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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 (HCR15658)

Period

Islamic

Person

Jānī Beg, 1341 - 1357

Mint

Sarāy al-Jadīda (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

752 AH (=AD 1351)

Obverse

السلطان العادل / جاني بك خان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

ضرب سراي / الجديدة / ٧٥٢, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexalobe, all enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR15660)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Sarāy al-Jadīda (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

pul

Dating

752 AH (=AD 1351)

Obverse

ضرب سراي / الجديدة / سنة ٧٥٢, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexafoil, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

N/A, ornament

Islamic coin (HCR15661)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Sarāy al-Jadīda (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

pul

Dating

circa 752 AH (=AD 1351)

Obverse

ضرب سراي / الجديدة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexafoil, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

N/A, ornament

Islamic coin (HCR15732)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Sarāy al-Jadīda (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

pul

Dating

circa 752 AH (=AD 1351)

Obverse

ضرب سراي / الجديدة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexalobe, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

N/A, ornament

Islamic coin (HCR15736)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Sarāy al-Jadīda (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

pul

Dating

circa 752 AH (=AD 1351)

Obverse

ضرب سراي / الجديدة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexafoil, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

N/A, ornament

Islamic coin (HCR15838)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Harāt (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

12 dirham

Dating

752 AH (=AD 1351-1352)

Obverse

في بلدة هراة صاغها الله عن الآفات في سنة ٧٥١, two intersecting trefoils centre, enclosed by double circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise within an 18-lobe, all enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR15839)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Harāt (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

12 dirham

Dating

752 AH (=AD 1351-1352)

Obverse

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 and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR16556)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Musta‘ṣim, 1242 - 1258, al-Mujāhid ‘Alī, 1321 - 1363

Mint

‘Adan (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

752 AH (=AD 1351-1352)

Obverse

السلطان الملك المجأهد سيف الاسلام علي بن داود, two fish swimming after each other centre, enclosed by linear octolobe, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by linear circle

Reverse

بسم الله / الرحمن الرحيم / لا اله الا / الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear octolobe, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by linear circle

Islamic coin (HCR14193)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Izz al-Dīn, 1352 - 1380

Mint

Nīmrūz (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 753-784 AH (=AD 1352-1382)

Obverse

الملك / الأعظم عز الد / نيا و الدين سلطان . / . . . خلد /, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR14194)

Period

Islamic

Person

‘Izz al-Dīn, 1352 - 1380

Mint

Nīmrūz (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 753-784 AH (=AD 1352-1382)

Obverse

الملك / الأعظم عز الد / نيا و الدين سلطان . / . . . خلد /, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

لا اله الا / الله محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain square, around the Rashidun in segments, enclosed by plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR15554)

Period

Islamic

Person

Anūshīrawān, 1344 - 1356

Mint

al-Rayy (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 753 AH (=AD 1352-1353)

Obverse

ضرب / السلطان / ضرب / NUSIRWAN / ري / خلد ملكه, Arabic and Uighur inscription in field, enclosed by hexalobe, Arabic and Uighur inscription around anti-clockwise in segments

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR15638)

Period

Islamic

Person

Jānī Beg, 1341 - 1357

Mint

Gulistān (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

753 AH (=AD 1352)

Obverse

السلطان العادل / جاني بك خان, Arabic inscription in field with pellets below, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

ضرب / كلستان / سنة ٧٥٤, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexafoil, pellets and plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR16336)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad I (Eretnid), 1352 - 1362

Mint

Qayṣarīya (Islamic)

Denom.

Tanka

Dating

circa 753-767 AH (=AD 1352-1365)

Obverse

محمد ارتنا / السلطان الاعظم / غياث الدنيا و الدين / خلد الله ملكه / ضرب قيصرية, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by six-pointed star, all enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

علي / ابو بكر / عمر / عثمان, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by lobated square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR16348)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad I (Eretnid), 1352 - 1362

Mint

Qayṣarīya (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Akçe

Dating

circa 753-767 AH (=AD 1352-1365)

Obverse

محمد ارتنا / السلطان الاعظم / غياث الدنيا و الدين / خلد الله ملكه / ضرب قيصرية, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

علي / ابو بكر / عمر / عثمان, Arabic inscription within trefoil and ending within a small circle centre, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in three segments, all enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR16349)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad I (Eretnid), 1352 - 1362

Mint

Qayṣarīya (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Akçe

Dating

circa 753-767 AH (=AD 1352-1365)

Obverse

standard type, but with many errors, crude Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

standard type but with many errors, crude Arabic inscription within trefoil and ending within a small circle centre, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in three segments, all enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Islamic coin (HCR16350)

Period

Islamic

Person

Muḥammad I (Eretnid), 1352 - 1362

Denom.

Akçe

Dating

circa 753-767 AH (=AD 1352-1366)

Obverse

محمد ارتنا / السلطان الاعظم / غياث الدنيا و الدين / خلد الله ملكه, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Reverse

علي / ابو بكر / عمر / عثمان, Arabic inscription in centre and three petals, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by undetermined border

Islamic coin (HCR15639)

Period

Islamic

Person

Jānī Beg, 1341 - 1357

Mint

Gulistān (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

754 AH (=AD 1353)

Obverse

السلطان العادل / جاني بك خان, Arabic inscription in field with knot

Reverse

ضرب / كلستان / ٧٥٤, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double hexafoil and plain circle

Islamic coin (HCR13865)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Nāṣir Ḥasan, 2nd reign, 1355 - 1361

Mint

Ḥalab (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 755-762 AH (=AD 1354-1361)

Obverse

. . . / الناصر ناصر الدنيا / . . .دين حسن بن محمد / و سبعماية, Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

. ضرب حل . / اله الا ا . . . / . . مد رسول / . .سله بالهدى, Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR13871)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Ṣāliḥ Ṣāliḥ, 1351 - 1354

Mint

Ḥalab (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

[7]55 AH (=AD 1354-1355)

Obverse

. . . . . . / . . لك الصالح / و خمسين بحلب, field divided into three horizontal segments, Arabic inscripton within the segments, all enclosed by two linear circles

Reverse

none, Bird walking right, looking back to left, enclosed by ornamented circle

Islamic coin (HCR15551)

Period

Islamic

Person

Anūshīrawān, 1344 - 1356

Mint

Āmid (Islamic)

Denom.

1/2 Dirham

Dating

755 AH (=AD 1354)

Obverse

السلطان / انوشيرون (كذا) / خلد ملكه / ضرب آمد, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by nonalobe, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by linear circle

Reverse

لا اله الا / الله محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by panel knotted at top and bottom, enclosed by traces of the Rāshidūn in segments