Stephen Album Rare Coins - Auction 9

ARAB-SASANIAN: Yazdigerd type, 652-660, AR drachm (3.57g), BN, frozen year 20, A-2, mint in Kirman province, perhaps Bamm, with jayyad ("good&q...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr, 680-692, AR drachm (4.00g), ST (Istakhr), AH63, A-16, with Pahlavi M at 2h30 in obverse margin, 4 pellet...

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra, ca. 694-698, AR drachm (3.80g), ART (Ardashir Khurra), AH76, A-31, citing Farrukhzad in ObQ3, Very Fine, S.

ARAB-BUKHARAN: Muhammad, ca. 761-769+, AR drachm (3.05g), , ND, A-93, Sasanian bust / fire altar & attendants, bold strike, choice Extremely

ARAB-BUKHARAN: al-Mahdi, 775-785, BI drachm (3.06g), A-94, W-XXIX-1-6, good silver, Extremely Fine. Struck during and after al-Mahdi's reign, ...

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.83g), Ramhurmuz, AH92, A-128, lovely Very Fine, R.

UMAYYAD: 'Umar, 717-720, AV dinar (4.23g), NM, AH101, A-132, struck at Damascus, scarce year, choice Very Fine.

UMAYYAD: Yazid II, 720-724, AR dirham (2.92g), Ifriqiya, AH103, A-135, lovely strike, nice toning, Extremely Fine, R.

UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AV dinar (4.22g), NM , AH119, A-136, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.

UMAYYAD: Anonymous, 731/732, AE fals (3.98g), Tanja, AH(11)3, A-146, W-B.54-var, al-hamd Allâh in reverse centre, listed by Walker after type B...

UMAYYAD: Anonymous, AE fals (2.64g), al-Rayy, AH120, A-204, superbly preserved specimen of this rare type, lovely Very Fine, RRR.

ABBASID REVOLUTION: Sulayman b. 'Abd Allah, 755-757, AE fals (2.75g), , ND, A-C209, always without mint & date, wonderful example, full insc

ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AV dinar (4.21g), NM, AH144, A-212, believed to have been struck somewhere in Iraq, Extremely Fine. The calligraphy of

ABBASID: al-Mahdi Muhammad, as heir, before 775, AE fals (7.34g) (Sijis)tan, AH151, A-335, fully clear date, some corrosion on the obverse, About Very

ABBASID: al-Hadi, 785-786, AR dirham (2.77g), Ifriqiya, AH170, A-217.4, the word divided above & below the reverse field is possibly barqa for t...

ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.90g), Isbahan, AH202, A-223.4, inscribed al-mashriq ("the east") below obverse field, and ci...

ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.94g), al-Kufa, AH205, A-223.5, with two marginal inscriptions on obverse, lovely strike, Extremely Fin...

ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.90g), Isbahan, AH203, A-224, naming Shi'ite Imam al-Rida as heir to the caliphate, his attempt to ...

ABBASID: al Wathiq, 842-847, AV dinar (4.03g), Misr (Egypt), AH229, A-227, strong strike with no weakness at all, slightly clipped around the edge, Ex

ABBASID: al Wathiq, 842-847, AV dinar (4.25g), Madinat al-Salam, AH229, A-227, one small scratch near obverse rim, nice Very Fine, R.

ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (3.18g), Arrajan, AH275, A-240.7, ciing al-Muwaffiq and his son Ahmad b. al-Muwaffaq (1st and 2nd heirs...

ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AV dinar (3.70g), al-Karaj, AH313, A-245.2, modest weakness, only near rim, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, R. Al-Karaj

ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AV dinar (4.17g), al-Ahwaz, AH320, A-248, citing the vizier 'Amid al-Dawla, Extremely Fine.

ABBASID: al-Qahir, 932-934, AV dinar (4.04g), Hamadan, AH321, A-250.2, Very Fine, RR.

ABBASID: al-Qahir, 932-934, AV dinar (3.73g), Mah al-Basra, AH321, A-250.2, nice strike with only a trace of weakness, Very Fine, RR.

ABBASID: al-Mustakfi, 944-946, AR dirham (2.21g), Madinat al-Salam, AH333, A-264, some original luster, choice Extremely Fine, R.

