Stephen Album Rare Coins - Auction 11

TAHIRID: Talha, 822-828, AR dirham (3.00g), Samarqand, AH208, A-1393, lovely strike, Extremely Fine, S.

TAHIRID: Talha, 822-828, AE fals (2.77g), Sijistan, AH209, A-A1395, citing 'Abd Allah al-Talihi, Qur'an inscription in reverse margin, bold strike, pe

KHUJISTANID: Ahmad b. 'Abd Allah, 874-881, AR dirham (2.64g), Herat, AH268, A-1396, muled with reverse die of the caliph al-Mutawakkil (AH232-247), cr

SAFFARID: 'Amr b. al-Layth, 879-901, AR dirham (2.67g), Fars, AH269, A-1402, S below reverse field, now believed to stand for the city of Shiraz, Extr

SAFFARID: Ahmad b. Qudam, 919-922, AR dirham (2.91g), Sijistan, AH310, A-1409, lovely strike, crude Very Fine to Extremely Fine, RR. Strictly speakin

SAFFARID: Tahir b. Khalaf, 1000s, AR dirham (2.83g), Sijistan, AH392, A-1424, citing the Ghaznavid Mahmud as overlord, crude Very Fine, RR.

BANIJURID: Abu Da'ud Muhammad b. Ahmad, 874-899, AR dirham, Tayiqan, AH284, A-1433, 25% weakly struck, crude Very Fine.

BANIJURID: Harb b. Sahlan, 955-976, AR dirham (2.54g), Andaraba, AH362, A-1438.3, citing Maktum, bold strike without any weakness, choice Extremely Fi

BANIJURID: Harb b. Sahlan, fl. 955-976, AR dirham (2.61g), Andaraba, AH362, A-1438.1, citing Maktum, Extremely Fine, S. This one-year type is almost

SAMANID: Isma'il I, 892-907, AR dirham (3.08g), Andaraba, AH293, A-1443, bold strike, lovely style for this mint, Extremely Fine, R.

SAMANID: Isma'il I, 892-907, AR dirham (3.16g), Balkh, AH293, A-1443, lovely strike, choice Very Fine to Extremely Fine.

SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AV dinar (2.66g), al-Muhammadiya, AH317, A-1449, bold strike, crescent above obverse field, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, R.

SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AV dinar (4.50g), al-Muhammadiya, AH319, A-1449, crude Extremely Fine.

SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AV dinar (4.08g), al-Muhammadiya, AH323, A-1449, caliph al-Radi, nice ornamented fields, minimal weakness for this mint, Ex

SAMANID: Ahmad b. Sahl, rebel, 915-920, AR dirham (3.13g), Andaraba, AH305, A-B1453, this rebel in Khorasan maintained formal recognition of the Saman

SAMANID: Nuh II, 943-954, AV dinar (4.29g), Nishapur, AH331, A-1454, citing the caliph al-Muttaqi, superb bold strike, traces of original luster, choi

SAMANID: Mansur I, 961-976, AR multiple dirham, Samarqand, AH359, A-1465, crude Very Fine, RRR. Extremely rare mint, previously unknown for the multi

SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AR multiple dirham, Warwarliz, AH470, A-1469W, 5.41g, mint spelled walwâlîj, citing the governor Fa'iq, superb ...

SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AR multiple dirham, Warwarliz, AH470, A-1469W, 6.95g, mint spelled walwâlîj, citing the governor Fa'iq, nice st...

SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AE fals (1.79g), Balkh, AH368, A-1471, citing the official Amir Fa'iq in the obverse center, within a hexagram formed by re

AMIR OF BUST: Muhammad b. Jatakin, fl. 958, AE fals (3.36g) (Bust), AH348? A-B1478, blundered date, probably intended for 348, Fine, RR.

SAJID: Yusuf b. Diwdad, 901-927, AR dirham (3.03g), Arminiya, AH315, A-1479, citing the caliph al-Muqtadir, with retrograde Armenian letter I below re

AMIR OF YUN: Muhammad II Pakh, ca. 1032-1040+, AR dirham (3.80g) (al-Yun), AHxx4, A-D1481, bold strike on normal crude planchet, best I have seen, Ext

VOLGA BULGAR: Anonymous, ca. 920s or later, AR dirham (3.33g), "Samarqand", AH"308", A-Q1481, in the name of the Samanid ruler N...

