Coins from the Arabian Peninsula

Islamic state (in Arabic, ad-dawlah al-islamīyah) is a kind of government (monarchy, republic or democracy) based on Islamic religious law. The Caliphate is a form of monarchic government headed by the Caliph (in Arabic, khalīfa) who is the regent, acting as successor of Muhammad. Second in command after the Caliph, with political and military roles, is the Emir (in Arabic, amīr) literally a "commander". Another sovereign title used by numerous Arab and non-Arab dynasties is the Sultan (in Arabic, sulṭān, "strength", "authority") supreme head of Sunni Islam and ruler in the Ottoman Empire. Arab Bedouin, led by the Prophet Muhammad, starting from 7th century with the Islamic expansion, conquered a huge territory, divulgating or converting different peoples, and continued until the 18th century thanks to the Ottoman and Mughal Empires. After Muhammad's death, the first Caliphate was established. During this first Caliphate, called the Rashidun Caliphate (in Arabic, Khilāfat al-Rāshidūn "Caliphate of the Orthodox") that spanned from 632 to 661, the Umma was governed by the four chosen Caliphs: Abū Bakr, marUmar ibn al-Khattāb, ʿUthmān b. ʿAffān and ʿAlī b. Abi Tālib. The "Orthodox" Caliphate was replaced by the Umayyad Caliphate (661-750) which was governed by the Umayyad dynasty (in Arabic, al-'Umawiyyūn or Banū'Umayya "Sons of Umayya"), coming from Mecca. After toppling the Umayyad Caliphate in the Abbasid revolution, the Abbasid Caliphate (in Arabic, ʿAbbāsiyyūn) was established and lasted from 750 to 1258. The culmination of the Abbasid power was under Hārūn al-Rashīd. His life and fabulous court have been the subject of many anecdotes; the famous tale "One Thousand and One Nights" contains many stories inspired by the myth of his magnificent court. The Fatimid Caliphate (in Arabic, Fāṭimiyyūn) constituted, between 909 and 1171, the most important Ismaili Shiite dynasty in the whole history of Islam and owes its name to the descent from Fātima bt. Muhammad, daughter of the prophet Muhammad. In the mid-11th century, the Seljuks won over the Fatimids in Syria and the loss of Palestine followed, after the Crusades and Saladin's victory in Egypt, marking the end of the Arab empire and the beginning of the new Ayyubid dynasty. After the destruction of the Abbasid Empire by the Mughal Dynasty, the Ottoman Empire came to power. In 1453, it conquered Constantinople, renamed it Istanbul and made it the capital of the empire. Today there are about 1.1 billion Muslims and, not only being Arab, Islam is represented in many major cultures in over 60 countries.
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Islamic states › Arabian Peninsula › Adan, Ma'nids of

1 Dinar - al-Muti' li'llah & 'Ali b. al-Hasan (Adan)
334-336 (946-947)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 1.95 g • ⌀ 19 mm
N# 381282

Islamic states › Arabian Peninsula › Banu Mismar dynasty

Fractional Dirham - Mismar b. Salm
273 (886)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.10 g
A# F1166, N# 381283

Islamic states › Arabian Peninsula › Julandid dynasty • Dinar (628/632-1598)

60 Fals / Mangir = 1 Dinar = 1 Ashrafi - 1 Dirham / Jital = ⁷⁄₁₀ Dinar

Dirham - Ridwan b. Ja'far (Huzu; citing the caliph al-Muti')
346 (957)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 4.02 g
A# 1586, N# 384093

Islamic states › Arabian Peninsula › Julandid dynasty • Unspecified currency

Dirham - Abu Muttalib
342 (953)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.21 g
A# 1586M, N# 381284

Islamic states › Arabian Peninsula › Julandid dynasty • Dinar (628/632-1598)

60 Fals / Mangir = 1 Dinar = 1 Ashrafi - 1 Dirham / Jital = ⁷⁄₁₀ Dinar

Dirham - 'Abd al-'Aziz b. Badr (Huzu)
338 (949)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • ⌀ 26 mm
A# D1586, N# 384094
Dirham - Badr b. Khattal (Huzu; citing the caliph al-Mustakfi)
334 (946)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.29 g
N# 384092

Islamic states › Arabian Peninsula › Khawlanid dynasty • Dinar (628/632-1598)