ABBASID: al-Aswad, fl. ca. 817, AE fals (0.98g), Bust, ND, A-C321, nice strike, with no weakness, probably the nicest I have seen, Very Fine, RR.

ABBASID: Ahmad, dates unknown, AE fals (2.48g), NM, ND, A-338, unknown mint, probably Central Asian, early to mid 9th century, Fine to Very Fine, RR.

UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: 'Abd al-Rahman III, 912-961, AV dinar (3.97g), al-Andalus, AH327, A-348, couple tiny nicks by the edge, choice Extremely Fine,...

UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: al-Hakam II, 961-976, AV dinar (3.80g), Madinat al-Zahra, AH360, A-351, citing 'âmir, nice strike, Very Fine to Extremely...

AMIRID OF VALENCIA: 'Abd al-'Aziz al-Mansur, 1021-1061, AV fractional dinar (0.41g), NM, ND, A-375, citing Ibn 'Abd al-Rahim, believed s...

DHU'L NUNID OF TOLEDO: Sharaf al-Dawla Yahya I, 1043-1075, AR full dirham (3.26g), Tulaytala (Toledo), AH460, A-397, remarkably elegant epigraph...

ALMORAVID: 'Ali, 1106-1142, AV dinar (3.79g), Mursiya (Murcia), AH526, A-466.1, nice Very Fine, RR.

ALMORAVID: 'Ali, 1106-1142, AV dinar (4.09g), Aghmat, AH504, A-466.1, nice Very Fine.

ALMORAVID: 'Ali, 1106-1142, AV dinar (4.12g), Madinat Fès, AH529, A-466.2, citing Sir as heir apparent, choice Very Fine, R.

ALMOHAD: Abu Muhammad 'Abd al-Mu'min, 1130-1163, AV ½ dinar (2.28g), NM, ND, A-478, Extremely Fine.

ALMOHAD: Anonymous, 1160s, AR square dirham (1.52g), Mursiya (Murcía), ND, A-497, lovely strike, bold Very Fine, R.

ALMOHAD: Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad, 1199-1213, AV dinar (4.61g), NM, ND, A-485, crimped Extremely Fine, R.

ZIYANID: Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad IV, 1424-1428 & 1430-1431, AV ½ dinar (2.17g), Tilimsan, ND, A-518A, H-664, with Qur'an 65:3 in th...

FATIMID: al-Mansur, 946-953, AV ¼ dinar (1.04g), al-Mahdiya, AH338, A-695, Nicol 243, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.

FATIMID: al-'Aziz, 975-996, AR dirham (1.70g), Dimashq, AH382, A-X705, nice Fine, RRR. Citing the heir apparent al-Mansur (later al-Hakim as ...

FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, AR dirham (1.34g), al-Mahdiya, ND, A-711, Nicol type A1, strong Very Fine, R.

FATIMID: al-Zahir, 1021-1036, AV ¼ dinar (0.93g), Siqilliya, AH(4)24, A-715, Nicol-1427, Fine.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.27g), Misr, AH472, A-719A, Nicol-2157, couple minor scratches, Extremely Fine.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (3.19g), Sur, AH435, A-719.1, Nicol-1915, some weakness on reverse, Very Fine, R.

FATIMID: al-âmir al-Mansur, 1101-1130, AV dinar (4.19g), al-Iskandariya, AH509, A-729, struck from slightly rusted dies, choice Very Fine, S.

UQAYLID: Mu'tamid al-Dawla, 1001-1050, AR dirham (2.29g), Nasibin, AH403, A-759.1, with the laqab Dhu'l-'Aziz, citing the Buwayhid Abu S...

UQAYLID: Mu'tamid al-Dawla, 1001-1050, AR dirham (6.32g) (al-Mawsil), AH411, A-759.1, with the additional laqab Nasir al-Din, citing the Buwayhi...

UQAYLID: Muzahir al-Dawla, 1009-1010, AR dirham (2.32g), Tikrit, AH409, A-G760, citing the Buwayhid Abu Shuja' on obverse, Muzahir al-Dawla &...

UQAYLID: Najdat al-Dawla Dhu'l-Jalilayn, fl. 1015, AR dirham (3.71g), Balad, AH405, A-H760, clear mint & date, citing the Buwayhid Sultan al...