Stephen Album Rare Coins - Auction 10

TULUNID: Harun, 896-905, AV dinar (3.86g), Misr, AH291, A-667.2, bold strike, almost perfect, lustrous Uncirculated.

IKHSHIDID: Abu'l-Qasim, 946-961, AR dirham (3.38g), Tabariya, AH336, A-677, moderate weakness, clear date, Fine, R.

IKHSHIDID: Muhammad, 935-946, AV dinar (3.59g), Filastin, AH332, A-674, citing the caliph al-Muttaqi & his heir al-Mansur, some double-striking ...

IKHSHIDID: Abu'l-Qasim, 946-961, AR dirham (3.13g), Dimashq, AH341, A-677, citing caliph al-Muti', Very Fine, RR.

IKHSHIDID: 'Ali b. al-Ikhshid, 961-966, AV dinar (3.77g), Filastin, AH351, A-678, with the letter K beneath the obverse field, for the former Et...

IKHSHIDID: 'Ali b. al-Ikhshid, 961-966, AV dinar (3.43g), Filastin, AH353, A-678, with the letter K for the chamberlain Kafur below obverse fiel...

IKHSHIDID: 'Ali b. al-Ikhshid, 961-966, AR dirham (3.65g), Filastin, AH353, A-679, with K below obverse field, for Kafur, who served as chamberl...

FATIMID: al-Mansur, 946-953, AV dinar (4.21g), al-Mansuriya, AH341, A-694, Nicol-221, ex-mount, nice even strike, last year of al-Mansur's reign...

FATIMID: al-Mu'izz, 953-975, AR 1/2 dirham (1.41g), al-Mansuriya, AH357, A-699, with three concentric circles of inscription, the standing type ...

FATIMID: al-Mu'izz, 953-975, AR 1/2 dirham (1.34g), al-Mansuriya, AH358, A-699, About Very Fine.

FATIMID: al-Mu'izz, 953-975, AR 1/4 dirham (0.71g), NM, ND, A-700, nicely toned About Uncirculated, ex. Eck Prud'homme collection.

FATIMID: al-'Aziz, 975-996, AR 1/2 dirham (1.42g), al-Mahdiya, DM, A-705, decent strike, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.

FATIMID: al-'Aziz, 975-996, AR 1/2 dirham (1.42g), Atrabulus (Tripoli in Libya), AH380, A-705, Nicol—, decent strike, Very Fine, RRR. Although ...

FATIMID: al-'Aziz, 975-996, AR 1/8 dirham (0.30g), NM, ND, A-707, with the name al-imam al-'aziz very clear in the obverse marginal inscript...

FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, AV dinar (4.21g), Misr, AH399, A-709.2, Nicol-1085, fine style for this type, choice Extremely Fine.

FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, AV 1/4 dinar (0.92g), Tarabulus, AHxx5, A-710, Nicol-1036, Nicol's type B3, crude strike, but mint & last numer...

FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, AR 1/2 dirham (1.50g), NM, ND, A-711, probably North African style, cf. Nicol-1372a, excellent strike, nearly Extremely F

FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, AR 1/2 dirham (1.42g), NM, ND, A-711, probably North African style, cf. Nicol-1372a, minor weakness as usual, Extremely F

FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, AR 1/2 dirham (1.51g), MM, ND, A-711, style of Misr mint, cf. Nicol-1109, Extremely Fine.

FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, AR 1/2 dirham (1.45g), NM, ND, A-711, North African style, lovely Very Fine.

FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, AR fractional dirham (0.26g), NM, ND, A-711F, probably North African style, decent strike for this type, minor weakness,

FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, AR fractional dirham (0.36g), NM, ND, A-711F, probably North African style, decent strike for this type, nearly Extremely

FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, AR fractional dirham (0.55g), NM, ND, A-711F, probably North African style, excellent strike for this type, Very Fine to

FATIMID: al-Zahir, 1021-1036, AV dinar (4.11g), al-Mansuriya, AH423, A-714.1, Nicol-1561, letter R above bi-amr of caliph's name, three pellet a...

FATIMID: al-Zahir, 1021-1036, AV 1/4 dinar (0.98g), "Siqilliya", ND, A-715, contemporary imitation, based on Nicol-1410 ff or something ve...

