Stephen Album Rare Coins - Auction 14

SAMANID of Akhsikath: Bakr b. Malik, 946-952, AE fals (3.44g), Nasrabad, AH341, A-F1477, also citing his father, Malik b. Shakartegin, al-Husayn b. al

AMIR OF BUST: Baytuz, 970-976, AE fals (2.07g), Bust, AH365, A-D1478, very clear mint & date, strong Very Fine, RRR. Cf. lot 653 in our auction 10

QARAKHANID: Nasr b. 'Ali, 993-1012, AR dirham (2.77g) (Nishapur), AH396, A-3302, mint confirmed by style & calligraphy, Very Fine, RRR. The Qarakha

QARAKHANID: Ahmad b. 'Ali, 994-1016, AE fals (3.75g), Ilaq, AH404, A-3305, ruler cited only as Qutb al-Dawla below the reverse field, with the Ilek Ah

QARAKHANID: Yusuf b. Harun, 1005-1032, AR fractional dirham (0.45g), Kashghar, AH423, A-3355F, same inscriptions as the full dirham (cf. Zeno-23949 da

QARAKHANID: Il-Kulug, fl. 1013, AE fals (3.68g), Kharashkath, AH404, A-3436, Koch-369b, citing Il-Kulug in reverse center, the Qarakhanid Ahmad b. 'Al

QARAKHANID: Ilyas Hajjaj, fl. 1014, AE fals (2.50g), Kharashkath, AH405, A-3437, citing Ahmad b. 'Ali as overlord, nice strike, Very Fine, RR.

QARAKHANID: 'Ali b. Nasr, fl. 1020, AE fals (4.27g), Humrak, AH411, A-3328H, lovely strike, choice Very Fine, RRR. Coins citing the mint of Humrak

QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. Mas'ud, 1171-1179, AE muzaffar dirham (3.66g), Samarqand, AH573, A-3401, inner square-in-circle on reverse, muzaffar atop the

QARAKHANID: 'Imad al-Din Ulugh Akdash, 1202-1203, AE dirham (6.03g), Baldat Banakath, AH602, A-3425, nice strike for this type, Very Fine, RR.

QARAKHANID: LOT of 67 copper dirhams, late Qarakhanid (ca. 1170-1210) and Khwarizmshah (probably all of 'Ala al-Din Muhammad, 1200-1220), unidentified

BAVANDID OF TABARISTAN: 'Ali b. Shahriyar, 1118-1140, AV dinar (0.81g) (al-Sariya), ND, A-1527, possibly intended as a half dinar, bold strike, About

ZIYARID: Bisutun, 967-978, AR dirham (4.08g), Amul, AH359, A-A1533, in his own name bisutun bin wushmagir, citing the Buwayhid Rukn al-Dawla Abu 'Ali

ZIYARID: Bisutun, 967-978, AR dirham (3.30g), Jurjan, AH364, A-1533, in the name of his father, citing the Buwayhid Rukn al-Dawla Abu 'Ali as overlord

ZIYARID: Bisutun, 967-978, AR dirham (5.25g), Amul, AH365, A-1533, in the name of his father, citing the Buwayhid Rukn al-Dawla Abu 'Ali as overlord,

ZIYARID: Bisutun, 967-978, AR dirham (3.93g), Jurjan, AH366, A-1533, in the name of his father, citing the Buwayhid Rukn al-Dawla Abu 'Ali as overlord

BUWAYHID: 'Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AR dirham (4.26g), Siraf, AH343, A-1550.1, Treadwell-Si343, citing Husayn below reverse field, nice strike, Extreme

BUWAYHID: 'Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AR dirham (3.50g), Siraf, AH344, A-1550.1, Treadwell-Si344, citing Husayn below reverse field, arba' ('4') written

BUWAYHID: 'Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AR dirham (2.73g), Siraf, AH345, A-1550.1, Treadwell-Si345.5, citing 'Ubayd below reverse field, mint misspelled as

BUWAYHID: 'Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AR dirham (2.79g), Siraf, AH347, A-1550.1, Treadwell-Si347a.2, J below obverse, F below reverse, Extremely Fine, R.

BUWAYHID: 'Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AV dinar (4.63g), Suq al-Ahwaz, AH370, A-1551, attractive Very Fine.

BUWAYHID: Samsam al-Dawla, 990-997, AR dirham (3.85g), Jiroft, AH381, A-1570, Treadwell-Ji381, citing Fakhr al-Dawla as overlord, choice Fine to Very

BUWAYHID: Samsam al-Dawla, 990-997, AR dirham (3.08g), 'Uman, AH382, A-1570, Treadwell-Um382b, some weakness on reverse, nice obverse, Very Fine, R.

