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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 (HCR13004)

Period

Islamic

Person

Kaykhusraw III, 1265 - 1282

Mint

Sīwās (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

671 AH (=AD 1272-1273)

Obverse

السلطان الاعظم / غياث الدنيا و الدين / كيخسرو بن قلج / ارسلان, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

الملك لله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexafoil and plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Islamic coin (HCR13013)

Period

Islamic

Person

Kaykhusraw III, 1265 - 1282

Mint

Qayṣarīya (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

[6]71 AH (=AD 1272-1273)

Obverse

السلطان الاعظم / غياث الدنيا و الدين / ابو الفتح كيخسرو / بن قلخ ارسلان, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

الملك لله, Arabic inscription in field with stars above and below, enclosed by pointillate hexafoil and plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR15192)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abāqā, 1265 - 1282

Mint

Tabrīz (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

67x AH (=AD 1272-1281)

Obverse

KHAGANU / ARIBA / ABAGAIN / DELED KEGULUK / SEN, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

لا اله الا / الله محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments

Islamic coin (HCR15196)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Burūjird (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 671-675 (=AD 1272-1277)

Obverse

القاآن الاعظم العادل, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear hexalobe with circles at the nodes, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / محمد رسول الله / صلى الله عليه / و سلم, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR15201)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Tabrīz (Islamic)

Denom.

1/4 rupee

Dating

671 AH (=AD 1272-1273)

Obverse

القاآن الا عظم العادل, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by circle with nodes, all enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / محمد رسول الله / صلى الله عليه / و سلم, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR15206)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Tabrīz (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

671 AH (=AD 1272-1273)

Obverse

قاآن / العادل, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexalobe with circles at the nodes, enclosed by traces of Arabic inscription anti-clockwise

Reverse

(لا) اله (الا الله) / وحده لا شر(يك له) / محمد رسول الله / صلى الله (عليه), Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR13002)

Period

Islamic

Person

Kaykhusraw III, 1265 - 1282

Mint

Sīwās (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

673 AH (=AD 1274-1275)

Obverse

السلطان الاعظم / غياث الدنيا و الدين / كيخسرو بن قلج / ارسلان, Arabic inscription in field with arabesque above, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

الملك لله, Arabic inscription in field with two stars below, enclosed by hexafoil and plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR13020)

Period

Islamic

Person

Kaykhusraw III, 1265 - 1282

Mint

Gumushbāzār (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

673 AH (=AD 1274-1275)

Obverse

السلطان الاعظم / غياث الدنيا و الدين / كيخسرو بن قلخ / ارسلان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

الملك لله, Arabic inscription in field with stars below, enclosed by hexalobe and plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR15185)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abāqā, 1265 - 1282

Mint

al-Mawṣil (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

(67)3 AH (=AD 1274-1275)

Obverse

سنة / ثلاث, seated figure holding crescent, Arabic inscription within crescent, additional legend off flan

Reverse

قاآن / الاعظم / اباقا ايلخان / المظم زيدت / عظمتهما, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR13003)

Period

Islamic

Person

Kaykhusraw III, 1265 - 1282

Mint

Sīwās (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

674 AH (=AD 1275-1276)

Obverse

السلطان الاعظم / غياث الدنيا و الدين / كيخسرو بن قلج / ارسلان, Arabic inscription in field with arabesque above

Reverse

الملك لله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexafoil and plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Islamic coin (HCR13678)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Zāhir Baybars I, 1260 - 1277

Mint

al-Qāhira (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

674 AH (=AD 1275-1276)

Obverse

الصالحى / السلطان الملك / الظاهر ركن الدنيا و الدين / ببرس قسم امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, lion passant to left below field inscription

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / ارسله بالهدى / و دين الحق, Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments beginning at right

Islamic coin (HCR13691)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Zāhir Baybars I, 1260 - 1277

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

674 AH (=AD 1275-1276)

Obverse

الصالحى / السلطان الملك / الظاهر ركن الدنيا و الدين / ببرس قسم امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, lion passant to left below field inscription, enclosed by linear circle

Reverse

الامام الحاكم بامر الله ابو / العباس احمد, Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments, enclosed by linear circle

Islamic coin (HCR13005)

Period

Islamic

Person

Kaykhusraw III, 1265 - 1282

Mint

Sīwās (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

(6)75 AH (=AD 1276-1277)

Obverse

السلطان الاعظم / غياث الدنيا و الدين / كيخسرو بن قلج / ارسلان, Arabic inscription in field with arabesque above

Reverse

الملك لله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexafoil and plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Islamic coin (HCR13680)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Zāhir Baybars I, 1260 - 1277

Mint

al-Qāhira (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

675 AH (=AD 1276-1277)

Obverse

الصالحى / السلطان الملك / الظاهر ركن الدنيا و الدين / ببرس قسم امير المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, lion passant to left below field inscription, enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / ارسله بالهدى / و دين الحق, Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments beginning to right, enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR15194)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abāqā, 1265 - 1282

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

67(6?) AH (=AD 1277-1278)

Obverse

(قاآن) / الاعظم / اباقا ايلخان / المعظم, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around, enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR13006)

Period

Islamic

Person

Kaykhusraw III, 1265 - 1282

Mint

Sīwās (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

677 AH (=AD 1278-1279)

Obverse

السلطان الاعظم / غياث الدنيا و الدين / كيخسرو بن قلج / ارسلان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

الملك لله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexafoil and plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Islamic coin (HCR13007)

Period

Islamic

Person

Kaykhusraw III, 1265 - 1282

Mint

Sīwās (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

677 AH (=AD 1278-1279)

Obverse

السلطان الاعظم / غياث الدنيا و الدين / كيخسرو بن قلج / ارسلان, Arabic inscription in field with arabesque above, enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

الملك لله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexafoil and plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR13012)

Period

Islamic

Person

Kaykhusraw III, 1265 - 1282

Mint

Qayṣarīya (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

[67]7 AH (=AD 1278-1279)

Obverse

السلطان الاعظم / غياث الدنيا و الدين / كيخسرو بن قلخ / ارسلان, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate concave hexagram, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR13019)

Period

Islamic

Person

Kaykhusraw III, 1265 - 1282

Mint

Qūnīya (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

677 AH (=AD 1278-1279)

Obverse

السلطان الاعظم / غياث الدنيا و الدين / كيخسرو بن قلخ ارسلان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / علي ولي الل, Arabic inscription in field with flower above and below, enclosed by concave pointillate hexagram, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by pointillate circle