Egyptian Islamic Coin collections kept in the Egyptian National Library are one of the most important collections that Mr. Thomas Rogers collected while he was working in the Egyptian Government Departments, where he rose to the position of the Egyptian Schools Deputy. After his death on 10th of June 1884, the Egyptian Government represented in the Ministry of Public Works, was keen to acquire and posses such a collection according to the instructions of Yocoub Artin Pasha and Mr. Stanley Lane-Poole.

At first the collection was in the custody of the Arabian Archeology Department, then , kept in the Khedival Library in 1894.

The brief Catalogue prepared by Mr. Rogers for the collection was not sufficient, then Mr. Stanley Lane-Poole who has already prepared a catalogue for Arab Coins in the British Museum was assigned to prepare a descriptive catalogue for the collection, and was printed in London in 1897, financed by the Khedival Library. It was titled as:
Lane-Poole, S. Catalogue of the Collection of Arabic Coins Preserved in Khedival Library at Cairo, London. Lane Poole,

It described 660 coins, the oldest of which dates back to 77H. (A Darhem carrying the name of the Ommayyad Caliph and El Malek Ben Marwan, the place of its mintage is not registered). A special division was devoted to accomidate the mintage. In addition, another collection of coins was added, the most important of which were 190 Fatimid Denars found in Tel Ashmoom El Roman village in Dekernes affilated to Dakahleiah Governorate. New 70 Mamluke Darhems were added to the possessions in Feb. 1897. Most of coin collection were acquired later. The National Library bought a collection of 37 Dinars and 100 Darhems most of which date back to Abassid Era.