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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 (HCR15313)

Period

Islamic

Person

Ūljāytū, 1303 - 1307

Mint

Sāmsūn (Islamic)

Denom.

1/2 Dirham

Dating

714 AH (=AD 1314-1315)

Obverse

ضرب في / ايام المولى / السلطان الاعظم غياث / الدينا و الدين اولجايتو / سلطان خدابنده محمد / خلدالله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear looped heptalobe, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

الله / لا اله الا / محمد / رسول الله / علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double linear hexalobe, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Islamic coin (HCR15317)

Period

Islamic

Person

Ūljāytū, 1303 - 1307

Mint

Sulṭānīya (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

714 AH (=AD 1314-1315)

Obverse

اولجايتو سلطان / محمد خلد ملكه, Arabic inscription in field with lion right below, enclosed by linear circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in five segments divided by double annulets

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR15320)

Period

Islamic

Person

Ūljāytū, 1303 - 1307

Mint

Tabrīz (Islamic)

Denom.

2 dirham

Dating

714 AH (=AD 1314-1315)

Obverse

ضرب في / دولة المولى السلطان / الاعظم مالك رقاب / الامم غياث الدنيا و الدين / اولجايتو سلطان محمد / خلد الله ملكه, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by heptalobe, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments that are divided by double annulets, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

الله / لا اله الا / محمد / رسول الله / علي ولي الله / تبريز, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexalobe, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Islamic coin (HCR15322)

Period

Islamic

Person

Ūljāytū, 1303 - 1307

Mint

Tūqāt (Islamic)

Denom.

2 dirham

Dating

(7)14 AH (=AD 1314-1315)

Obverse

Reverse

الله / لا اله الا / محمد / رسول الله / علي ولي الله /, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexalobe, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, enclosed by linear circle

Islamic coin (HCR15568)

Period

Islamic

Person

Ūljāytū, 1303 - 1307

Mint

Jurjān (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

6 dirham

Dating

714 AH (=AD 1314-1315)

Obverse

ضرب / في / دولة المولى السلطان / الاعظم مالك رقاب / الامم غياث الدنيا و الدين / اولجايتو سلطان محمد / خلد الله ملكه, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by heptalobe, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments divided by annulets, enclosed by linear circle, all enclosed by partially legible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by linear circles

Reverse

الله / لا اله الا / محمد / رسول الله / علي ولي الله / جرجان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexalobe, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR15316)

Period

Islamic

Person

Ūljāytū, 1303 - 1307

Mint

Sulṭānīya (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

715 AH (=AD 1315-1316)

Obverse

Reverse

Islamic coin (HCR15323)

Period

Islamic

Person

Ūljāytū, 1303 - 1307

Mint

Tūqāt (Islamic)

Denom.

2 dirham

Dating

715 AH (=AD 1315-1316)

Obverse

ضرب في / دولة المولى السلطان / الاعظم مالك رقاب / الامم غياث الدنيا و الدين / اولجايتو سلطان محمد / خلد الله ملكه, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by heptalobe, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segements, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

الله / لا اله الا / محمد / رسول الله / علي ولي الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexalobe, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR15567)

Period

Islamic

Person

Ūljāytū, 1303 - 1307

Mint

Jarūn (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

6 dirham

Dating

7(1)5? AH (=AD 1315-1316)

Obverse

ضرب / في دولة المولى السلطان / الاعظم مالك رقاب / الامم غياث الدنيا و الدين / اولجايتو سلطان محمد / خلد الله ملكه, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by heptalobe, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments divided by annulets, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

Islamic coin (HCR16580)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Musta‘ṣim, 1242 - 1258, al-Mu’ayyad Dā’ūd, 1296 - 1322

Mint

Mabyan (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

715 AH (=AD 1315-1316)

Obverse

يوسف / السلطان الملك / المؤيد هزبر الدين / داودين الملك / المظفر, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle notched at the four compass points, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم / لا اله الا الله محمد / رسول الله ارسله / بالهدى و دين / الحق, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle notched at the four compass points, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR15339)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Amāsīya (Islamic)

Denom.

1/2 Dirham

Dating

circa 716-736 AH (=AD 1316-1336)

Obverse

ضرب / السلطان الاعظم / ابو سعيد بهادر خان / خلد الله ملكه / اماسية, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR15342)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Lurwand (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 716-736 AH (=AD 1316-1336)

Obverse

السلطان العالم العادل/BUSAIDA/بهادر خان خلد ملكه / ضزب / لروند, Arabic and Uighur inscription in field, Arabic inscription interlinearly and around in segments, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله صلى الله عليه, Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR15359)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Baghdād

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 716-736 AH (=AD 1316-1336)

Obverse

السلطان الاعظم / ابو سعيد بهادر / خا(ن) خلد ملكه, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear octalobe connected to outer circle by four annulets, traces of Arabic inscription around

Reverse

ابو بكر / عمر/ عثمان / علي, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexagram, traces of Arabic inscription around

Islamic coin (HCR15360)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Baghdād

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 716-736 AH (=AD 1316-1337)

Obverse

. . . السلطان الاعظم ابو سعيد . . . ., bird right, enclosed by hexagon, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله / صلى / عليه, Arabic inscription in fiel and to left and right, enclosed by quatrefoil, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments

Islamic coin (HCR15372)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Hamadān (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 716-736 AH (=AD 1316-1336)

Obverse

ضرب / همدان, Arabic inscription within plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around

Reverse

لا اله الا / الله محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by miḥrab-like niche formed by Arabic inscription, Arabic inscription below niche, all enclosed by plain and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR15375)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

al-Ḥilla (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 716-736 AH (=AD 1316-1336)

Obverse

السلطان الاعظم / ابو سعيد بهادر / خان خلد ملكه, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by lobated square, illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwse around in segments

Reverse

لا اله / الا ا / لله / (محمد) / (رسول) / الله / علي ولي / الله, Arabic inscription around in six segments and ending within hexagram (read upwards)

Islamic coin (HCR15377)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Irbil (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 716-736 AH (=AD 1316-1336)

Obverse

ضرب / السلتان ابو سعيد / بهادر خان خلد ملكه / اربل, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear looped octagon, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Reverse

الله / لا اله الا / محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segements, enclosed by linear octolobe, all enclosed by linear circle

Islamic coin (HCR15388)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Khanūs (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 716-736 AH (=AD 1316-1336)

Obverse

ضرب / السلطان الاعظم بهادر ابو سعيد (كذا) / خلد الله ملكه / خنوس, somewhat blundered Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by octalobe with alternate lobes pointed, illegible Arabic inscription around in segments

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR15390)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Gumushbāzār (Islamic)

Denom.

1/2 Dirham

Dating

circa 716-736 AH (=AD 1316-1336)

Obverse

ضرب في ا / يمام دولة السلطان الاعظم / ابو سعيد بهادر خان / خلد الله ملكه, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pentafoil, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

الله / لا اله الا / محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field with second Arabic inscription interlinearly, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR15396)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Mārdīn

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 716-736 AH (=AD 1316-1336)

Obverse

ملكه / السلطان ابو سعيد / (خلد), Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by octalobe with alternating small and large lobes, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR15424)

Period

Islamic

Person

Abū Sa‘īd, 1316 - 1336

Mint

Sīwās (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 716-736 AH (=AD 1316-1336)

Obverse

ضرب / السلطان الأعظم / أبو سعيد بهادر خان / خلد الله ملكه / ؟, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by looped octagon, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in the loops

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by three plain circles and one beaded circle, knotted design centre