Stephen Album Rare Coins - Auction 13

BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Manuel I Comnenus, 1143-1180, AV hyperpyron (2.89g), Constantinople, S-1956, bust of Christ facing / Manuel standing, holding labaru

SCYTHIANS: Anonymous coinage, 110-100 BC, AR Square Hemidrachm (1.17g), Arachosia mint, Senior-A17.3, horse right, head looking left / Nike right, hol

SOGDIANA: Anonymous, ca. 700-730, AR "mug" drachm (3.10g), cf. our Auction 11, lots 100-101, Bukharkhudat type crowned bust right, Sogdian...

HEPHTHALITE: Anonymous, 5th century, AR drachm (4.09g), G-31, bust reign, derived from the Sasanian Varahran IV (388-399 AD) / fire-altar, flanked by

HEPHTHALITE: Khingila, ca. 440-490, AV stater (7.12g), G-85, king standing, facing to left, sacrificing at altar, holding scepter, tamgha to right / t

HEPHTHALITE: Nezak Malka series, ca. 476-570, AE unit (3.77g), G-150, bust right, holding floral object in right hand, Brahmi sri above, uniface, supe

HEPHTHALITE: Anonmyous, ca. 6th-7th Century, AV bracteate (0.36g), diademed Hunnic style bust right, wearing necklace, unread cursive Greek inscriptio

HEPHTHALITE: Shahi Tigin, circa 690s-700s, AR drachm (3.34g), Khorasan, AH77, G-208, Mitch-1566/67, Turkish bust right / facing bust of the sun-god, t

HEPHTHALITE: Nezak Malka type, 6th century AD, medium AE unit (2.71g), G-228, standard bust left, based on Sasanian prototypes / fire-altar, 2 attenda

HEPHTHALITE: Nezak Malka series, 6th century, AE unit (2.18g), G-229, legend right of bust on obverse largely replaced by a branch, pointed upwards, s

HEPHTHALITE: Nezak Malka series, 7th century, AE broad style (3.28g), G-231, copper issue associated with the silver Göbl-225 of the Nezak Malk...

HEPHTHALITE: Nezak Malka type, 6th century AD, small AE unit (1.13g), G-233, standard bust left, text replaced by fish-like ornament / fire-altar, tra

HEPHTHALITE: Vakhu Deva, very early 7th century, AR drachm (3.07g), G-244, trilingual, with one countermark (tamgha), trace of gold plug, nice Very Fi

HEPHTHALITE: Vakhu Deva, very early 7th century, AR drachm (2.98g), G-244, trilingual, with 2 countermarks (tamgha & crossbar), never plugged, Very Fi

HEPHTHALITE: Shahi kings, 8th century, AE fraction (1.10g), G-256A, king about ¼ to the right, 2-trident crown, holding banner / standard late ...

HEPHTHALITE: Peroz style, ca. 720-740, AR drachm (3.79g), blundered mint, G-263, Tokharestan region, style derived from Khusro I (531-579), highly sty

HEPHTHALITE: Peroz imitation, ca. 480-500, AR drachm (3.93g), G-"W287", very early imitation, before the addition of 4 pellets in obverse ...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Yazdigerd type, 652-668, AR drachm (4.11g), SK (Sijistan), frozen year 20, A-1, superb strike, from slightly worn dies, some luster, ch

ARAB-SASANIAN: Yazdigerd type, 652-668, AR drachm (4.05g), SK (Sijistan), frozen year 20, A-1, nice strike on a broad flan, lightly cleaned, choice Ve

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. 'Amir, ca. 661-664, AR drachm (3.98g), DP (Fasa), AH43, A-6, pellet at 8h30 in reverse margin, minor stain, nice even str

ARAB-SASANIAN: Mu'awiya, 661-680, AR drachm (4.05g), DA (Darabjird), frozen year 43, A-14, struck circa AH52-54, but with frozen year 43, scratches in

ARAB-SASANIAN: Mu'awiya, 661-680, AR drachm (3.97g), DAP (Fasa), frozen year 43, A-14, lightly scratched on both sides (cleaning?), bold strike, Very

