرب, Arabic word and triangle of pellets in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by off-flan Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

فائق؟ / لا اله الا ا(لله) / محمد رسول (الله) / الناصر لدين الله / محمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by unclear margin

Islamic coin (HCR14190)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Tāj al-Dīn Ḥarb b. Muḥammad, 1166 - 1216

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 562-612 AH (=AD 1166-1216)

Obverse

حرب, Arabic word and triangle of pellets in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

فائق؟ / لا اله الا ا(لله) / محمد رسول (الله) / الناصر لدين الله / محمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by unclear margin

Islamic coin (HCR13401)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Yūsuf I, 1174 - 1193, Kökbūrī, Muẓaffar al-Dīn Abū Naṣr, 1168 - 1233

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 563-630 AH (=AD 1167-1233)

Obverse

مظفر الدولة و الد / ين ـ كوكبوري بن علي, helmeted facing figure seated on throne holding orb in left hand, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from lower right, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

الملك الناصر / صلاح الدنيا و الدين يوسف, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR13405)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Yūsuf I, 1174 - 1193, Kökbūrī, Muẓaffar al-Dīn Abū Naṣr, 1168 - 1233

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 563-630 AH (=AD 1167-1233)

Obverse

Reverse

الملك الناصر / صلاح الدنيا و الدين يوسف, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 1h, all enclosed by pointillate circle