I was a bit split between posting this in the ancients versus world coin forum but since some of the Islamic caliphates coincide as far back as even Byzantine times I reckon posting in the Ancients section isn't all that inappropriate. In any case post your examples of Islamic gold. I'll begin with a piece from the Ikhshidids I recently picked up in the Steven Album auction in the name of Muhammad b. Tughj. 935-946, AV dinar. Minted in good old Misr which I believe coincides with Cairo in English?
SULEYMAN The MAGNIFICENT Kostantiniye, (Istambul) Ottoman Empire Suleyman I The Magnificent CE 1520- 1566 AV Sultani 20mm x 3.36g Dated AH 926 or CE 1520 Obverse: Sultan Süleyman Shah bin Sultan Selim Shah, Azze nasruhu, dhuribe fi qustantiniyah , seneh 926 - Sultan Süleyman Shah son of Sultan Selim Shah, May his Victory be Glorious struck in Constantinople Year AH 926 Reverse: Dharibun-Nadri sahibbul izzi vennasri filberri velbahr- Striker of the Glittering, Master of Might Victory and of Land and the Sea. Ref: Album -1317
Abbasid Dinar Harun al-Rashid Baghdad AD 802 (AH 186) Gold, 18.5 mm, 4.02 gm Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid AD 786-809 (AH 170-193) Mint: Not named but Madinat Al Salam "City of Peace" (Baghdad) Obverse: Ring outer: Quran Surah 9:33 "Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with the Guidance and a religion of the truth in order that he might cause it to be bright over the existing religion, although the polytheists disliked it" Field: (Three lines) "There is no god but Allah, He is One and has no partner, and Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger" Reverse: Ring outer: In the name of God, this dinar was minted in the year 186 Ring inner: Ordered by Amir al-Amin Muhammad son of the Commander of the Faithful Field: Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah (three lines) Harun al-Rashid was the caliph of the "Arabian Nights". On this coin he proclaims his son al-Amin to be his successor.
I bought several Islamic and Mughal coins recently and spent some time attempting to read the Arabic text on them with the help of Richard Plant's book Arabic Coins and How to Read Them. Sellers usually just give the basic information, date, mint, sultan, and weight. For an interesting story look up Harun al-Rashid's son al-Amin.
Hi All, Egyptian gold from Alexandria (Al-Iskandariya). From the seller's description: "Salah al-Din (Saladin) the sultan who established the Ayyubid dynasty and ruled Egypt and Syria in the period 564 - 589 AH (1169 - 1193 CE). His full name being, Al-Nasir Salah al-Din Yusuf and better known in the western world as Saladin. The coin cites al-Nasir as the Abbasid Caliph at the time. Both mint and date of minting are very clear and legible on the reverse." - Broucheion
I'm assuming, from the title of this thread, that its OK to post all Islamic coins, Ancient, Medieval and Modern..... Ayyubids, Al Nasir Yusuf I (Salah Al-Din/Saladin) bought a few dinars but I'll post a couple here: Cairo Mint Alexandria Mint
My highest graded Mughal Dynasty Mohur. Aurangzeb Alamgir gold Mohur AH1085 // Year 19 (1674/5) MS66 NGC, Sholapur mint, KM315.43. A mint state (essentially as-struck example of this issue that was struck during the reign of one of the strongest rulers of the Mughal Empire.
I like spending time transcribing coins and Islamic coins have always been challenging since I can't read Arabic. I usually pour hours using Google Translate and reading books to transcribe them: Ayyubids: al-Kamil Muhammad I (615-635 AH) AV Dinar, al-Qahira, 626 AH (Album 811.3) Obv: Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two linear circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 2h, all enclosed by linear circle Obv Field: ايوب / الملك الكامل / ابو المعالي محمد / ابن ابي بكر بن (Ayyūb, the King al-Kāmil, Abū al-Ma‘ālī Muḥammad b. Abī Bakr) Obv Margin: لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله () Rev: Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two linear circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 2h, all enclosed by linear circle Rev Field: الإمام / المنصور ابو / جعفر المستنصر / بالله امير المؤمنين (the Imam al-Manṣūr Abū Ja‘far al-Mustanṣir billāh, commander of the believers) Rev Margin: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ضرب هذا الدينر بالقاهرة سنة ستة و عشرين و ستمائة (in the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate, this dinar struck in al-Qāhira (in) the year 626)
And another one: Kakwayhid: Faramurz (433-443AH/1041-1051AD) AV Dinar, Isbahan, 435AH (Walker-1656; Album-1592) Obv: لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له السلطان المعظم طغرل بك ⫯ ∩ (There is no deity except (the one) God alone. He has no equal; Sultan Tughril Beg) Obv Inner Margin: بسم الله ضرب هذا الدينار أصفهان سنة خمس وثلثين واربع مائة (In the name of God, this dinar was struck at Isbahan in year 35 and four hundred) Obv Outer Margin: لله الأمر من قبل ومن بعد ويومئذ يفرح المؤمنون بنصر الله (To God belongs the order before and after; and in that day the believers shall rejoice in the help of God) Rev: شمس محمد رسول الله القـائم بامـر الله الامـير فرامرز (shams, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, al-Qa'im bi-amri 'llah, Prince Faramurz) Rev Margin: محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى ودين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون (Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it)
Seljuqs of Rum. The Three Brothers - Kayka'us II, Qilij Arslan IV, & 'Ala al-Din Kayqubad II (AH 647-657 / AD 1249-1259) gold Dinar AH 648 (AD 1250/1) MS63, Konya mint, A-A1227.
Issuer Manṣūr al-Āmir Date 514 AH (1120-1121 AD) Weight 4.31 g Diameter 20 mm Condition EF Obverse Centre: Noble | Gaya Inner: No god but Allah Mohammed is the messenger of Allah Ali Wali Allah Outer: Mohammed is the messenger of Allah who sent him with guidance and the right religion to conquer it over all religions however much there are idolatersReverse Centre: The imam | Al- mansur Inner: Prince of believers father of Ali who orders along with Allah rules Outer: In the name of the merciful Allah this Dinar was struck in Egypt year fourteen and five hundred (514 AH=1120-1121 AD)
Tunisia: Muhammad al-Amin Bey gold 100 Francs AH 1372 (1952) MS65 Prooflike NGC, KM-X6, Lecompte-519. Mintage: 63. Ex. D. Moore Collection Can this be included under Islamic??
