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 ...

KHUJISTANID: Ahmad b. 'Abd Allah, 874-881, AR dirham (2.64g), Herat, AH268, A-1396, muled with reverse die of the caliph al-Mutawakkil (AH232-24...

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...

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, sup...

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

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...

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, choi...

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...

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, ...

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...

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

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...

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 Ver...

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 re...

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

GREAT SELJUQ: Takish Beg, ca. 1062-1084, AV dinar (3.69g), Herat, AH476, A-1673A, unusually nice strike, very clear mint & date, Very Fine, RRR....

GREAT SELJUQ: Arslan Shah, viceroy, 1072-1074, AV (pale) dinar (4.54g) (Marw), AH4xx, A-1677K, double-struck, Extremely Fine, RR.

GREAT SELJUQ: Malikshah I, 1072-1092, AV dinar (4.30g), Sarakhs, AH483, A-1675, clear mint & date, some weakness, very pale gold, Very Fine to E...

GREAT SELJUQ: Malikshah I, 1072-1092, AV dinar (3.01g), Marw, AH478, A-1675, very clear mint & date, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.

GREAT SELJUQ: Malikshah I, 1072-1092, AV dinar, Herat, AH484, A-1675, modest weakness, mint & date clear, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.

GREAT SELJUQ: Toghanshah, 1072-1082+, AV (pale) dinar (3.54g), NM, ND, A-1678, totally blundered margins, good Very Fine.

GREAT SELJUQ: Barkiyaruq, 1093-1105, AV dinar (2.68g), Nishapur, AH486, A-1682.1, some weakness as usual, almost no wear at all, Extremely Fine to Abo

GREAT SELJUQ: Barkiyaruq, 1093-1105, AV dinar (2.06g) (Za)njan, AH494, A-1682.1, Very Fine, RR.

SELJUQ OF KIRMAN: Qawurd, 1048-1073, AV dinar (4.32g), Jiroft, AH448, A-1697.1, Qawurd cited only by his epithetical name Qara-Arslan, which means &...

KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, AV dinar (4.18g), Bukhara, ND, A-1712, citing the caliph al-Nasir li-Din, Allah in tiny letter below al-Nasir li-Di

KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, AV dinar (5.62g), Ghazna, DM, A-1712, fine strike, Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated.

KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, AR medium dirham (3.13g), , ND, A-1721, assigned to Ghazna by historical and calligraphic reasons, bold Ext

QARLUGHID: al-Hasan Qarlugh, 1224-1249, AR tanka, NM, AH(62)3 Ramadan, A-1813.1, with name hasan, citing the short-reign caliph al-Zahir (AH622-623),

QARLUGHID: al-Hasan Qarlugh, 1224-1249, AR tanka (10.85g), NM, DM, A-1813.2, with the title sayf al-dunya wa'l'din and the caliph al-Mustans...

QARLUGHID: al-Hasan Qarlugh, 1224-1249, AR tanka (10.99g), NM, ND, A-1813.2, with name hasan, Very Fine, ex. William F. Spengler.

ARTUQIDS OF AMID & KAYFA: Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan, 1144-1174, AE dirham (13.25g), NM, ND, A-1820.3, SS-3, winged Victory walking r., holding sq...

ARTUQIDS OF AMID & KAYFA: Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan, 1144-1174, AE dirham (12.72g), NM, AH556, A-1820.4, SS-4, slightly left-facing figure holdin...

ARTUQIDS OF AMID & KAYFA: Qutb al-Din Sukman II, 1185-1201, AE dirham (10.58g), NM, AH594, A-1822.3, SS-14, slightly right-facing bust, holding ...

ARTUQIDS OF KHARTABIRT: Abu Bakr I, 1185-1203, AE dirham (3.86g), NM, DM, A-1825.2, SS-22, bare head left / inscription in circle of dots, weakly stru

ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Timurtash, 1122-1152, AE dirham (6.98g), , ND, A-1826.2, late Roman style bust right with pseudo-Latin inscription around,

ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Timurtash, 1122-1152, AE dirham (14.50g), NM, ND, A-1826.3, SS-26, diademed Seleukid bust right / royal text in Arabic, lovely str

ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Alpi, 1152-1176, AE dirham (11.96g), NM, ND, A-1827.2, SS-27, nice portrait right, name najm al-din engraved on the neck of the po

ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Alpi, 1152-1176, AE dirham (11.75g), NM, ND, A-1827.5, SS-30.1, two facing male busts obverse, facing curly-haired female bust rev

ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Il-Ghazi II, 1176-1184, AE dirham (12.88g), NM, ND, A-1828.1, SS-31.1, diademed head in square, gazing upwards, lovely patination,

ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Yuluq Arslan, 1184-1201, AE dirham (13.30g), NM, AH584, A-1829.1, SS-33.5, diademed facing bust, lovely strike, rare date, nice pa

ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Yuluq Arslan, 1184-1201, AE dirham (11.72g), NM, AH590, A-1829.3, SS-35, four figures in a "lamentation" scene, 5-line...

ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Artuq Arslan, 1201-1239, AE dirham (14.91g), NM, AH620, A-1830.7, SS-43, first-century Roman style head right, some spots of pitti

ZANGIDS OF SYRIA: Nur al-Din Mahmud, 1146-1174, AE fals (5.49g) (Dimashq), ND, A-1851, SS-74, lovely strike, choice Very Fine.

ZANGID OF SYRIA: al-Salih Isma'il, 1174-1181, AR ½ dirham (1.42g), NM, ND, A-1853, caliph al-Mustadi, lovely strike, Extremely Fine, R. Un...

ZANGIDS OF AL-MAWSIL: Mas'ud II, 1211-1218, AE dirham (11.56g), al-Mawsil, AH607, A-1867, SS-65.1, diademed bust left, clear date & lovely p...

ZANGIDS OF AL-MAWSIL: Mahmud, 1219-1233, AE dirham (14.04g), al-Mawsil, AH620, A-1870.1, SS-64, facing bust with 2 angels above, choice Very Fine, S,

BEGTEGINID: Kökburi, 1168-1233, AE dirham (13.02g), Irbil, AH587, A-1888.2, pleasing, about Very Fine.

BEGTIMURID: Sayf al-Din Begtimur, 1183-1193, AE fals (7.51g), NM, AH(58)2, A-1889, cow over suckling calf, nice strike, Fine to Very Fine, R.

SALDUQIDS: Nasir al-Din Muhammad, 1168-1191, AE fals (5.44g), NM , ND, A-1891, mounted archer shooting arrow at small animal (gazelle?), exce

ILDEGIZID: Qizil Arslan 'Uthman, 1186-1191, AE fals (6.15g), NM, ND, A-1901, citing the Great Seljuq Sanjar (b. Sulaymanshah), protective overlo...

KHAQANID: Akhsatan III b. Fariburz III, 1255-1266, AE fals (5.26g), NM, AH(65)3, A-1914, citing the Great Mongol Möngke by name, struck on &quo...

KHAQANID: Akhsatan III b. Fariburz III, 1255-1266, AE fals (6.49g), NM, ND, A-1914A, citing Qa'an al-'Adil on obverse, Akhsatan on reverse, ...

KHAQANID: Akhsatan III b. Fariburz III, 1255-1266, AE fals (7.40g), NM, ND, A-1914A, citing Qa'an al-'Adil on obverse, Akhsatan on reverse, ...

KHAQANID: Akhsatan III b. Fariburz III, 1255-1266, AE fals (6.93g), NM, ND, A-1914A, citing Qa'an al-'Adil on obverse, Akhsatan on reverse, ...

SALGHURID: Sunqur, 1148-1161, AV dinar (3.47g), NM, ND, A-1925, citing the Great Seljuq Sanjar, the caliph al-Muqtafi, and an unidentified Muhammad b.

SALGHURID: Abish bint Sa'd, Queen, 1265-1285, AR dirham (2.31g), Shiraz, ND, A-1929.5, citing the Ilkhan Arghun as overlord, without date (not d...

QUTLUGHKHANID: Shah Jahan, 1295, AR dirham (2.32g), NM, ND, A-1938, as vassal under the Ilkhan Baydu, decent strike, Very Fine, RRR. This is one of t

QUTLUGHKHANID: Shah Sultan, 1295-1303, AR dirham (2.45g), NM, ND, A-1940, lion right, slightly double-struck, overstruck on undetermined host, Very Fi

QALHATI AMIRS: Sayf al-Din, ca. 1507-1513, AR "dirham" (1.18g), Jarun, AH914, A-T1942, unpublished type, clear date & mint, crude Extr...

GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AV dinar (5.80g), Ghazna, AH618, A-1964, with the full name of Chingiz Khan, all but first letter of mint name

GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AV dinar (4.21g) (Ghazna), AH61(8), A-1964, with the full name of Chingiz Khan, one of the Ghazna 618 hoard co

GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AV dinar (5.95g) (Ghazna), AH(618), A-1964, only a small part of the name Chingiz Khan is visible, but it can

GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AV dinar (4.53g), Khujandeh, ND, A-A1967, kalima on obverse, mint name above / caliph al-Naisr on reverse, min

GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AR dirham (3.11g), , ND, A-1967, citing Chingiz Khan by his name, dies A1/B1 (called 1/A in my last au

GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AR dirham (2.87g), , ND, A-1967, citing Chingiz Khan by his name, dies 3/B, very well centered, cleane