Stephen Album Rare Coins - Auction 14

ROMAN EMPIRE: Leo I, 457-474 AD, AV solidus (4.47g), Constantinople, 462-466, RIC-605, D N LEO PERPET AVG, helmeted facing bust, spear over shoulder a

BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Maurice Tiberius, 582-602, AV solidus (4.45g), Constantinople, 583-601, SBV-478, DOC-5, pearl-diademed, helmeted, draped, and cuiras

BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Constans II, 641-668, AV solidus (4.45g), Constantinople, 651-654, SBV-956, DOC-19, crowned and draped bust facing, holding globus c

BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Constantine IV Pogonatus, 668-685, AV solidus (4.41g), Constantinople, SBV-1153, DOC-6, helmeted, draped, and cuirassed three-quarte

SOGDIANA: Anonymous, ca. 7th century, AE unit (1.62g), bust slightly to the left, long hair, beaded neckless / uncertain tamgha, lovely Very Fine, RRR

HEPHTHALITE: Alchon Huns: Khingila, ca. 440-490, AR drachm (3.48g), G-57, Mitch-—, bust right, tamgha behind & abbreviated name before / Sasania...

HEPHTHALITE: Alchon Huns: Khingila, ca. 440-490, AR drachm (3.66g), G-81, Mitch-—, bust right, with large nose, sun-wheel to right, blundered text aro

HEPHTHALITE: Khingila, ca. 440-490, AV scyphate stater (7.03g), G-85, king standing, facing to left, sacrificing at altar, holding scepter, tamgha to

HEPHTHALITE: LOT of 9 coins, including Toraman II copper (2 pcs), Napki Malka (2), anonymous copper (Mitch-3782, 2 pcs), "BLH 11" imitatio...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Yazdigerd type, 652-668, AR drachm (3.82g), SK (Sijistan), YE20 (frozen), A-1, with countermark over the star & crescent between ...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Yazdigerd type, 652-668, AR drachm (4.07g), SK (Sijistan), YE 20 (frozen), A-1, the first Islamic coin, struck in Yazdigerd Era year 20

ARAB-SASANIAN: Yazdigerd type, 652-660, AR drachm (4.07g), NAR (Narmashir), YE20, A-2, with jayyid ("current") in Arabic in 2nd quarter of...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 653-670, AR drachm (3.81g), BYSh (Bishapur), YE25, A-4, pellet after bism Allah in ObQ2, bold strike, Extremely Fine.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 653-670, AR drachm (4.05g), WYHC, YE35, A-4, rare mint for this type, lovely Very Fine to Extremely Fine, RR. WYHC

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 653-670, AR drachm (3.67g), ART (Ardashir Khurra), YE26, A-4, lovely strike, choice Very Fine to Extremely Fine, R.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw "lillâh" type, ca. 656-670?? AR drachm (2.88g), ART (Ardashir Khurra), year 30, A-A6, actual meaning of "...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw "lillâh" type, ca. 656-670?? AR drachm (4.00g), BYSh (Bishapur), YE37, A-A6, one "tooth" omitted in ...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw "lillâh" type, ca. 656-670?? AR drachm (4.10g), ART (Ardashir Khurra), YE37, A-A6, couple very light scratches...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. 'Amir, ca. 661-664, AR drachm (3.49g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH47, A-6, lovely strike, lightly clipped and formerly ...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Mu'awiya, 661-680, AR drachm (3.91g), DA (Darabjird), AH43 (frozen), A-14, in the name of Mu'awiya, actually struck circa AH5...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (4.06g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH50, A-8, beautiful strike, choice About Uncirculated.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, 666, AR drachm (2.97g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH47, A-C6, clipped down to post-reform dirham standard, choice Very Fine, S.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 666-670, AR drachm (4.02g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH48, A-5, with bism Allah / rabbi in the obverse margin, superb Extrem

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 666-670, AR drachm (4.13g), DA (Darabjird), AH47, A-5, with bism Allah / rabbi in the obverse margin, date appears to

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type with just rabbi Allah in ObQ2, 668, AR drachm (3.02g), GD (Jayy), YE37, A-B6, clipped down to about the later dirham stand

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, 668, AR drachm (3.64g), GD (Jayy), YE37, A-B6, with rabbi Allah instead of bism Allah in 2nd quadrant of the obverse marg

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (4.02g), BCRA (al-Basra), AH56, A-12, with countermark #3 (forepart of winged lion) in ...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (4.00g), BCRA (al-Basra), AH56, A-12, superb strike, choice About Uncirculated.

