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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 (HCR10454)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abd al-Malik, 685 - 705

Mint

Qinnasrīn (Islamic)

Denom.

Follis

Dating

circa 70-77 AH (=AD 690-697)

Obverse

لعبد الله عبد الملك اميرالمومنين, Standing Caliph facing wearing long robes, right hand on pommel of sword, zigzag patterned girdle band, enclosed by Arabic inscription from 1h clockwise, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

لا اله الا الله و حده محمد رسول الله, Transformed cross on three steps, Arabic inscription to right downwards, Arabic inscription to left upwards (mint name), enclosed by Arabic inscription from 1h clockwise (shahāda)

Islamic coin (HCR10456)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abd al-Malik, 685 - 705

Mint

Qinnasrīn (Islamic)

Denom.

Follis

Dating

circa 70-77 AH (=AD 690-697)

Obverse

لعبد الله عبد الملك اميرالمومنين, Standing Caliph facing wearing long robes, right hand on pommel of sword, long single loop girdle band, enclosed by clockwise Arabic inscription from 1h, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

Islamic coin (HCR10466)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abd al-Malik, 685 - 705

Mint

Ḥalab (Islamic)

Denom.

Follis

Dating

circa 70-77 AH (=AD 690-697)

Obverse

لعبد الله عبد الملك اميرالمومنين, Standing Caliph facing wearing long robes, right hand on pommel of sword, long single loop girdle band, enclosed by partially-obscured clockwise Arabic inscription from 1h (likely inscription above)

Reverse

لا اله الا الله و حده محمد رسول الله, Transformed cross on four steps, Arabic inscription to right downwards, Arabic inscription to left upwards (mint name), enclosed by Arabic inscription from 1h clockwise (shahāda)

Islamic coin (HCR10467)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abd al-Malik, 685 - 705

Mint

Ḥalab (Islamic)

Denom.

Follis

Dating

circa 70-77 AH (=AD 690-697)

Obverse

لعبد الله عبد الملك اميرالمومنين, Standing caliph facing wearing long robes, right hand on pommel of sword, pattern of transverse lines on scabbard of sword girdle band shown as wavy line from elbow, enclosed by clockwise Arabic inscription from 1h (partially obscured), all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

Islamic coin (HCR10468)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abd al-Malik, 685 - 705

Mint

Ḥalab (Islamic)

Denom.

Follis

Dating

circa 70-77 AH (=AD 690-697)

Obverse

Reverse

Islamic coin (HCR10469)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abd al-Malik, 685 - 705

Mint

Ḥalab (Islamic)

Denom.

Follis

Dating

circa 70-77 AH (=AD 690-697)

Obverse

لعبد الله عبد الملك اميرالمومنين, Standing Caliph facing wearing long robes, vertical wavy line in detail of caliph's robes, right hand on pommel of sword, long thin single loop girdle band, enclosed by partially-obscured clockwise Arabic inscription from 1h (likely inscription above)

Reverse

لا اله الا الله و حده محمد رسول الله, Transformed cross on four steps, Arabic inscription to right downwards (mint name), blundered Arabic inscription to left downwards, enclosed by Arabic inscription from 1h clockwise (shahāda), all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR10470)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abd al-Malik, 685 - 705

Mint

Ḥalab (Islamic)

Denom.

Follis

Dating

circa 70-77 AH (=AD 690-697)

Obverse

لعبد الله عبد الملك اميرالمومنين, Standing Caliph facing wearing long robes, right hand on pommel of sword, long single loop girdle band, pellet or small star in left field, enclosed by partially-obscured clockwise Arabic inscription from 1h (likely inscription above)

Reverse

لا اله الا الله و حده محمد رسول الله, Transformed cross on four steps, Arabic inscription to right downwards (mint name), Arabic inscription to left (unclear direction), enclosed by Arabic inscription from 1h clockwise (shahāda)

Islamic coin (HCR10472)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abd al-Malik, 685 - 705

Mint

Ḥalab (Islamic)

Denom.

Follis

Dating

circa 70-77 AH (=AD 690-697)

Obverse

لعبد الله عبد الملك اميرالمومنين, Standing caliph facing wearing long robes, right hand on pommel of sword, clear details of caliph's features and patterns on robe and scabbard, single loop girdle band, enclosed by clockwise Arabic inscription from 1h (partially obscured),

Reverse

لا اله الا الله و حده محمد رسول الله, Transformed cross on three steps, Arabic inscription right (mint name), eight-pointed star left, enclosed by Arabic inscription from 1h (shahāda)

Islamic coin (HCR10479)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Sarmīn (Islamic)

Denom.

Follis

Dating

circa 70-77 AH (=AD 690-697)

Obverse

خليفة الله / امير المومنين, Standing Caliph facing wearing long robes, right hand on pommel of sword, long single loop girdle band, enclosed by partially obscured and blundered clockwise Arabic inscriptions from right and left downwards, all enclosed by traces of beaded circle

Reverse

لا اله الا الله و حده محمد رسول الله, Transformed cross on four steps, Arabic inscription right downwards and retrograde to left (mint name), enclosed by partially obscured Arabic inscription from 1h clockwise (shahāda), all enclosed by beaded circle partially off flan

Islamic coin (HCR10480)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Sarmīn (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

70-79 AH (=AD 690-699)

Obverse

خليفة الله / امير الله, Standing caliph facing wearing long robes, right hand on pommel of sword, girdle band as long loop, unclear Arabic legendto right and left

Reverse

N/A, transformed cross on four steps, with mint name as inscription (twice, with one inscription a mirror of the other).

