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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 (HCR13432)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Yūsuf I, 1174 - 1193

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

571 AH (=AD 1175-1176)

Obverse

يو / الملك الناصر / سف, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle, all enclosed by partially obscured Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around

Reverse

الملك الصالح / اسمعيل, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle, all enclosed by partially obscured Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around

Islamic coin (HCR13434)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Yūsuf I, 1174 - 1193

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

571 AH (=AD 1175-1176)

Obverse

الملك الناصر / يوسف, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle, all enclosed by partially obscured Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around

Reverse

الملك الصالح / يوسف, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle, all enclosed by partially obscured Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around

Islamic coin (HCR13115)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Īl-Ghāzī II, Quṭb al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1176 - 1184

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

57x AH (=AD 1176-1184)

Obverse

. . . و سبعين و خمس / مائة, two facing diademed and draped busts, Arabic inscription in arc aboce, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

الناصر الدين / امير المؤمنين / هذا الدرهم / ملعون من / يعيره, Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in three segments, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR13116)

Period

Islamic

Person

Īl-Ghāzī II, Quṭb al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1176 - 1184

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 572-580 AH (=AD 1176-1185)

Obverse

بن البي بن / تمرباش / ايل غازي / بن اربق, diademed head looking upward to right, enclosed by beaded square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

ايل غازي / لمولانا الملك العالم / العادل قطب الدين / ملك الامرا شاه / ديار بكر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13117)

Period

Islamic

Person

Īl-Ghāzī II, Quṭb al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1176 - 1184

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 572-580 AH (=AD 1176-1185)

Obverse

Reverse

ايل غازي / لمولانا الملك العالم / العادل قطب الدين / ملك الامرا شاه / ديار بكر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13118)

Period

Islamic

Person

Īl-Ghāzī II, Quṭb al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1176 - 1184

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 572-580 AH (=AD 1176-1185)

Obverse

Reverse

ايل غازي / لمولانا الملك العالم / العادل قطب الدين / ملك الامرا شاه / ديار بكر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13119)

Period

Islamic

Person

Īl-Ghāzī II, Quṭb al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1176 - 1184

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 572-580 AH (=AD 1176-1185)

Obverse

Reverse

ايل غازي / لمولانا الملك العالم / العادل قطب الدين / ملك الامرا شاه / ديار بكر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13120)

Period

Islamic

Person

Īl-Ghāzī II, Quṭb al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1176 - 1184

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 572-580 AH (=AD 1176-1185)

Obverse

Reverse

ايل غازي / لمولانا الملك العالم / العادل قطب الدين / ملك الامرا شاه / ديار بكر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13121)

Period

Islamic

Person

Īl-Ghāzī II, Quṭb al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1176 - 1184

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 572-580 AH (=AD 1176-1185)

Obverse

Reverse

ايل غازي / لمولانا الملك العالم / العادل قطب الدين / ملك الامرا شاه / ديار بكر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13122)

Period

Islamic

Person

Īl-Ghāzī II, Quṭb al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1176 - 1184

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 572-580 AH (=AD 1176-1185)

Obverse

N/A, diademed head looking upward to right, enclosed by beaded square, illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

N/A, Illegible Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13123)

Period

Islamic

Person

Īl-Ghāzī II, Quṭb al-Dīn (Artuqid), 1176 - 1184

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 572-580 AH (=AD 1176-1185)

Obverse

Reverse

ايل غازي / لمولانا الملك العالم / العادل قطب الدين / ملك الامرا شاه / ديار بكر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13230)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Mas‘ūd I, ’Izz al-Dīn (Zangid), 1181 - 1193

Mint

al-Jazīra (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

575 AH (=AD 1179-1180)

Obverse

لا ـ اله الا الله محمد رسول الله, Head to left, wearing helmet with crest, Arabic inscription beginning behind head

Reverse

امير المؤمنين / الناصر لدين / الله عز الدين / مسعود, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13231)

Period

Islamic

Person

Ghāzī II, Sayf al-Dīn, 1169 - 1181

Mint

al-Jazīra (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

575 AH (=AD 1179-1180)

Obverse

لا ا ـ له الا الله محمد رسول الله, head to left wearing crested helmet, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise beginning behind head

Reverse

ملك الامر / ا غازي بن / مودود, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13416)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Yūsuf I, 1174 - 1193

Mint

al-Qāhira (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

575-589 AH (=AD 1179-1193)

Obverse

يوسف / بن ايوب, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by four linear circles and two anti-clockwise Arabic inscriptions

Reverse

يوسف / بن ايوب, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by four linear circles and two anti-clockwise Arabic inscriptions

Islamic coin (HCR13418)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, al-Nāṣir Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Yūsuf I, 1174 - 1193

Mint

al-Qāhira (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

575-589 AH (=AD 1179-1193)

Obverse

يوسف / بن ايوب, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by four linear circles and two anti-clockwise Arabic inscriptions

Reverse

الامام / احمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by four linear circles and two anti-clockwise Arabic inscriptions

Islamic coin (HCR13419)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, al-Nāṣir Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Yūsuf I, 1174 - 1193

Mint

al-Qāhira (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

575-589 AH (=AD 1179-1193)

Obverse

يوسف / بن ايوب, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by four linear circles and two anti-clockwise Arabic inscriptions

Reverse

الامام / احمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by four linear circles and two anti-clockwise Arabic inscriptions

Islamic coin (HCR13421)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Mustaḍī, 1170 - 1180, al-Nāṣir Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Yūsuf I, 1174 - 1193

Mint

al-Iskandarīya (Islamic)

Denom.

Dinar

Dating

575 AH (=AD 1179-1180)

Obverse

يوسف / بن ايوب, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by four linear circles and two anti-clockwise Arabic inscriptions

Reverse

الامام / الحسن, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by four linear circles and two anti-clockwise Arabic inscriptions

Islamic coin (HCR13429)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Mustaḍī, 1170 - 1180, al-Nāṣir Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Yūsuf I, 1174 - 1193

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

575-589 AH (=AD 1179-1193)

Obverse

الملك النا / صر صلاح / الدين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments, all enclosed by linear and beaded circles

Reverse

الامام / المستضي / بامر الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments, all enclosed by linear and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR11647)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir, 1180 - 1225

Mint

al-Ḥilla (Islamic)

Denom.

Dinar

Dating

576 AH (= AD 1180–1181)

Obverse

الامام / لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / الناصر لدين / الله امير / المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1130h, enclosed by Arabic inscription (Sura 30:4, in part) anti-clockwise in margin from 2h

Reverse

لله / الحمد لله / محمد / رسول الله / صلى الله عليه, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription (Sura 9:33) anti-clockwise in margin from 12h

Islamic coin (HCR13066)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Nūr al-Dīn Muḥammad (Artuqid), 1174 - 1175

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

576 AH (=AD 1180-1181)

Obverse

سنة ست / و سبعين و خمس / مائة, crowned enthroned figure under canopy with winged victory to either side, Arabic inscription downwards to left and upwards at right, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

ملك الامرا محمد / بن قرا ارسلان بن / داود بن سكمان / بن ارتق نصير ا / مير المؤ / منين الامام / الناصر / لدين الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain square, inscription continuing anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by beaded circle