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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 (HCR13353)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, al-‘Ādil Abū Bakr I, 1200 - 1218, Quṭb al-Dīn Muḥammad, 1198 - 1219

Mint

Sinjār (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

600 AH (=AD 1203-1204)

Obverse

الملك المنصور قطب الدين محمد بن زنكي بن مودود ولي عهد و / سنجارشاه نوح, helmeted and draped classical bust to right, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around from lower right, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

الامام الناصر / لدين الله امير / المؤمنين الملك / العادل سيف الد / ين ابو بكر بن ايوب, Arabic inscription in field with tamgha below, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in three segments, all enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR13377)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Muẓaffar al-Dīn Sa‘d, Atabeg, 1203 - 1231

Mint

Shīrāz (Islamic)

Denom.

Dinar

Dating

circa 599-628 AH (=AD 1203-1231)

Obverse

(اتابك) / (مظفر) ـ ين / الد / (س)عد . . ., Arabic inscription divided by large tamgha

Reverse

(لا اله الا الله) / محمد رسول الله / الناصر لدين الله / (امير) المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR13667)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, al-Nāṣir Ayyūbid, 1202 - 1214

Mint

Ta‘izz (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

600 AH (=AD 1203-1204)

Obverse

صر / الامام النا / لدين الله / امير المؤ / منين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by dotted octolobe, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول / الله صلى الله / عليه, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by dotted octolobe, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR14911)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Muḥammad b. Sām, Mu’izz al-Dīn, 1171 - 1206

Mint

Ghazna (Ghaznayn) (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

600 AH (=AD 1203-1204)

Obverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / الناصر لدين الله / امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double plain square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

السلطان الاعظم / معز الدنيا و / الدين ابو المظفر / محمد بن سام, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double plain square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR13515)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-‘Ādil Abū Bakr I, 1200 - 1218

Mint

Qal‘at Ja‘bar (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

601 AH (=AD 1204-1205)

Obverse

سنة احد / الملك العادل / و ست / مائة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

بقلعت / ابو بكر بن ايوب / جعبر / ضرب, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR12863)

Period

Islamic

Person

Kaykhusraw I, Ghiyāth al-Dīn, 1192 - 1211

Mint

Malaṭiya (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

602 AH (=AD 1205-1206)

Obverse

غياثث / الدين / ضرب / ملطية, sultan on horseback right in field, Arabic inscription above

Reverse

المنة لله / السلطان / المعظم / كيخسرو بن / قلج ارسلان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments

Islamic coin (HCR13381)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Kökbūrī, Muẓaffar al-Dīn Abū Naṣr, 1168 - 1233

Mint

Ḥarrān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

602 AH (=AD 1205-1206)

Obverse

ضرب باربل / سنة اثنن / و ستماة؟, man riding on lion to left, Arabic inscription around beginning bottom, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

الناصر لدين الله / امير المؤمنين / ملك الامرا / مظفر الدنيا / و الدين كوكبري, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double-lined hexagram, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR13382)

Period

Islamic

Person

Kökbūrī, Muẓaffar al-Dīn Abū Naṣr, 1168 - 1233

Mint

Ḥarrān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Dating

602 AH (=AD 1205-1206)

Obverse

ضرب باربل / سنة اثنن / و ستماة؟, man riding on lion to left, Arabic inscription around beginning bottom, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

Islamic coin (HCR13383)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Kökbūrī, Muẓaffar al-Dīn Abū Naṣr, 1168 - 1233

Mint

Ḥarrān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

602 AH (=AD 1205-1206)

Obverse

illegible, man riding on lion to left, illegible Arabic inscription around beginning bottom, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

illegible, largely illegible Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double-lined hexagram, illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR13386)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Kökbūrī, Muẓaffar al-Dīn Abū Naṣr, 1168 - 1233

Mint

Ḥarrān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

602 AH (=AD 1205-1206)

Obverse

illegible, man riding on lion to left, illegible Arabic inscription around beginning bottom, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

obscured, obscured Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double-lined hexagram, largely illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR13391)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Kökbūrī, Muẓaffar al-Dīn Abū Naṣr, 1168 - 1233

