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 › North Africa and Sicily › Wattasid dynasty • Abu'l-'Abbas Ahmad (1526-1545)

½ Dirham - Abu'l-'Abbas Ahmad
ND (1526-1545)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.74 g
A# 550, N# 385364

Islamic states › North Africa and Sicily › Wattasid dynasty • Abu'l-Hasan 'Ali (1526; 1554)

1 Dirham - Abu'I-Hassan 'Ali
ND (1526-1554)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.30 g
A# Z549, N# 385363

Islamic states › North Africa and Sicily › Wattasid dynasty • Nasir al-Din Muhammad III (1545-1549)

⅓ Dirham - Muhammad III al-Qasri (Nasir al-Din)
ND (1545-1547)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.40 g • 12 × 12 mm
Hohertz# 895, N# 386021
½ Dirham - Nasir al-Din Muhammad
ND (1545-1549)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.29 g
A# 551, N# 385365

Islamic states › North Africa and Sicily › Wattasid dynasty • Unspecified ruling authority

⅓ Square Dirham - Muhammad (Meknes mint)
ND

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.56 g • 12.4 × 10.6 mm
N# 385061

Islamic states › North Africa and Sicily › Western Sicily • Sicilian Rebellion • Muhammad ibn 'Abbad (1219-1222)

1 Dirham - Muhammad b. 'Abbad
ND (1219-1222)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.68 g
A# A747, N# 390458

Islamic states › North Africa and Sicily › Zayyanid dynasty • Abu Hammu I Musa (1308-1318)

Dinar - Abu Hammu Mûsâ I
ND (1308-1318)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 4.68 g
N# 86233

Islamic states › North Africa and Sicily › Zayyanid dynasty • Abu Tashufin I (1318-1336)

Dinar - Abu Tashufin 'Abd al-Rahman I
ND (1318-1337)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 4.59 g
N# 86286

Islamic states › North Africa and Sicily › Zayyanid dynasty • Abu Hammu II Musa (1359-1389)

1 Dinar - Abu Hammu Musa II (Tilimsan)
ND (1359-1389)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 4.62 g
A# 516, N# 383083

Islamic states › North Africa and Sicily › Zayyanid dynasty • Abu Ziyyan II Muhammad (1393-1397)

1 Dinar - Abu Ziyan Muhammad II (Tilimsan)
ND (1393-1397)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 4.42 g
A# B516, N# 383084

Islamic states › North Africa and Sicily › Zayyanid dynasty • Abu Muhammad I (1397-1400)

1 Dinar - Abu Muhammad Abd Allah I (Tilimsan)
ND (1397-1400)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 4.47 g
A# C516, N# 383086

Islamic states › North Africa and Sicily › Zayyanid dynasty • Abu Malek I (1412-1424)

1 Dinar - 'Abd al-Wahid (Tilimsan)
ND (1412-1424)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 4.46 g • ⌀ 32 mm
A# 517, N# 383088

Islamic states › North Africa and Sicily › Zayyanid dynasty • Abu Abdallah II (1424-1427)

Dinar - Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad IV
ND (1424-1431)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 4.32 g
N# 86287

Islamic states › North Africa and Sicily › Zayyanid dynasty • Abu Abbas Ahmad I (1430-1462)

1 Dinar - Abul Abbas Ahmad I (Tilimsan)
ND (1430-1464)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 4.65 g
A# 519, N# 383089

Islamic states › North Africa and Sicily › Zayyanid dynasty • Abu Abdallah III (1462-1468)

¼ Dinar - Abu Abdallah Muhammad V (Tilimsan)
ND (1462-1468)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 1.07 g
A# 519H, N# 383090

Islamic states › North Africa and Sicily › Zayyanid dynasty • Abu Hammu III Musa (1517-1527)

1 Dinar - Abu Hammu Musa III (Tilimsan)
ND (1517-1527)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 4.26 g
A# 519M, N# 383091

Islamic states › North Africa and Sicily › Zayyanid dynasty • Abu Muhammad II (1527-1541)

1 Dinar - Abu Muhammad ‘Abd Allah II (Tilimsan)
ND (1527-1541)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 4.40 g • ⌀ 33 mm
A# A520, N# 383092

Islamic states › North Africa and Sicily › Zayyanid dynasty • Abu Abdallah VI (1541-1543)

Dinar - Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad VIII
ND (1540-1541)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 4.22 g
N# 86288

Islamic states › North Africa and Sicily › Zayyanid dynasty • Abu Zayyan III Ahmad (1541-1550)

Islamic states › Numayrid dynasty • Waththab ibn Sabiq (990-1019)

1 Dirham - Mu'ayyid al-Dawla Waththab
ND (990-1019)

Standard circulation coin
Billon
A# M771, N# 383273

Islamic states › Numayrid dynasty • Muta'in ibn Waththab (circa 1019-1040)

1 Dirham - Mutâ'in b. Waththab (Citing the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir)
ND (1036-1040)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 1.36 g
A# T772, N# 383275

Islamic states › Numayrid dynasty • Qawam ibn Waththab (circa 1019-1040)

1 Dirham - Qawâm b. Waththab (Citing the Fatimid caliph al-Zahir)
ND (1021-1036)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 1.24 g
A# 771Q, N# 383274

Islamic states › Numayrid dynasty • Shabib ibn Waththab (1019-1040)

1 Dirham - Sani'at al-Dawla Shabib (Harran)
ND (1019-1040)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 2.03 g
A# 771, N# 383271

Islamic states › Numayrid dynasty • Mani' ibn Shabib (1040-1063)

1 Dirham - Najib al-Dawla Mani' (Harran)
447 (1055)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 6.42 g
A# 773, N# 383272