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (3.39g), AYR (Susa), AH52, A-8, clipped down to later standard, probably for the Tukharistan re

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (3.77g), DAP (Fasa), frozen year 43, A-8, choice Very Fine, ex. Robert Pelletreau collection.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 666-670, AR drachm (3.94g), Yazd, AH49, A-5, W-24, with rabbi in 3rd quadrant of obverse margin, anonymous issue of Z

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 666-670, AR drachm (3.56g), MY (Mishan), AH49, A-5, with rabbi in the 3rd quadrant of the obverse margin, which indic

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 666-670, AR drachm (3.66g), SK (Sijistan), AH48, A-5, issued by Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan before he placed his own name on

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, 666, AR drachm (3.00g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH47, A-C6, with bism Allah al-malik in obverse margin, heavily cleaned, clipped

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (4.05g), BCRA (al-Basra), AH60, A-12, 4 pellets after bism Allah, About Uncirculated.

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (3.54g), BCRA (al-Basra), AH63, A-12, 3 pellets after bism Allah, About Uncirculated.

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (4.00g), GD (Jayy), AH62, A-12, monogram at 2h30 in obverse margin, light scratching in rever

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (3.95g), KRMAN-AR (Narmashir), AH63, A-12, triplet of pellets after bism Allah in ObQ2, ch

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr, 680-692, AR dirham (4.17g), DA (Darabjird), YE53, A-16, monogram at 11h50 in reverse margin, Extremely Fine. T

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr, 680-692, AR drachm (3.99g), DA+GH (Jahrum), YE60, A-16, very lightly crinkled, nice strike, Very Fine to Extre

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr, 680-692, AR drachm (3.95g), DA+GH (Jahrum), YE60 (=AH72), A-16, some very light scratches in margins, mint nam

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr, 680-692, AR drachm (2.94g), KRMAN (Kirman), AH65, A-16, contemporary imitation, probably from the far-eastern

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr, 680-692, AR drachm (3.96g), ST (Istakhr), AH63, A-16, three pellets around the 3h star-and-crescent in the rev

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd al-Malik b. Marwan, 685-705, AR dirham (4.09g), DA+P (Fasa), YE60, A-32, pellet at 11h30 in reverse margin, P of mint name to left

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd al-Malik b. Marwan, 685-705, AR drachm (4.09g), DA +P (Fasa), YE60 (=AH72), A-32, pellet at 11h30 in reverse margin, attractive Ve

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd al-Malik b. 'Abd Allah, 685-686, AR drachm (3.96g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH67, A-20, lovely example of this rare type, choice Extremel

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd al-Malik b. 'Abd Allah, 685-686, AR drachm (4.02g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH69, A-20, Extremely Fine.

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Atiya b. al-Aswad, fl. 689-696, AR drachm (3.95g), KRMAN-SRCN, AH72, A-28, mint name somewhat doublestruck, triplet of pellets at 2h30

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khalid b. 'Abd Allah, ca. 692-694, AR drachm (3.22g), AH73, A-24, with muhammad rasul Allah in ObQ3, bold Very Fine.

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra, ca. 694-698, AE pashiz (0.55g), NM, ND, A-31E, Gyselen-23, facing portrait both sides, name MWHALP in Pahlavi

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra, ca. 694-698, AR dirham (3.81g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH75, A-31, pellet before the mint name, Extremely Fine.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, ca. 680-700, AE pashiz (1.21g), NM, ND, A-49K, standard Khusro II design, but with stylized crown on obverse, clear but unde

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, AE pashiz (0.88g), ST (Istakhr), year 80? A-A42var, Gyselen-19var, standard late Sasanian bust right, MNSR (probably for Man

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, AE fals (0.93g), ST (Istakhr), ND, A-E46, Gyselen-120, standard Sasanian style of Khusraw II, undated, with mint name engrav

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, AE pashiz (0.96g), NM, ND, A-E46var, Gyselen-120var, standard Sasanian style of Khusraw II, blundered date & mint, somewhat

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, AE pashiz (0.88g), NM, ND, A-E46var, Gyselen-120var, standard Sasanian style of Khusraw II, blundered date & mint, somewhat