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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 (HCR14908)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Muḥammad b. Sām, Ghiyāth al-Dīn, 1163 - 1203, Muḥammad b. Tekish, 1200 - 1220

Mint

Ghazna (Ghaznayn) (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

(5)97 AH (=AD 1200-1201)

Obverse

غياث الدنيا و الدين ابو الفتح / محمد / بن سام, Three concentric Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise and separated by plain circles, with innermost inscription ending centre

Reverse

الدنيا و الدين ابو المظفر / محمد / بن سام, Three concentric Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise and separated by plain circles, with innermost inscription ending centre

Islamic coin (HCR15053)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Purshwar (Peshāwar) (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

jītal

Dating

circa 596-617 AH (=AD 1200-1221)

Obverse

پرشور, bull to left with Arabic word centre, unclear Sarada inscription above

Reverse

. . . الاعظم . . . الفتح محمد . . ., fragment of Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR13133)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, al-‘Ādil Abū Bakr I, 1200 - 1218, Ḥusām al-Dīn Yūluq Arslān (Artuqid), 1184 - 1201

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

598? AH (=AD 1201-1202)

Obverse

N/A, four full length figures, one in front centre bent over as if in mourning, enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

الملك العادل / الامام النا / صر للدين / امير المؤمنين / سيف الدين / ابو بكر / بن ايوب, Arabic inscription in field and to left and right, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13134)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, al-‘Ādil Abū Bakr I, 1200 - 1218, Ḥusām al-Dīn Yūluq Arslān (Artuqid), 1184 - 1201

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

598? AH (=AD 1201-1202)

Obverse

N/A, four full length figures, one in front centre bent over as if in mourning, enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

Islamic coin (HCR13135)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, al-‘Ādil Abū Bakr I, 1200 - 1218, Ḥusām al-Dīn Yūluq Arslān (Artuqid), 1184 - 1201

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

598? AH (=AD 1201-1202)

Obverse

N/A, four full length figures, one in front centre bent over as if in mourning, enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

illegible, Illegible Arabic inscription in field and to left and right, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13156)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Nāṣir al-Dīn Artuq Arslān (Artuqid), 1200 - 1240

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

598 AH (=Ad 1201-1202)

Obverse

ناصر الدين ا ـ رتق ارسلان, facing draped bust with long hair, Arabic inscription curved around from right

Reverse

الله / الامام النا / صر لدين امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexagram, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13159)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Nāṣir al-Dīn Artuq Arslān (Artuqid), 1200 - 1240

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

598 AH (=AD 1201-1202)

Obverse

ناصر الدين ا ـ رتق ارسلان, facing draped bust with long hair, Arabic inscription curved around from right

Reverse

الله / الامام النا / صر لدين امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexagon composed of plain and beaded lines, Arabic inscriptiona anti-clockwise around in segments

Islamic coin (HCR13338)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Quṭb al-Dīn Muḥammad, 1198 - 1219

Mint

Sinjār (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

598 AH (=1201-1202)

Obverse

ضرب بسنجار سنة ثمانية و تسعين و خمسمائة, classical bust to left wearing armour and holding sceptre over right shoulder, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from lower right, all enclose by beaded and plain circles

Reverse

الامام الناصر / لدين الله / الملك المنصور / قطب الدنيا و الدين / محمد / بن زنكي / (بن مودود, Arabic inscription in field and around in segments with tamgha below, all enclosed by two plain circles

Islamic coin (HCR13339)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Quṭb al-Dīn Muḥammad, 1198 - 1219

Mint

Sinjār (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

598 AH (=AD 1201-1202)

Obverse

Reverse

الامام الناصر / لدين الله / الملك المنصور / قطب الدنيا و الدين / محمد / بن زنكي / (بن مودود, Arabic inscription in field with tamgha below, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in three segments, all enclosed by two plain circles

Islamic coin (HCR13341)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Quṭb al-Dīn Muḥammad, 1198 - 1219

Mint

Sinjār (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

598 AH (=AD 1201-1202)

Obverse

ضرب بسنجار سنة ثمان و تسعين و خمسمائة, classical bust to left wearing armour and holding sceptre over right shoulder, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from lower right, all enclose by two plain circles

Reverse

الامام الناصر / لدين الله / الملك المنصور / قطب الدنيا و الدين, Arabic inscription in field and around in segments with tamgha below, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in three segments around, all enclosed by pointillate and plain circles

Islamic coin (HCR13342)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Quṭb al-Dīn Muḥammad, 1198 - 1219

Mint

Sinjār (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

598 AH (=AD 1201-1202)

Obverse

Reverse

Islamic coin (HCR13343)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Quṭb al-Dīn Muḥammad, 1198 - 1219

Mint

Sinjār (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

598 AH (=AD 1201-1202)

Obverse

Reverse

Islamic coin (HCR13345)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Quṭb al-Dīn Muḥammad, 1198 - 1219

Mint

Sinjār (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

598 AH (=AD 1201-1202)

Obverse

Reverse

Islamic coin (HCR13346)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Quṭb al-Dīn Muḥammad, 1198 - 1219

Mint

Sinjār (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

598 AH (=AD 1201-1202)

Obverse

Reverse

الامام الناصر / لدين الله / الملك المنصور / قطب الدنيا و الدين / محمد / بن زنكي / (بن مودود, Arabic inscription in field and around in segments with tamgha below, illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in three segments around, all enclosed by pointillate and plain circles

Islamic coin (HCR13347)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Quṭb al-Dīn Muḥammad, 1198 - 1219

Mint

Sinjār (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

598? AH (=AD 1201-1202)

Obverse

Reverse

الامام الناصر / لدين الله / الملك المنصور / قطب الدنيا و الدين, Arabic inscription in field and around in segments with tamgha below, all enclosed by pointillate and plain circles

Islamic coin (HCR13348)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Quṭb al-Dīn Muḥammad, 1198 - 1219

Mint

Sinjār (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

598 AH (=AD 1201-1202)

Obverse

illegible, classical bust to left wearing armour and holding sceptre over right shoulder, illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from lower right, all enclose by two plain circles

Reverse

illegible, largely illegible Arabic inscription in field and around in segments with tamgha below, all enclosed by pointillate and plain circles

Islamic coin (HCR13349)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Quṭb al-Dīn Muḥammad, 1198 - 1219

Mint

Sinjār (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

598 AH (=AD 1201-1202)

Obverse

Reverse

الامام الناصر / لدين الله / الملك المنصور / قطب الدنيا و الدين / محمد / بن زنكي / (بن مودود, Arabic inscription in field and around in segments with tamgha below, all enclosed by pointillate and plain circles

Islamic coin (HCR13610)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Ẓāhir Ghāzī

Mint

Ḥalab (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

[59]8 AH (=AD 1201-1202)

Obverse

الملك / الظاهر / غازي, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by ornamented square, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments, all enclosed by linear circle

Reverse

الامام / الناصر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by ornamented square, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments, all enclosed by linear circle

Islamic coin (HCR13612)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Ẓāhir Ghāzī

Mint

Ḥalab (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

5[98] AH (=AD 1201-1202)

Obverse

الملك / الظاهر غازي, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by ornamented square, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments, all enclosed by linear circle

Reverse

الامام / الناصر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by ornamented square, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments, all enclosed by linear circle

Islamic coin (HCR17505)

Period

Mint

Jaza'ir

Denom.

Sultani

Dating

1216 (AD= 1201-1202)

Obverse

السلطان / سليم خان / عز نصره ضرب في / جزاير ١٢١٦