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 › Abbasid Caliphate • Al-Saffah (750-754)

Dirham - al-Saffah
ND (750-754)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.78 g
N# 80898
Dirham - al-Saffah (al-Basra)
136 (754)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.87 g • ⌀ 30 mm
N# 179112
Dinar - al-Saffah
ND (750-754)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 4.23 g
N# 77242

Islamic states › Abbasid Caliphate • Al-Mansur (754-775)

Fals - temp. al-Mansur (Jabal al-Fidda)
155 (754-775)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2.60 g • ⌀ 19 mm
A# A326, N# 376774
Available for swap Fals - temp. al-Mansur (Balkh)
149 (767)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2.2 g • ⌀ 21 mm
N# 143515
Available for swap Dirham - al-Mansur
ND (754-775)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.88 g
N# 81284
Dirham - al-Mansur (Madinat al-Salam)
ND (754-775)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.67 g • ⌀ 25 mm
N# 160442
Dirham - al-Mansur (al-Muhammadiya)
143 (761)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.71 g • ⌀ 25 mm
N# 150131
Dirham - al-Mansur (Madinat al-Salam)
154-155 (771-772)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.83 g • ⌀ 25 mm
N# 295445
Dinar - al-Mansur
ND (754-775)

Standard circulation coin
Gold (.900) • 4.25 g • ⌀ 19 mm
N# 70967

Islamic states › Abbasid Caliphate • Al-Mahdi (775-785)

Fals - Al-Mahdi (Sabur)
ND (775-785)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 1.82 g • ⌀ 17.85 mm
N# 392692
Fals - temp. al-Mahdi (al-kufa)
ND (775-785)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2.60 g • ⌀ 19 mm
N# 104310
Fals - al Mahdi (Ramhurmuz)
165 (782)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2.43 g • ⌀ 21 mm
N# 304881
Dirham - Al-Mahdi, citing Bin Khazim
168 (775-785)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.87 g • ⌀ 28 mm
A# 215.1, N# 394760
Dirham - al-Mahdi (citing Nusayr)
158-169 (775-785)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.67 g • ⌀ 22.7 mm
Lowick# 955, N# 382943
Available for swap Dirham - al-Mahdi
ND (775-785)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.9 g • ⌀ 23 mm
N# 40641
Dirham - al-Mahdi (Madinat al-Salam)
159-164 (775-785)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.86 g • ⌀ 24 mm
N# 89546
Dirham - al-Mahdi
159-168 (776-785)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3 g • ⌀ 23 mm
N# 74677
Dirham - al-Mahdi (al-Muhammadiya)
161 (778)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.89 g • ⌀ 25 mm
N# 333714
Dirham - al-Mahdi (citing Harun al Rashid)
165-169 (782-785)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3 g • ⌀ 24 mm
A# 215.3, Lowick# 294, N# 373797
Dirham - al-Mahdi (Muhammadiya)
168 (785)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.90 g • ⌀ 25 mm
N# 301935
Dinar - al-Mahdi (no mintname)
ND (775-785)

Standard circulation coin
Gold (.900) • 4.21 g
N# 81285

Islamic states › Abbasid Caliphate • Al-Hadi (785-786)

Dirham - al-Hadi
ND (785-786)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.68 g
N# 77207
Dinar - al-Hadi (no mintname)
ND (785-786)

Standard circulation coin
Gold (.900) • 4.24 g
N# 81287

Islamic states › Abbasid Caliphate • Al-Rashid (786-809)

Fals - temp. al-Rashid (Sabur)
178 (795)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 4.44 g • ⌀ 22 mm
A# J327, N# 264594
Dirham - al-Rashid (al-'Abbasiya)
167-176 (784-793)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.5 g • ⌀ 25.3 mm
A# 219.2, N# 236694
Available for swap Dirham - al-Rashid
ND (786-809)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.9 g • ⌀ 23.6 mm
Mitch WI# 135, N# 52524
Dirham - al-Rashid
175-183 (791-799)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.89 g • ⌀ 25 mm
Mitch WI# 185, BMC Or# 199, N# 394763
Dirham - al-Rashid
180-182 (796-798)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.94 g • ⌀ 27 mm
N# 159746
Dirham - al-Rashid
182 (799)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.68 g • ⌀ 27 mm
N# 159750
Dirham - al-Rashid
188 (804)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.70 g • ⌀ 25 mm
N# 333826
Dinar - temp. al-Rashid (Anonymous type)
170-193 (786-809)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 4.07 g
A# 218, N# 159937
Dinar - al-Rashid (Harun, Commander of the faithful)
170-171 (786-809)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 4.01 g • ⌀ 19 mm
A# 218.1, N# 160072
Dinar - al-Rashid (JA'FAR in the field - Barmakid dynasty)
170-184 (786-809)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 4.26 g • ⌀ 19 mm
A# 218.11, N# 159907
Dinar - al-Rashid ('UMAR in the field - no mintname)
172-186 (786-809)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 4.21 g
N# 81288
Dinar - al-Rashid (Double Marginal Inscription - Experimental Issue)
170 (786-809)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.98 g • ⌀ 20 mm
N# 81289
Dinar - Harun al-Rashid (MUSA bin 'Isa)
170-178 (787-795)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.89 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
A# 218.7, N# 282628

Islamic states › Abbasid Caliphate • Zubaidah bint Ja'far (786-809)

Dirham - Zubaidah bint Ja`far (Wife of al-Rashid)
ND (830-831)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.95 g • ⌀ 26.5 mm
N# 81290

Islamic states › Abbasid Caliphate • Al-Amin (809-813)

Dirham - al-Amin
ND (809-813)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.90 g
N# 81315
Dirham - al-Amin & al-Natiq Musa
194 (810)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.13 g
A# 221, N# 381381
Dinar - al-Amin
ND (809-813)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 4.23 g
N# 81314

Islamic states › Abbasid Caliphate • Al-Ma'mun (813-833)

Dirham - al-Ma'mun
ND (813-833)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.86 g
N# 81317
Dirham - al-Ma'mun (with the name of the heir al-Rida)
ND (813-833)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.89 g
N# 81318
Dirham - al-Ma'mun (Samarqand)
198 (814)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.9 g • ⌀ 25 mm
N# 179102
Dinar - al-Ma'mun
ND (813-833)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 4.19 g
N# 81316

Islamic states › Abbasid Caliphate • Al-Mu'tasim (833-842)

Dirham - al-Mu'tasim
ND (833-842)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.91 g
N# 81323
Dinar - al-Mu'tasim
ND (833-842)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 4.18 g
N# 81322

Islamic states › Abbasid Caliphate • Al-Wathiq (842-847)

Dirham - al-Wathiq
ND (842-847)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.95 g
N# 81325
Dinar - al-Wathiq
ND (842-847)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 4.03 g
N# 81324

Islamic states › Abbasid Caliphate • Al-Mutawakkil (847-861)

Dirham - al-Mutawakkil
ND (847-861)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.89 g
N# 81336

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