Islamic states › Qalhati, Emirate of • Sayf al-Din Nusrat Shah (circa 1278-1290)

1 Dinar - Sayf al-Din Nusrat Shah (Hormuz)
681 (1282)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 7.80 g • ⌀ 21 mm
A# 1941.2, N# 385943

Islamic states › Qalhati, Emirate of • Turanshah II (circa 1427-1456)

½ Dinar - Turanshah II (Jarun)
ND (1427-1456)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 1.29 g
A# 1942, N# 385947

Islamic states › Qalhati, Emirate of • Mas'ud (1456-1466)

1 Dinar - Mas'ud (Jarun)
965 (1558)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 1.86 g
A# C1943, N# 385944

Islamic states › Qalhati, Emirate of • Salghurshah I (1477-1507)

Fractional Dinar - Salghurshah I
ND (1477-1507)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 1.00 g
A# K1943, N# 385948

Islamic states › Qalhati, Emirate of • Turanshah III (1512-1521)

1 Dinar - Turanshah III (Jarun)
930 (1524)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 1.50 g
A# 1943A, N# 385946

Islamic states › Qalhati, Emirate of • Muhammad (1521-1534)

1 Dirham - Muhammad (Jarun)
932 (1526)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.20 g
A# 1944D, N# 385941

Islamic states › Qalhati, Emirate of • Salghurshah II (1534-1541)

1 Dinar - Salghurshah II
943 (1536)

Standard circulation coin
Gold
A# A1945, N# 385945

Islamic states › Qalhati, Emirate of • Turanshah IV (1541-1564)

Fractional Dinar - Turanshah IV (Jarun)
ND (1541-1564)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 1.28 g
A# A1943, N# 382012

Islamic states › Qalhati, Emirate of • Farrukhshah (1565-1601)

1 Larin - Farrukhshah
ND (1565-1601)

Standard circulation coin
Silver
A# 1946, N# 385942

Islamic states › Qara Qoyunlu, Tribal federation of › Adilcevaz, City of • Aspan ibn Yusuf (1419-1420)

1 Tanka - Aspan
ND (1419-1420)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 5.25 g • ⌀ 22 mm
A# 2484K, N# 388220

Islamic states › Qara Qoyunlu, Tribal federation of › Erzincan, City of • Pîr 'Umar (1419-1420)

Akce - Pir 'Umar
ND (1419-1420)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.29 g
N# 88279

Islamic states › Qara Qoyunlu, Tribal federation of › Iraq, Qara Qoyunlu of • Shah Muhammad ibn Yusuf (1420-1434)

⅓ Tanka - Shah Muhammad (al-Mawsil mint)
ND (1420-1434)

Standard circulation coin
Silver
A# 2485, N# 388218

Islamic states › Qara Qoyunlu, Tribal federation of › Iraq, Qara Qoyunlu of • Aspan ibn Yusuf (1434-1440)

1 Tanka - Aspan (Baghdad mint; citing Shi'ite Imams al-Hasan & al-Husayn)
837 (1434)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 8.56 g
A# 2486, N# 388217

Islamic states › Qara Qoyunlu, Tribal federation of › Iraq, Qara Qoyunlu of • Fulad Sultan ibn Aspan (1440-1444)

2 Mithqals - temp. Fulad Sultan
847 (1443)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 8.60 g
A# Y2488, N# 388219

Islamic states › Qara Qoyunlu, Tribal federation of • Qara Yusuf (1388-1389; 1405-1420)

⅓ Tanka - Qara Yusuf
ND (1407-1420)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.77 g
A# 2479, N# 195968
Tanka - Qara Yusuf
ND (1388-1420)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 5.08 g
Mitch WI# 1786, A# 2478, N# 85607

Islamic states › Qara Qoyunlu, Tribal federation of • Pir Budaq I (1410-1418)

1 Tanka - Pir Budaq (Bidlis mint; citing Qara Yusuf)
ND (1410-1418)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 5.08 g
A# 2478, N# 388215

Islamic states › Qara Qoyunlu, Tribal federation of • Iskandar ibn Yusuf (1420-1436)

Tanka - Iskandar
ND (1420-1436)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 4.25 g
A# 2490, N# 195966

Islamic states › Qara Qoyunlu, Tribal federation of • Jahan Shah ibn Yusuf (1436-1447; 1447-1467)

Tanka - Jahanshah
862 (1458)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 5.13 g
A# 2493H, N# 275502
Tanka - Jahanshah (countermarked type)
871 (1467)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 4.83 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Mitch WI# 2371, A# 2494, N# 195965

Islamic states › Qara Qoyunlu, Tribal federation of • Hasan 'Ali ibn Jahan Shah (1467-1468)

⅓ Tanka - Hasan 'Ali
ND (1467-1468)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.77 g
A# 2496A, N# 195971
Double Tanka - Hasan 'Ali
872 (1468)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 9.52 g
A# 2496, N# 275503

Islamic states › Qara Qoyunlu, Tribal federation of • Mirza Yusuf ibn Jahan Shah (1468-1469)

¼ Tanka - Mirza Yusuf ibn Jahan Shah (Shiraz mint)
873 (1468)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.28 g
A# 2498, N# 388216

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty • Nasr ibn 'Ali (circa 993-1012)

Fals - Nasr b. 'Ali (Ferghana mint)
383-403 (993-1013)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 3.36 g • ⌀ 27 mm
N# 120396
Fals - Nasr b. 'Ali (Ferghana mint)
ND (993-1013)

Standard circulation coin
• 2.98 g • ⌀ 26 mm
N# 334317
Fals - Nasr b. 'Ali (Ferghana mint)
398 (1008)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2.66 g • ⌀ 28.0 mm
N# 346325

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