Mint

Irbil (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

602 AH (=AD 1205-1206)

Obverse

ضرب باربل / سنة اثنن / و ستماة؟, man riding on lion to left, Arabic inscription around beginning bottom, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

الناصر لدين الله / امير المؤمنين / ملك الامرا / مظفر الدنيا / و الدين كوكبري, Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13481)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, al-‘Ādil Abū Bakr I, 1200 - 1218

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

[6]02 AH (=AD 1205-1206)

Obverse

سيف / الملك العادل / ابو بكر بن ايوب / الدين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by festooned double trefoil, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

منين / الامام النصر / لدين الله امير / المؤ, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by festooned double trefoil, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR13599)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Awḥad Ayyūb, 1200 - 1210

Mint

Mayāfāriqīn (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

602 AH (=AD 1205-1206)

Obverse

نجم الدين / الملك الاوحد, facing cloaked bust of prince wearing tri-pointed cap, Arabic inscription on both sides of head, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 4h, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول / الله الامام / الناصر لدين / الله امير / المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR14913)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Muḥammad b. Sām, Mu’izz al-Dīn, 1171 - 1206, Yildiz, 1206 - 1215

Mint

Ghazna (Ghaznayn) (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 602-612 AH (=AD 1205-1216)

Obverse

Reverse

Islamic coin (HCR12881)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Kaykhusraw I, Ghiyāth al-Dīn, 1192 - 1211

Mint

Qayṣarīya (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

603 AH (=AD 1206-1207)

Obverse

المنة لله / الامام الناصر / لدين الله امير / المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

السلطان المعظم / غياث الدنيا و الدين / ابو فتح كيخسرو بن / قلج ارسلان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR11641)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir, 1180 - 1225

Mint

Madīnat al-Salām (Islamic)

Denom.

Dinar

Dating

605 AH (= AD 1208–1209)

Obverse

الامام / لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / الناصرلدين الله / امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 12h, all enclosed by Arabic inscripton (Sura 30:4, in part) anti-clockwise in margin from 1h

Reverse

الحمد لله / محمد / رسول الله / صلى الله عليه, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two linear circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription (Sura 9:33) anti-clockwise in margin from 1h

Islamic coin (HCR12882)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Kaykhusraw I, Ghiyāth al-Dīn, 1192 - 1211

Mint

Malaṭiya (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

605 AH (=AD 1208-1209)

Obverse

المنة لله / الامام الناصر / لدين الله امير / المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

السلطان المعظم / غياث الدنيا و الدين / ابو الفتح كيخسرو / بن قلج ارسلان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR13392)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Kökbūrī, Muẓaffar al-Dīn Abū Naṣr, 1168 - 1233

Mint

Irbil (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

605 AH (=AD 1208-1209)

Obverse

illegible, man riding on lion to left, illegible Arabic inscription around beginning bottom, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

الناصر لدين الله / امير المؤمنين / ملك الامرا / مظفر الدنيا / و الدين كوكبري, Arabic inscription in field, illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments

Islamic coin (HCR13393)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Kökbūrī, Muẓaffar al-Dīn Abū Naṣr, 1168 - 1233

Mint

Irbil (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

605 AH (=AD 1208-1209)

Obverse

(ضرب باربل) سنة / خمس؟ / و ستمائة, man riding on lion to left, Arabic inscription around beginning bottom, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

الناصر لدين الله / امير المؤمنين / ملك الامرا / مظفر الدنيا / و الدين كوكبري, Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments

Islamic coin (HCR13394)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Kökbūrī, Muẓaffar al-Dīn Abū Naṣr, 1168 - 1233

Mint

Irbil (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

605 AH (=AD 1208-1209)

Obverse

(ضرب باربل) سنة / خمس؟ / و ستمائة, man riding on lion to left, Arabic inscription around beginning bottom, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse