Coins from the Islamic states

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 › Mamluk Sultanate • Dinar (1250-1517)

Dirham - al-Nâsir Hasan
ND (1354-1361)

Silver • 3.3 g • ⌀ 20 mm
N# 157987
Dirham - al-Ashraf Sha'ban II (Hamah mint)
ND (1363-1377)

Silver • 3.2 g • ⌀ 18 mm
N# 200669
Dirham - al-Muzaffar Hajji II (Halab mint)
ND (1381-1382)

Silver • 2.39 g • ⌀ 17 mm
Bal I# 530A, N# 330580
Dirham - al Zahir Barquq (Halab mint)
784 (1382-1389)

Silver • 3.1 g • ⌀ 29 mm
Bal II# 552, N# 321698
Dirham - al-Ashraf Barsbay (Dimashq mint)
825-841 (1422-1438)

Silver (.945) • 2.47 g • ⌀ 17 mm
Bal I# 721 var., N# 81820
Dirham - al-Ashraf Aynal (Damascus mint)
ND (1453-1461)

Silver • 1.43 g • ⌀ 15 mm
A# 1013, N# 267002
Dirham - al-Mu'ayyad Ahmad III
ND (1461)

Silver • 1.46 g
A# 1017, N# 388022
Dirham -al-Ẓāhir Khushqadam
ND (1461-1467)

Silver • 1.52 g • ⌀ 15.22 mm
N# 78990
Dinar - al-Ashraf Khalil
ND (1290-1293)

Gold • 3.2 g • ⌀ 25 mm
N# 75756
Dinar - Rukn al-Din Baybars II (al-Qahira)
708 (1308)

Gold • 6.22 g
A# V916, N# 388005
Dinar - Ala'a al-Din Kujuk (al-Qahira)
742 (1341)

Gold • 6.31 g
A# 927, N# 388006
Bunqudi - al-Musta'in billah (Dimashq)
ND (1412)

Gold • 3.34 g
A# 984.2, N# 388013
Ashrafi - Jamal al-Din Yusuf (al-Qahira)
ND (1438)

Gold • 3.41 g
A# 1004, N# 388009
Ashrafi - al-Zahir Jaqmaq (al-Qahira mint)
846 (1438-1453)

Gold • 3.38 g • ⌀ 15.5 mm
A# 1006, Bal II# 736, N# 316027
Ashrafi - Fakhr al-Din 'Uthman (al-Qahira)
ND (1453)

Gold • 3.02 g
A# 1010, N# 388010
Ashrafi - Sayf al-Din Bilbay
ND (1467)

Gold • 3.38 g
A# 1023, N# 388015
Ashrafi - al-Zahir Timurbugha
ND (1467-1468)

Gold • 3.39 g
A# 1024, N# 388016
Ashrafi - Abu Sa'id Qansuh I
ND (1498-1500)

Gold • 3.39 g
A# 1035, N# 388017
Ashrafi - Abu al-Nasir Janbalat
ND (1500-1501)

Gold • 3.40 g
A# 1039, N# 388014
Ashrafi - Sayf ad-Din Tumanbay I
ND (1501)

Gold • 3.43 g
A# 1040, N# 388018
2 Dirham - al-Nâsir Hasan (Amida mint)
ND (1354-1369)

Silver • 1.25 g • ⌀ 17 mm
A# 948.1, N# 150421
Fals - Ashraf Sha'ban II (Heraldic; fleur-de-lis)
764 (1363)

Copper • 2.3 g • ⌀ 19 mm
Bal II# 466, N# 324369

Islamic states › Mamluk Sultanate • Unspecified currency

Fals - al-Zahir Jaqmaq
ND (1438-1453)

Copper • 1.3 g • ⌀ 17.5 mm
N# 377942

Islamic states › Mirdasid dynasty • Dinar (628/632-1598)

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

1 Dirham - Asad al-Dawla Salih
ND (1023-1029)

Billon • 0.95 g
A# 766, N# 387768
1 Dirham - Mu'izz al-Dawla Thamal (Halab)
434 (1043)

Billon • 2.42 g
A# 768, N# 387770
1 Dirham - Rashid al-Dawla Mahmud
ND (1065-1074)

Billon • 1.48 g
A# 769, N# 387772
1 Dirham - Jalal al-Dawla Nasr II
ND (1074-1076)

Billon • 1.30 g
A# A770, N# 387774
1 Dirham - Sabiq b. Mahmud
ND (1076-1079)

Billon • 0.40 g • ⌀ 13 mm
A# 770, N# 387776

Islamic states › North Africa and Sicily › Banu Hilal dynasty • Dinar (900-1100)

AV Dinar (1) - AR Dirham (⁷⁄₁₀) - AE Fals (¹⁄₆₀)

Islamic states › North Africa and Sicily › Banu Ifran dynasty • Dinar (628/632-1598)

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

1 Dirham - Ya'lâ b. Ahmad
ND (945-954)

Silver • 1.57 g
A# 457M, N# 385360

Islamic states › North Africa and Sicily › Fès, Emirate of • Dinar (628/632-1598)

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

1 Dirham - Dunas ibn Hamama
ND (1048-1060)

Silver • 2.18 g • ⌀ 25 mm
N# 385115

Islamic states › North Africa and Sicily › Hafsid dynasty • Dinar (1229-1574)

AV Dinar (1) - AR Dirham (⁷⁄₁₀) - AE Fals (¹⁄₆₀)

⅛ Dinar - Abu’l Hassan ‘Ali
ND (1435-1452)

Gold • 0.61 g • ⌀ 12 mm
A# 511, N# 382803

The Numista referee for coins of this issuer is simoneo80.

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