BUWAYHID: Sultan al-Dawla, 1012-1024, AR dirham (3.70g), Shiraz, AH404, A-1581, spot of hornsilver near the rim, not affecting the text, choice Very F

BUWAYHID: 'Imad al-Din Abu Kalijar, 1024-1048, AR donative fraction (0.80g), NM, ND, A-1584F, Treadwell-— (0.80g) citing the ruler as malik al-muluk s

KAKWAYHID: Faramurz, 1041-1051, AV dinar (3.72g), Isbahan, AH435, A-1592.2, bow & arrow above obverse field, shams above reverse field, Uncirculated.

KAKWAYHID: Faramurz, 1041-1051, AV dinar (2.81g), Isbahan, AH435, A-1592.2, broad flan, with shams above reverse field, About Uncirculated.

GHAZNAVID: Sebuktekin, 977-997, AR multiple dirham, Andaraba, AH385, A-1597 (8.79g), citing the Samanid Nuh b. Mansur as overlord, decent strike, Very

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AV dinar (3.23g), Herat, AH420, A-1606, strong Very Fine, R.

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AV dinar (4.23g), Herat, AH401, A-1606, lillah atop reverse field, between 2 small triplets of dots, some weakness, date

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AV dinar (4.78g), Nishapur, AH391, A-1606, Extremely Fine.

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AR bilingual dirham (3.11g), Mahmudpur (=Lahore), AH418, A-1610, date clear in Sanskrit, off-flan in Arabic, nice Very Fi

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AE broad fals (9.11g) (Bust), ND, A-1614, both obverse & reverse fields within decorated convex hexagon, lovely style, us

GHAZNAVID: Muhammad, 1030, AR dirham (3.21g), Ghazna, AH(4)21, A-1617, date barely visible, good Very Fine, R. Muhammad ruled for only a few months

GHAZNAVID: Mas'ud I, 1030-1041, AV dinar (4.09g), Nishapur, AH424, A-1618, star below reverse field, pleasing Very Fine.

GHAZNAVID: Mas'ud I, 1030-1041, AV dinar (3.62g), Nishapur, AH423, A-1618, citing both the caliph al-Qadir and his heir-apparent al-Qa'im, in the year

GHAZNAVID: Ibrahim, 1059-1099, AV dinar (4.40g), Ghazna, AH455, A-1637, very clear date, some weakness as always, inscribed zafar above obverse field,

GREAT SELJUQ: Tughril Beg, 1038-1063, AV dinar (3.72g), Isfahan, AH504 (sic), A-1665, date is clear arba' wa khamsmi'a for 504, typo for AH454, flan-c

GREAT SELJUQ: Sanjar, as vassal under Barkiyaruq, 1097-1098, AV dinar (2.98g), Nishapur, AH492, A-1684.1, Sanjar recognized Barkiyaruq as overlord, AH

GREAT SELJUQ: Sanjar, under Muhammad, 1099-1118, AV dinar (2.26g) (Balkh), AH49x, A-1685A, with Ayat al-Kursi (Qur'an 2:255) in reverse field, Very Fi

KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, AV dinar (3.35g), Tirmidh, ND, A-1712, very crude strike, typical of this rare mint, Very Fine, R.

KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, AE jamshidi dirham (7.9g), Samarqand, AH616/610, A-1722, AH616 on obverse, 610 on reverse, but because engraver for

KHWARIZMSHAH: Mangubarni, 1220-1231, AR broad dirham (6.37g), NM, ND, A-1744, coarse calligraphy, ex-mount, interesting variety, Fine.

QARLUGHID: al-Hasan Qarlugh, 1224-1249, AR tanka (10.55g), NM, AH633, A-1813.2, with name al-hasan, Very Fine, ex. William F. Spengler.

ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Alpi, 1152-1176, AE dirham (12.78g), NM, AH558, A-1827.4, SS-29, draped bust facing slightly left on the obverse, facing bust wear

ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Il-Ghazi II, 1176-1184, AE dirham (10.25g), NM, ND, A-1828.1, SS-31, diademed head in square, gazing upward, nice strike without a

ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Il-Ghazi II, 1176-1184, AE dirham (14.47g), NM, AH578, A-1828.2, SS-31, large & small draped busts facing, lovely strike, Very Fin

ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Yuluq Arslan, 1184-1201, AE dirham (14.50g), NM, AH596, A-1829.4, SS-36.1, seated figure holding sword behind his head in right ha

ZANGIDS OF SYRIA: al-Salih Isma'il, 1174-1181, AE fals (3.63g), Halab, AH(5)71, A-1854.1, SS-76, Fine to Very Fine.

ZANGID OF AL-MAWSIL: Nur al-Din Arslanshah II, 1218-1219, AV dinar (4.93g), al-Mawsil, AH615, A-1868, minor weakness for this series, clear mint & dat