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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 (HCR13953)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Ṣāliḥ Ḥājjī II, 1st reign, 1381 - 1382

Mint

al-Iskandarīya (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

[7]83 AH (=AD 1381-1382)

Obverse

. . . / الملك / ا . . . / حاجي بن / . . ., Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle

Reverse

الا / ضرب / سكند / رية / سنة ثلالث / و ثمانين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear octogon

Islamic coin (HCR13955)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Ṣāliḥ Ḥājjī II, 1st reign, 1381 - 1382

Mint

al-Iskandarīya (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

[7]83 AH (=AD 1381-1382)

Obverse

. . . / الملك / ا . . . / حاجي بن / . . ., Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle

Reverse

الا / ضرب / سكند / رية / سنة ثلالث / و ثمانين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear octogon, all enclosed by linear circle

Islamic coin (HCR13958)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Ṣāliḥ Ḥājjī II, 1st reign, 1381 - 1382

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

[783] AH (=AD 1381-1382)

Obverse

السلطان الملك الصالح صلاح الدين / حاجي, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, ending with word in field, word enclosed by linear circle

Reverse

ضرب بدمشق سنة . . ., fleur-de-lis in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Islamic coin (HCR16603)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Musta‘ṣim, 1242 - 1258, al-Ashraf Ismā‘īl, 1377 - 1400

Mint

Mabyan (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

783 AH (=AD 1381-1382)

Obverse

بن العبا / الملك الاشرف ممهد / الدين اسمعيل, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double intersecting trefoil, 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, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double intersecting trefoil, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR13957)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Ṣāliḥ Ḥājjī II, 1st reign, 1381 - 1382

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denom.

Dinar

Dating

784 AH (=AD 1382-1383)

Obverse

اربع و ثمانين / ضرب بدمشق سنة / السلطان الملك الصالح / صلاح الدنيا و الدين حاجي / بن الملك ا / لاشرف شعبان / و سبعمائة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle

Reverse

الله / و ما النصر الا من عند / لا اله الا الله محمد / رسول الله ارسله بالهدى / و دين الحق ليظهره على / الدين كله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle

Islamic coin (HCR14134)

Period

Islamic

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 784-923 (=AD 1382-1517)

Obverse

illegible, lion left centre, enclosd by linear circle, possible Arabic word below line within circle, enclosed by illegible Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin

Reverse

عدل, Arabic word centre, enclosed by linear hexagram, enclosed by linear circle

Islamic coin (HCR14138)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Manṣūr ‘Alī, 1377 - 1381

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

circa 784-792 (=AD 1382-1389)

Obverse

. السلطان الملك / المنصور علي بن الملك / شعبان بن حسين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle

Reverse

ضرب با / لاسكند / رية, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by eight-pointed linear star, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR15721)

Period

Islamic

Person

Toqtamish, 1376 - 1395

Mint

Khwārizm (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

circa 784-790 AH (=AD 1382-1388)

Obverse

السلطان / العادل / توقتامش, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded square

Reverse

السلطان / العادل / توقتامش, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded square

Islamic coin (HCR15831)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulṭān Aḥmad, 1382 - 1410

Mint

Baghdād

Denom.

Tanka

Dating

78x AH (=AD 1382-1387)

Obverse

السلطان الاعظم / ضرب / سلطان احمد بهادر / بغداد / خان خلد ملكه, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR15832)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulṭān Aḥmad, 1382 - 1410

Mint

Baghdād (stated mint)

Denom.

double dinar

Dating

circa 784-813 AH (=AD 1382-1410)

Obverse

السلطان الاعظم / ضرب / سلطان احمد بهادر / بغداد / خان خلد ملكه, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments, all enclosed by plain and pointillate circles

Reverse

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

Islamic coin (HCR15834)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulṭān Aḥmad, 1382 - 1410

Mint

Qal‘at Alinja (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

double dinar

Dating

circa 784-813 AH (=AD 1382-1411)

Obverse

السلطان الاعظم / قلعة / سلطان احمد بهادر / النجه / خان خلد ملكه, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexagon, pellet outside each hexagon segments

Reverse

الله / لا اله الا / محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, largely off-flan Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments

Islamic coin (HCR15836)

Period

Islamic

Person

Sulṭān Aḥmad, 1382 - 1410

Denom.

Tanka

Dating

circa 784-814 AH (=AD 1382-1411)

Obverse

blundered and truncated, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexagon

Reverse

blundered and truncated, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR16604)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Musta‘ṣim, 1242 - 1258, al-Ashraf Ismā‘īl, 1377 - 1400

Mint

Mabyan (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

784 AH (=AD 1382-1383)

Obverse

السلطان / الملك الاشرف / ممهد الدين / اسمعيل, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double interesting trefoil, 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, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by double interesting trefoil, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by linear and pointillate circles

Islamic coin (HCR13952)

Period

Islamic

Person

al-Ṣāliḥ Ḥājjī II, 1st reign, 1381 - 1382

Mint

al-Qāhira (Islamic)

Denom.

Fals

Dating

784 AH (=AD 1382-1383)

Obverse

السلطان الملك / الصالح صلاح الدنيا حاجي بن /, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle

Reverse

ضرب بالقاهرة / سنة اربع و ثمانين / و سبعمائة, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear octogon

Islamic coin (HCR15713)

Period

Islamic

Person

Toqtamish, 1376 - 1395

Mint

Khwārizm (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

785 AH (=AD 1383-1384)

Obverse

السلطان / العادل / توقتامش, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by beaded square

Reverse

ضرب في / خوارزم / ٧٨٥, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by octolobe

Islamic coin (HCR15833)

Period

Islamic

Person

Aḥmad, 1382 - 1411

Mint

Irbil (Islamic)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

785? AH (=AD 1383-1384)

Obverse

السلطان الاعظم / ضرب سلطان احمد بهادر / اربل / خان خلد ملكه, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear square, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in segments

Reverse

Arabic inscription in field

Islamic coin (HCR15876)

Period

Islamic

Person

Tīmūr, 1370 - 1405, Suyūrghatmish, 1370 - 1384

Mint

Samarqand (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

double dinar

Dating

785 AH (=AD 1383-1384)

Obverse

سيور / غتمش يرلغي امير / تيمور گوركان / اگمنو, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by quatrefoil

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول / الله ٧٨٥, Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments

Islamic coin (HCR15878)

Period

Islamic

Person

Tīmūr, 1370 - 1405, Suyūrghatmish, 1370 - 1384

Mint

Samarqand (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

double dinar

Dating

785 AH (=AD 1383-1384)

Obverse

سيور / غتمش يرلغي امير / تيمور گوركان / اگمنو, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by quatrefoil, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول / الله ٧٨٥, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR15879)

Period

Islamic

Person

Tīmūr, 1370 - 1405, Suyūrghatmish, 1370 - 1384

Mint

Samarqand (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

double dinar

Dating

785 AH (=AD 1383-1384)

Obverse

سيور / غتمش يرلغي امير / تيمور گوركان / اگمنو, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by quatrefoil

Reverse

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول / الله ٧٨٥, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate square, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Islamic coin (HCR15889)

Period

Islamic

Person

Tīmūr, 1370 - 1405, Maḥmūd Khān, 1384 - 1402

Mint

Samarqand (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dirham

Dating

785 AH (=AD 1383-1384)

Obverse

سلطان / محمود يرلغي / امير تيمور / گوركان اگمنو, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by quatrefoil

Reverse