JASTANIDS: Khusrashah b. Manadhir, 972-974, AR dirham (3.71g), al-Rudbar, AH361, A-1489, citing the Abbasid caliph al-Muti', superb strike, choice Ver

HADHABANI KURD: Jastan b. Rabib al-Dawla, 1060-1061, BI dirham (5.56g), NM, ND, A-B1493, usual strike with some weakness, name jastan fully clear, Ver

QARAKHANID: Nasr b. 'Ali, 993-1012, AR dirham (2.29g), Samarqand, AH396, A-3302, ruler cited as nasir al-dawla al-mu'ayyid al-'adil ilak nasr, moderat

QARAKHANID: Anonymous, ca. 1030s, BI dirham (2.83g), al-Saghaniyan (Chaghanian), DM, A-3434, probably dated AH420, citing the caliph al-Qadir (d. 421)

QARAKHANID: Nasr b. al-Qasim, 1001, AR dirham (2.95g), al-Shash, AH391, A-3331, ruler cited only with his laqab Sayf al-Dawla, Very Fine, RRR. Sayf a

QARAKHANID: Nizam al-Dawla Tungha-tegin, 1009-1014, AR dirham (2.71g), al-Shash, AH400, A-3333, Koch-259, with his addition title tungha-tegin and the

ALID OF TABARISTAN: al-Hassan b. Zayd, 864-884, AR dirham (4.39g) (Jurjan), AH269, A-1523, 20% flat strike, crude Very Fine, R.

ZIYARIDS: Mardawij, 927-935, AV dinar (4.81g), Mah al-Basra, AH322, A-1530, excellent strike, one of the best of this type, Extremely Fine to About Un

BUWAYHID: 'Imad al-Dawla 'Ali, 934-949, AR dirham (3.35g), Shiraz, AH322, A-1538, decent strike, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.

BUWAYHID: Mu'izz al-Dawla Ahmad, 939-967, AR dirham (2.80g), al-'Askar min al-Ahwaz, AH338, A-1543.1, decent strike, Very Fine.

BUWAYHID: 'Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AR dirham (1.92g), Huzu, A-1550.1, Treadwell-Hz349 (same dies), citing Rukn al-Dawla as overlord, Very Fine, RRR.

BUWAYHID: Samsam al-Dawla, 978-983, AR dirham (3.98g), 'Uman, AH(38)2, A-1570.1, usual weakness for this mint (Oman), Very Fine, R.

BUWAYHID: Baha' al-Dawla, 989-1012, AV dinar (4.13g), Suq al-Ahwaz, AH392, A-1573, fine gold, fine style, Extremely Fine, R.

BUWAYHID: Baha' al-Dawla, 989-1012, AR dirham (2.87g), Shiraz, AH400, A-1574, with extended titulature in obverse & reverse field, Very Fine, R.

KAKWAYHID: 'Ala al-Dawla Muhammad, 1008-1041, AR dirham (3.22g), Saburkhwast, AH424, A-1591, citing Abu Sa'id (=Mas'ud I of the Ghaznavids) on obverse

KAKWAYHID: 'Ala al-Dawla Muhammad, 1008-1041, AR dirham (2.96g), Isbahan, AH407, A-1591A, With Qur'an Surat 112 in reverse field, citing the ruler onl

KAKWAYHID: Faramurz, 1041-1051, AV dinar (3.38g), Isbahan, AH435, A-1592.2, without shams, choice About Uncirculated.

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AR multiple dirham, Andaraba, AH389, A-1608, 9.46g, citing the official Balkategin at the top of the outer obverse margin

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AR bilingual dirham, Mahmudpur (=Lahore), AH418//418, A-1610, bold strike, clear Arabic & Sanskrit date, choice Very Fine

GHAZNAVID: Muhammad, 1030, AV dinar (3.34g), Ghazna, AH419, A-1616, proper reverse die, citing Muhammad b. Mahmud, with two-year old obverse die, the

GHAZNAVID: 'Abd al-Rashid, 1049-1052, AV dinar (5.25g), Ghazna, AH443, A-1629, probably about 80% gold, nice example for this reign, Very Fine, R.

GHAZNAVID: Khusrawshah, 1157-1160, AV (base) dinar (3.60g), NM, ND, A-1658, very crude Very Fine, RRR.

GREAT SELJUQ: Bayghu, 1043-1056, AV dinar (3.64g), Herat, AH435, A-1669, ruler cited only as al-malik al-'adil bayghu, his name has also been read as

GREAT SELJUQ: Bayghu, 1043-1056, AV dinar (2.27g), Herat, DM, A-1669, titles al-malik al-muzaffar mu'izz al-dawla, crude Very Fine.

GREAT SELJUQ: Takish Beg, 1062-1084, AV (pale) dinar (3.98g), Balkh, DM, A-1673.2, as vassal of Malikshah, citing caliph al-Muqtadi, Very Fine to Extr

GREAT SELJUQ: Takish Beg, ca. 1062-1084, AV dinar (5.36g), Balkh, AH473, A-1673A, unusually nice strike, very clear date, mint sufficiently clear (onl