
Coins
Metal
Iraq
Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford [HCR6573]
Import restricted since 1990, section III.B.4 of 2008 designated list.
Date: Islamic (AD 636-present)
Early Islamic coins are of gold, silver, and copper. Most are stamped on both sides with inscriptions in Arabic, though a few types have an image on one side and an inscription on the other.