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (4.40g), KRMAN-GY (Jiroft), AH59, A-12, countermarked lillah in ObQ4, nice strike, unus...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (3.67g), KRMAN-NAWGY (New Jiroft), AH62, A-12, nice strike, no sign of clipping or exce...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Salm. b. Ziyad, ca. 680-685, AR drachm (3.98g), MRW (Marw), AH63, A-18, date in Pahlavi, SShST, bold Very Fine.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Salm. b. Ziyad, ca. 680-685, AR drachm (3.72g), MRW (Marw), AH64, A-18, two pellets flanking upper and lower star & crescent on r...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Salm. b. Ziyad, ca. 680-685, AR drachm (4.02g), HRA (Herat), AH67, A-18, triplet of pellets after bism Allah on obverse, star at 11h30

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. Khazim, 682-692, AR drachm (2.71g), "MRW" (Marw), blundered date, A-19, with triplet of pellets at 5h30 o...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Mus'ab b. al-Zubayr, ca. 685-690, AR drachm (4.06g), KRMAN-NAR (Narmashir), AH67, A-17, lovely strike, countermarked lillah (&quo...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. Khazim, 682-692, AR drachm (3.69g), MRW (Marw), AH66, A-19, with tamgha countermark #14 in ObQ1, cleaned Very Fine,...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd al-Malik b. 'Abd Allah, 685-686, AR drachm (3.81g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH67, A-20, lovely strike, minor discoloration, Ext...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd al-Malik b. Marwan, 685-705, AR drachm (4.06g), DA+P (Fasa), YE60 (frozen), A-32, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. 'Abd al...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Umar b. 'Ubayd Allah, 686-691, AR drachm (3.72g), ST (Istakhr), AH70, A-21, with Pahlavi GWDAN in ObQ1, some light porosity,...

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra, ca. 694-698, AR drachm (4.08g), ART (Ardashir Khurra), AH76, A-31, citing the governor Farrukhzad in ObQ3 in

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra, ca. 694-698, AR drachm (4.14g), ST (Istakhr), AH78, A-31, interesting die damage in reverse margin at 8h, few

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra, ca. 694-698, AR drachm (4.05g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH76, A-31, lightly cleaned Very Fine to Extremely Fine.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Mansur, ca. 700-705, AE pashiz (1.19g), ST (Istakhr), ND, A-B42, Gys-23, bust r. / praying caliph, crude flan (as usually for this seri

TABARISTAN: Jarir, 786-788, AR ½ drachm (1.92g), Tabaristan, PYE135, A-64, governor's name in ObQ3, bold strike, lustrous About Uncirculated.

EASTERN SISTAN: Bakkâr, 770s, AR drachm (3.77g), SK (=Sijistan), ND, A-87E, Very Fine.

EASTERN SISTAN: (Salih) Ridâ, ca. 780s, AR drachm (3.19g), SK (=Sijistan), ND, A-89D, without pellets after ridâ, nice strike, Fine to Ver...

EASTERN SISTAN: al-Layth, 802, AR drachm, Zaranj, ND, A-B90, countermark on type A-A80, Fine to Very Fine, R. A small hoard containing this type su

ARAB-ARMENIAN: Muhammad, ca. 700, AR zuzun (3.21g), "ShY", year "37", A-H97, with Muhammad in Arabic in ObQ2 & awsrwy (Khusr...

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Anonymous, ca. 685-695, AE fals (2.27g), Jerusalem, ND, A-3521, standing emperor / cursive m, mint name written in Greek on reverse, f

UMAYYAD: 'Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AV dinar (4.29g), NM (Dimashq), AH78, A-125, superb strike, perhaps the loveliest AH78 of this series that we h...