60 Fals / Mangir = 1 Dinar = 1 Ashrafi - 1 Dirham / Jital = ⁷⁄₁₀ Dinar

1 Dinar - Yahyá b. Abí Hášid (Sana'a)
438 (1046)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 1.97 g
KM# K1073, N# 381368

Islamic states › Arabian Peninsula › Mahdid dynasty • Unspecified currency

Dirham - 'Abd al-Nabi b. 'Ali (Mahdid of Zabid)
566 (1171)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.59 g
A# 1082, N# 212142

Islamic states › Arabian Peninsula › Najahid dynasty • Dinar (628/632-1598)

60 Fals / Mangir = 1 Dinar = 1 Ashrafi - 1 Dirham / Jital = ⁷⁄₁₀ Dinar

1 Dinar - al-Mu'ayyad Najah (Aththar)
ND (1021-1060)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 2.39 g • ⌀ 21 mm
A# 1073, N# 383278

Islamic states › Arabian Peninsula › Najahid dynasty • Unspecified currency

Dinar - Jayyash ibn al-Mu'ayyad
465 (1073)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 2.35 g • ⌀ 23 mm
A# 1074, N# 212144

Islamic states › Arabian Peninsula › Najahid dynasty • Dinar (628/632-1598)

60 Fals / Mangir = 1 Dinar = 1 Ashrafi - 1 Dirham / Jital = ⁷⁄₁₀ Dinar

1 Dinar - al-Mansur ibn Jayyash (Zabid)
ND (1094-1109)

Standard circulation coin
Electrum • 1.15 g • ⌀ 18 mm
A# A1075, N# 383280
1 Dinar - al-Fatik II al-Mansur (Zabid)
ND (1124-1137)

Standard circulation coin
Electrum • 2.30 g • ⌀ 21 mm
A# C1075, N# 383281
1 Dinar - al-Fatik III
531 (1137)

Standard circulation coin
Electrum • 2.02 g
A# E1075, N# 383282

Islamic states › Arabian Peninsula › Rassid dynasty • Dinar (897-1296)

7/10 Dinar = 1 Dirham = 6 Sudaysi • 1 Dinar = 60 Fals

1 Dinar - al-Hádí ilá al-Haqq Yahyá (Sa'da)
298 (911)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 2.85 g
A# 1065, N# 383398
⅙ "Sudaysi" Dirham - Muhammad b. al-Qasim (San'a)
ND (998-1003)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.36 g
A# 1067Q, N# 383407
Available for swap ⅙ "Sudaysi" Dirham - al-Nasir Ahmad bin Yahya (Sa'dah mint)
ND (914-937)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.35 g • ⌀ 12 mm
A# 1068, N# 191875
⅙ "Sudaysi" Dirham - al-Qásim (Nu'man)
399 (1009)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.32 g
A# 1069N, N# 383405
⅙ "Sudaysi" Dirham - al-Mahdí-li-dín Alláh al-Husayn (San'a)
ND (1010-1013)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.45 g • ⌀ 16 mm
A# 1069R, N# 383408
1 Dirham - al-Mansúr-bi Alláh `Abdalláh (Dhafar)
603 (1207)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.76 g • ⌀ 22 mm
A# 1083, N# 383409
1 Dirham - Al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Abdallah (Huth)
621 (1224)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.41 g
A# 1083, N# 390473
1 Dirham - Al-Mutawakkil Ahmad ibn Abdallah (Sa'da)
646 (1248)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.35 g • ⌀ 23 mm
A# 1084, N# 390474
1 Dirham - al-Mahdí-li-dín Alláh Ahmad (al-Jahili)
649 (1251)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.93 g
A# 1085, N# 383410
1 Dirham - an-Násir li-Dín Alláh Saláhaddín Muhammad (San'a)
789 (1387)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.43 g
A# 1086, N# 383414
1 Dirham - Al-Muntasir Da'ud ibn Abdallah (Sa'da)
659 (1261)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.72 g • ⌀ 23 mm
A# A1086, N# 390475
1 Dirham - al-Mahdí li-dín Alláh Muhammad (San'a)
727 (1327)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.36 g
A# D1086, N# 383411
1 Dirham - al-Wáthiq-bi Alláh al-Mutahhar (San'a)
750 (1349)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.78 g
A# G1086, N# 383413
Fals - al-Mansúr-bi Alláh'Alí
ND (1390-1432)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 1.75 g • ⌀ 21 mm
N# 272895
⅙ "Sudaysi" Dirham - al-Nasir Ahmad (Zaidi imam)
ND (913-936)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.19 g • ⌀ 12 mm
N# 324224
⅙ "Sudaysi" Dirham - al-Nasir Ahmad bin Yahya
ND (914-937)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.25 g • ⌀ 13.5 mm
N# 363716
1 Fals - Fakhraddín al-Mutahhar (Damarmar)
ND (1547-1572)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 0.93 g • ⌀ 14 mm
N# 383401
⅙ "Sudaysi" Dirham - al-Muntakhab al-Hasan (Sad'ah)
ND (934-937)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.27 g
N# 383402
1 Dinar - ad-Dá`í ilá al-Haqq Yúsuf (San'a)
370 (980)

