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 › Umayyad Caliphate • Dinar (661-750)

1 AV Dinar = 10 AR Dirham = 60 AE Fals

Fals - Anonymous (Halab)
ND (696-750)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 4.17 g • ⌀ 19.5 mm
N# 352604
Fals - Anonymous (Damascus, Mint in circular legend)
ND (685-750)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 4.04 g • ⌀ 20 mm
N# 352730
Available for swap Fals - Anonymous
ND (685-705)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 3.15 g • ⌀ 21.5 mm
N# 354459

Islamic states › Umayyad Caliphate • Solidus (661-750)

Nummus / Fals - Anonymous (imitating Constans II Arab-Byzantine)
ND (680-693)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 1.84 g • ⌀ 22.6 mm
N# 372690

Islamic states › Umayyad Caliphate • Dinar (661-750)

1 AV Dinar = 10 AR Dirham = 60 AE Fals

Fals - Anonymous (Wasit)
126 (744)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 3.13 g • ⌀ 20 mm
N# 395306
Fals - Anonymous
ND (685-705)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 1.88 g • ⌀ 21.5 mm
N# 396552
Fals - Anonymous
ND (711-756)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 1.5 g • ⌀ 11 mm
N# 401775

Islamic states › Umayyad Caliphate › Umayyad rebels › Abu Muslim's Partisans • Dinar (628/632-1598)

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

1 Dirham - Anonymous (Gharshistan)
137 (754)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.59 g
A# 207.3, N# 390489
1 Fals - 'Abd al-Rahman b. Muslim
131 (749)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2.06 g
A# 208, N# 390488

Islamic states › Umayyad Caliphate › Umayyad rebels › Abu Muslim's Partisans • Dinar (750-1517)

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

Islamic states › Umayyad Caliphate › Umayyad rebels › Abu Muslim's Partisans • Dinar (661-750)

1 AV Dinar = 10 AR Dirham = 60 AE Fals

Islamic states › Umayyad Caliphate › Umayyad rebels › Baward, City of • Dinar (628/632-1598)

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

1 Fals - Muhammad b. Yazid
ND (747-750)

Standard circulation coin
Copper
A# F208, N# 390481

Islamic states › Umayyad Caliphate › Umayyad rebels › Kharijite rebels › Al-Kufa, City of • Dinar (628/632-1598)

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

1 Dirham - Anonymous
127 (745)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.88 g • ⌀ 25 mm
N# 393782

Islamic states › Umayyad Caliphate › Umayyad rebels › Kharijite rebels › Tanbarak, City of • Dinar (628/632-1598)

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

1 Dirham - Anonymous
133 (751)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.85 g • ⌀ 26 mm
A# 207.2, N# 390485

Islamic states › Umayyad Caliphate › Umayyad rebels › Kharijite rebels › Uncertain Kharijite rebellion • Dinar (628/632-1598)

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

1 Fals - Anonymous
ND (744-751)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2.16 g • ⌀ 22 mm
A# 209, N# 390482

Islamic states › Umayyad Caliphate › Umayyad rebels › Mawsil, City of • Dinar (628/632-1598)

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

1 Fals - Zuhayr b. 'Alqama
ND (745)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2.84 g
A# 193, N# 393784
1 Fals - al-Dahhak b. Qays
ND (745-748)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 3.67 g
A# A209, N# 393785

Islamic states › Umayyad Caliphate › Umayyad rebels › Mu'awiya's Partisans • Dinar (628/632-1598)

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

1 Dirham - temp. Abd Allah ibn Mu'awiya (Ram Hurmuz)
128 (746)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.78 g
A# 206.1, N# 390487

Islamic states › Umayyad Caliphate › Umayyad rebels › Sijistan, Umayyads of • Dinar (628/632-1598)

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

1 Fals - Abd Allah b. 'Umar (Countermarked)
128 (746)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 3.34 g
A# D208, N# 390483

Islamic states › Umayyad Caliphate › Umayyad rebels › Sijistan, Umayyads of • Dinar (661-750)

1 AV Dinar = 10 AR Dirham = 60 AE Fals

Islamic states › Umayyad Caliphate › Umayyad rebels › Sijistan, Umayyads of • Dinar (750-1517)

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

Islamic states › Uqaylid dynasty › Aleppo, City of • Dinar (628/632-1598)

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

1 Dirham - Sharaf al-Dawla Muslim
ND (1079-1085)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 1.19 g
A# 761, N# 386281

Islamic states › Uqaylid dynasty › Balad, Uqaylids of • Dinar (628/632-1598)

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

1 Dirham - Qutb al-Dawla
394 (1004)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.34 g • ⌀ 25 mm
A# E760, N# 386283
1 Dirham - Najdat al-Dawla Dhu'l-Jalilayn
405 (1014)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.71 g
A# H760, N# 386282