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.22g), Misr, AH461, A-719.2, Nicol-2146, rare short-term type at Misr 460-461, bold Extremely Fine to Abo

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.21g), Misr, AH440, A-719.2, with the added titulature 'abd Allah wa walihi, Extremely Fine.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.09g), al-Iskandariya, AH473, A-719A, Nicol-1678, same calligraphy as Nicol-1678a illustrated example, ch

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV 1/4 dinar (0.98g), Siqilliya, AH430, A-721, Nicol-1754, bold strike, rare date, lovely example, Extremely Fine, R

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV 1/4 dinar (0.98g), NM, ND, A-721var, barbarous imitation, possibly early Crusader issue or more likely a privatel

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV 1/4 dinar (0.97g), Qil'at Kirkant (Agrigento), AH46(8), A-721, Nicol-2086, bold Very Fine, RR. Struck duri...

FATIMID: al-âmir al-Mansur, 1101-1130, AV dinar (3.90g), Misr, AH510, A-729, Nicol-2530, nice Extremely Fine.

FATIMID: al-âmir al-Mansur, 1101-1130, AV dinar (4.05g), al-Iskandariya, AH509, A-729, Nicol-1454, bold strike, choice Extremely Fine.

UQAYLID: Husam al-Dawla, 996-1001, AR dirham (3.54g), al-Mawsil, AH390, A-755, clear mint & date, ruler named Husam al-Dawla Abu'l-Hassâ...

UQAYLID: Mu'tamid al-Dawla, 1001-1050, AR dirham (2.88g) (al-Maw)sil, AH408, A-759.1, with the additional laqab Nasir al-Din, citing the Buwayhi...

UQAYLID: Nur al-Dawla Abu Mus'ab, 1003-1006, AR dirham (4.07g), Nasibin, AH395, A-758, sufficiently clear mint & date, citing Mu'tamid a...

MARWANID: Mumahhid al-Dawla Sa'id, 997-1011, AR dirham (6.38g), Mayyafariqin, AH397, A-764, nice strike, very clear mint & date, some weakne...

MARWANID: Nasr al-Dawla Abu Nasr, 1011-1061, AR dirham (3.01g), Mayyafariqin, AH408, A-765, bold mint name, date weak but certain, citing the Buwayhid

MARWANID: Nasr al-Dawla Abu Nasr, 1011-1061, AR dirham (3.24g), Mayyafariqin, AH403, A-765, clear mint & date, decent strike, nice Very Fine, R.

NUMAYRID: Sani'at al-Dawla Shabib, 1019-1040, BI dirham (2.03g) (Harran), ND, A-771, citing the Fatimid caliph al-Zahir, nice strike for this dy...

BURID: Abaq, 1140-1154, AV 1/4 dinar (1.13g) (Dimashq), ND, A-N784, without the name of Abaq, citing only the Great Seljuq ruler Sanjar, Extremely Fin

PRINCIPALITY OF ANTIOCH: Roger of Salerno, regent, 1112-1119, AE follis (2.12g), Ma-8, Virgin standing, orans, nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion /

PRINCIPALITY OF ANTIOCH: Roger of Salerno, regent, 1112-1119, AE follis (2.85g), Ma-9, St. George nimbate, riding on horseback / Greek inscription, Fi

COUNTY OF TRIPOLI: Raymond III, 1152-1187, AE pougeoise (1.05g), Tripoli, Ma-10, crescent & 8-point star / cross pommetée, nice Very Fine, S.

COUNTY OF TRIPOLI: Bohemond IV, 1189-1233, AE pougeoise (0.70g), Tripoli, Ma-15c, fortified gateway / St. Andrew's cross pommettée, some we...

AYYUBID: Nasir al-Din Yusuf I (Saladin), 1169-1193, AE dirham (11.49g), NM, AH5(86), A-791.4, overstruck on uncertain type, seated sultan facing, hold

AYYUBID: Nasir al-Din Yusuf I (Saladin), 1169-1193, AE fals (4.07g), Halab, AH588, A-792A, B-160, single line main inscriptions, al-malik al nasir on

AYYUBID: Abu Bakr I, 1196-1218, AV dinar (5.35g), al-Iskandariya, AH5(9)7, A-801.1, slightly double struck, date sufficiently clear to be certain, Ver

AYYUBID: Abu Bakr I, 1196-1218, AV dinar (4.85g), al-Iskandariya, AH613, A-801.2, double marginal legends on both sides, around small 2-line horizonta

AYYUBID: al-Awhad Ayyub, 1199-1210, AE dirham (12.82g), Mayyafariqin, AH605, A-856.2, facing bust / hexagram reverse, very nice strike for this type,