Standard circulation coin
Gold
N# 383416
1 Dirham - Muhammad ibn Idris (Dhafár)
698 (1299)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.65 g • ⌀ 23 mm
N# 390477
1 Dirham - Abdallah ibn 'Ali ibn Da'ud (Talmuṣ)
715 (1315)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.63 g • ⌀ 23 mm
N# 390478

Islamic states › Arabian Peninsula › Rasulid dynasty › Al-Mahjam, City of • Dinar (628/632-1598)

60 Fals / Mangir = 1 Dinar = 1 Ashrafi - 1 Dirham / Jital = ⁷⁄₁₀ Dinar

1 Dirham - al-Mansur Ayyub (al-Mahjam)
722 (1322)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.72 g
A# 1106, N# 383291
1 Dirham - al-Zahir 'Abd Allah
ND (1323-1333)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.71 g
A# 1107, N# 383292
1 Dirham - Muhammad b. Mika'il (al-Mahjam)
763 (1362)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.87 g • ⌀ 26 mm
A# 1113, N# 383293
1 Fals - al-'Abbâs ibn al-Ashraf Ismâ'îl (al-Mahjam)
ND (1435-1436)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 1.58 g
N# 383294

Islamic states › Arabian Peninsula › Rasulid dynasty › Dhofar Region • Dinar (628/632-1598)

60 Fals / Mangir = 1 Dinar = 1 Ashrafi - 1 Dirham / Jital = ⁷⁄₁₀ Dinar

1 Dirham - al-Wáthiq Ibráhím b. Yúsuf (Dhofar)
696 (1297)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.23 g • ⌀ 26 mm
A# 1104G, N# 383290

Islamic states › Arabian Peninsula › Rasulid dynasty • Dinar (628/632-1598)

60 Fals / Mangir = 1 Dinar = 1 Ashrafi - 1 Dirham / Jital = ⁷⁄₁₀ Dinar

1 Dirham - al-Mu'ayyad Da'ud (al-Mahjam)
719 (1319)

Standard circulation coin
Silver
A# 1105, N# 383295

Islamic states › Arabian Peninsula › Rasulid dynasty • Dinar (1229-1454)

60 Fals / Mangir = 1 Dinar = 1 Ashrafi - 1 Dirham / Jital = ⁷⁄₁₀ Dinar

Dirham - Al-Mujahid Ali (al-Mahjam)
722-764 (1322-1363)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.8 g • ⌀ 25 mm
A# 1108, N# 140067
Dirham - Al-Mujahid 'Ali (al-Mahjam)
736-746 (1322-1363)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.81 g • ⌀ 26 mm
A# 1108.3, N# 321022

Islamic states › Arabian Peninsula › Rasulid dynasty • Dinar (628/632-1598)

60 Fals / Mangir = 1 Dinar = 1 Ashrafi - 1 Dirham / Jital = ⁷⁄₁₀ Dinar

1 Dirham - al-Afdal al-'Abbas (Ta'izz)
777 (1375)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.89 g
A# 1109.2, N# 383297
1 Dirham - al-Malik al-Ashraf Isma'il (al-Mahjam)
799 (1397)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.84 g • ⌀ 26 mm
A# 1110.9, N# 383298
1 Dirham - an-Nasir Salah ad-Din (Zabid)
ND (1400-1424)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.56 g • ⌀ 26 mm
A# 1111, N# 383299

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