Islamic states › Uqaylid dynasty › Banu Uqayl dynasty • Dinar (628/632-1598)

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

1 Dinar - Muhammad ibn Safwa (Harran)
275 (888)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 4.22 g
N# 386289

Islamic states › Uqaylid dynasty › Barqa'id, Uqaylids of • Dinar (628/632-1598)

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

1 Dirham - Ibrahim ibn al-Rajih
ND (1000-1009)

Standard circulation coin
Silver
A# C760, N# 386291
1 Dirham - Abu'l-ujalla Rifa ibn Dhubay'a
405 (1014)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.50 g • ⌀ 26 mm
N# 386290

Islamic states › Uqaylid dynasty › Mawsil, Uqaylids of • Dinar (628/632-1598)

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

1 Dirham - Muhammad ibn al-Musayyab
ND (990-996)

Standard circulation coin
Silver
A# 753, N# 386303
1 Dirham - Husam al-Dawla
387 (997)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 4.69 g
A# 756, N# 386299
1 Dirham - Mu'tamid al-Dawla
411 (1020)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 6.32 g
A# 759.1, N# 386302
1 Dirham - 'Ali b. Muslim
ND (1093-1096)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 5.09 g
A# 761M, N# 386301

Islamic states › Uqaylid dynasty › Nasibin, Uqaylids of • Dinar (628/632-1598)

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

1 Dirham - Janah al-Dawla 'Ali ibn al-Musayyab
385 (995)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.24 g • ⌀ 23 mm
A# 754.1, N# 386294
1 Dirham - Sinān al-Dawla Abū ‘Amir (al-Mawsil)
393 (1003)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.10 g • ⌀ 27 mm
A# 757.3, N# 386298
1 Dirham - Nur al-Dawla Abu Mus'ab
395 (1005)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 4.07 g
A# 758, N# 386297
1 Dirham - Abu Fadl Badran & Mu'tamid al-Dawla
408 (1017)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.31 g
A# 759A, N# 386296
1 Dirham - Abu Fadl Badran
409 (1018)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.18 g
A# 759B, N# 386295

Islamic states › Uqaylid dynasty › Sinjar, Uqaylids of • Dinar (628/632-1598)

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

1 Dirham - Abu'l-Mujallah Jirji b. Qumayd
393 (1003)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 4.70 g • ⌀ 25 mm
A# 759J, N# 386286

Islamic states › Uqaylid dynasty › Takrit, Uqaylids of • Dinar (628/632-1598)

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

1 Dirham - Muzahir al-Dawla Rafi' b. al-Husayn
410 (1019)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.70 g
A# E760, N# 386293
1 Dirham - Abu'l Hawwad Hammad ibn Ahmad
ND (990-999)

Standard circulation coin
Silver
A# N757, N# 386292

Islamic states › Uqaylid dynasty › Ukbara, Uqaylids of • Dinar (628/632-1598)

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

1 Dirham - Kamal al-Dawla Gharib
419 (1028)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.11 g • ⌀ 27 mm
A# 760, N# 386288

Islamic states › Uqaylid dynasty › Uncertain Uqaylid region • Dinar (628/632-1598)

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

1 Dirham - 'Izz al-Dawla (Awana)
426 (1035)

Standard circulation coin
Silver
A# 760D, N# 386305
1 Dirham - Shihab al-Dawla Abu Darra (al-Jazira)
399 (1009)

Standard circulation coin
Silver
A# D760, N# 386304

Islamic states › Volga Bulgaria • Dinar (898-1240)

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

Dirham - Mika'il b. Ja'far (Imitating Samanid prototypes)
338-350 (950-962)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.30 g
N# 145232
Dirham - Mika'il b. Ja'far (Imitating Samanid prototypes - Samarqand mint)
306 (919)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.25 g • ⌀ 29 mm
N# 150153
Dirham - Mika'il b. Ja'far (Imitating Samanid prototypes - Shash mint)
308 (921)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.45 g • ⌀ 29 mm
N# 150154
Dirham - Mika'il b. Ja'far (Imitating Samanid prototypes - Naysabur mint)
308 (921)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.23 g • ⌀ 27 mm
N# 150155
Dirham - Mika'il b. Ja'far (Imitating Samanid prototypes)
350 (919-962)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.89 g
N# 150156
Dirham - Abdallah b. Mika'il (Imitating Samanid prototypes - Bulghar mint)
347 (959)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.89 g • ⌀ 26 mm
N# 150166
Dirham Anonymous (citing Ahmad II b. Isma'il; Imitating Samanid prototypes; al-Shash mint)
299 (912)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.86 g • ⌀ 28.2 mm
N# 150169

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