Islamic coin (HCR10481)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abd al-Malik, 685 - 705

Mint

Sarmīn (Islamic)

Denom.

Follis

Dating

circa 70-77 AH (=AD 690-697)

Obverse

Reverse

لا اله الا الله و حده محمد رسول الله, Transformed cross on three steps, Arabic inscription to right downwards and to left upwards (mint name), enclosed by Arabic inscription from 1h clockwise (shahāda)

Islamic coin (HCR10485)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Manbij (Islamic)

Denom.

Follis

Dating

circa 70-77 AH (=AD 690-697)

Obverse

خليفة الله / امير المومنين, Standing caliph facing wearing long robes, other details obscured but appearing to wear circular neck ornament, Arabic inscription from right downwards and left downwards (partially obscured), all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

لا اله الا الله و حده محمد رسول الله, Transformed cross on three steps, Arabic inscription to right upwards (mint name), Arabic inscription to left upwards, enclosed by Arabic inscription from 1h clockwise (shahāda)

Islamic coin (HCR10509)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abd al-Malik, 685 - 705

Mint

Ḥimṣ (Islamic)

Denom.

Follis

Dating

circa 70-77 AH (=AD 690-697)

Obverse

لعبد الله عبد الملك اميرالمومنين, Standing Caliph facing wearing long robes, right hand on pommel of sword, no girdle band, enclosed by Arabic inscription from 1h clockwise, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

لا اله الا الله و حده محمد رسول الله, Transformed cross on four steps, Arabic inscription to right downwards (mint name), enclosed by Arabic inscription (shahāda), all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR10513)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abd al-Malik, 685 - 705

Mint

Ḥimṣ (Islamic)

Denom.

Follis

Dating

circa 65-77 AH (=AD 690-697)

Obverse

لعبد الله عبد الملك اميرالمومنين, Standing caliph facing wearing long robes, right hand on pommel of sword, long loop girdle band, enclosed by Arabic inscription from 1h clockwise, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

بحمص / لا اله الا الله و حده محمد رسول الله, Transformed cross on four steps, Arabic inscription right downwards (mint), eight-pointed star left, enclosed by Arabic inscription from 1h clockwise, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR10514)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abd al-Malik, 685 - 705

Mint

Ḥimṣ (Islamic)

Denom.

Follis

Dating

circa 70-77 AH (=AD 690-697)

Obverse

Reverse

بحمص / ضرب / لا اله الا الله و حده محمد رسول الله, Transformed cross on four steps, Arabic inscription right downwards (mint), Arabic inscription left downwards, enclosed by Arabic inscription from 1h clockwise, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR10515)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abd al-Malik, 685 - 705

Mint

Ḥimṣ (Islamic)

Denom.

Follis

Dating

circa 70-77 AH (=AD 690-697)

Obverse

لعبد الله عبد الملك اميرالمومنين, standing caliph facing wearing long robes, right hand on pommel of sword, long loop girdle band, enclosed by Arabic inscription from 1h clockwise, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

بحمص / لا اله الا الله و حده محمد رسول الله, transformed cross on four steps, Arabic inscription right downwards (mint), six-pointed star left, enclosed by Arabic inscription from 1h clockwise, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR10542)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Follis

Dating

circa 70-77 AH (=AD 690-697)

Obverse

لا اله الا الله و حده محمد رسول الله, Standing caliph facing wearing long robes, right hand on pommel of sword, girdle band shown as three separate strands, enclosed by partially obscured clockwise Arabic inscription from 1h (shahāda), all enclosed by beaded circle, partially off flan

Reverse

دمشق, Transformed cross on three steps, Arabic inscription to right downwards from 1h (mint name), all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR10548)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Follis

Dating

circa 70-77 AH (=AD 690-697)

Obverse

لا اله الا الله و حده محمد رسول الله, Caliph standing facing, bearded, bareheaded, wearing slightly flared long robe, right hand grasps pommel of sheathed sword, hanging from his right hand an enigmatic object, Arabic inscription from 1h clockwise, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

unclear / مشق, Squat transformed cross on four steps with relatively large circle, mint name in arabic right (omitting first letter of name), bungled Arabic legend from 1h, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR10591)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abd al-Malik, 685 - 705

Mint

Baalbek (Islamic)

Denom.

Follis

Dating

circa 70-77 AH (=AD 690-697)

Obverse

بسم الله لعبد الله عبد الملك اميرالمومنين, Standing caliph facing wearing long robes, right hand on pommel of sword, long thin loop girdle band, eight-pointed star in right field, enclosed by Arabic inscription from 1h clockwise, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

بعلبك / بسم الله لا اله الا الله و حده محمد رسول الله, Transformed cross on four steps, Arabic inscription right downwards (mint), enclosed by Arabic inscription, all enclosed by beaded circle

Islamic coin (HCR10681)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Abd al-Malik, 685 - 705

Mint

`Ammān (Islamic)

Denom.

Follis

Dating

circa 70-77 AH (=AD 690-697)

Obverse

لعبد الله عبد الملك اميرالمومنين, Standing caliph facing wearing long robes, right hand on pommel of sword, unclear girdle band, enclosed by clockwise Arabic inscription from 1h (partially obscured), all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

لا اله الا الله و حده محمد رسول الله, Transformed cross on four steps, Arabic inscription to right downwards (mint name), eight-pointed star to left, enclosed by Arabic inscription from 1h clockwise (shahāda)