Stephen Album Rare Coins - Auction 12

LU'LU'IDS: Badr al-Din Lu'lu', 1233-1258, AE dirham (7.58g), al-Mawsil, AH656, A-1876, SS-72.2, full mint & date, lovely strike,...

ZANGIDS OF SINJAR: Qutb al-Din Muhammad, 1197-1219, AE dirham (13.99g), Sinjar, AE606, A-1880.4, double-headed eagle, citing Ayyubid al-'Adil Ab...

ZANGIDS OF AL-JAZIRA: Sanjarshah, 1180-1208, AE dirham (14.13g), NM, AH585, A-1882, SS-85, facing bust, nice strike, Very Fine, S.

BEGTEGINIDS: Kökburi, 1168-1233, AE dirham (9.43g), , ND, A-1888.1, enthroned crowned facing figure, some inactive corrosion spots, About Very

ASSASSINS AT ALAMUT: Muhammad III, 1221-1254, AR fractional dirham (1.86g), NM, ND, A-1921A, inscribed mawlana al-a'zam on obverse, 'ala al-...

SALGHURID: Queen Abish bint Sa'd, 1265-1285, AV dinar (4/21g) (Shiraz), DM, A-1928.1, citing the Ilkhan ruler Abaqa as overlord, bold Extremely ...

ATABEG OF SHABANKARA (FADLUYID): Baha al-Din Isma'il b. Muhammad, fl. 1282, AV dinar (4.62g), NM, ND, A-H1941, Isma'il was vassal under the ...

QALHATI AMIR: Turanshah II, 1437-1456, AV ½ dinar (1.24g), Jarun, AH844, A-1942, mint name in mihrab on obverse, fi sana 844 on reverse, struck...

QALHATI AMIR: Turanshah II, 1437-1456, AV ½ dinar (1.27g), Jarun, AH84x, A-1942, mint name in mihrab on obverse, fi sana 84x on reverse, Very F...

GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AE jital (4.05g), Badakhshan, ND, A-B1972, Tye-325var, excellent strike, fully legible, with traces of origina

GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AE jital (3.49g), NM, ND, A-B1973, Tye-332, both sides have text in plain square, nice Very Fine, RR.

GREAT MONGOLS: ögedei, 1227-1241, AE broad dirham (4.24g), Samarqand, DM, A-N1974, Fine to Very Fine. The text is be-Samarqand o navahi-ye in s...

GREAT MONGOLS: Möngke, 1251-1260, AE jital (4.02g), NM, ND, A-1978Avar, Tye-339var, qa'an al-'adil on obverse, possibly with one more w...

GREAT MONGOLS: Möngke, 1251-1260, AE jital (3.84g), NM, ND, A-1978A, Tye-339var, qa'an al-'adil on obverse, Allah / muhammad / rasul on...

CHAGHATAYID KHANS: Anonymous, ca. 1260, AE fals (3.01g), Pulad, A-1984Y, with fylfot in obverse center, mint name in marginal text around, tamgha in r

CHAGHATAYID KHANS: Alughu, 1261-1266, AR dirham (1.94g), al-Urdu al-A'zam, AH662, A-1983, somewhat blundered date, as usual, three pellets below...

CHAGHATAYID KHANS: Tuqa Timur, 1272-1291, AR dirham (1.90g), Taraz, AH677, A-1985, with the f-shape tamgha in the center on both sides, date in numera

CHAGHATAYID KHANS: Khutlugh Khwaja, 1298-1299, AE jital (3.62g), , ND, A-A1987.4, trilingual type, 'adl in Arabic in obverse center, surrounde

CHAGHATAYID KHANS: Buyan Quli Khan, 1348-1359, AR quhistani dinar (5.08g), Junabadh, AH757, A-2010, boldly clear mint & date, nice strike, stron...

GOLDEN HORDE: Anonymous anepigraphic, ca. 1270s-1310s, AR dirham (1.25g), , ND, A-A2020, Singatullina-161, tamgha surrounded by about 19 pell

GOLDEN HORDE: Toda Mangu, 1280-1287, AR dirham (1.65g), Qrim, AH683, A-2021.1, tamga in central circle on obverse, slightly double-struck, strong stri

GOLDEN HORDE: Toda Mangu, 1280-1287, AR dirham (1.41g), Qrim, AH683, A-2021.1, tamga in central circle on obverse, slightly double-struck, strong stri

GOLDEN HORDE: Töle Buqa, 1287-1290, AR dirham (1.59g), Qrim, ND, A-2022A, ruler's name in Uighur on obverse, lion & mint name on revers...

GOLDEN HORDE: Töle Buqa, 1287-1290, AR dirham (1.67g), Qrim, AH686, A-2022.2, ruler's name in Arabic, tamgha in hexagram on reverse, lovely...

GOLDEN HORDE: Töle Buqa, 1287-1290, AR dirham (1.61g), Qrim, AH686, A-2022.2, ruler's name in Arabic, tamgha in hexagram on reverse, lovely...

GOLDEN HORDE: Jani Beg, 1341-1357, AR 4 dirhams (2.54g), Bazar, ND, A-2029, struck at or near Astarabad by the local ruler, Amir Wali, crude Very Fine

GOLDEN HORDE: Murid Khan, 1362-1363, AE pul, Gulistan, AH764, A-2040A, anonymous, assigned to Murid as all silver coins of Gulistan 764 bear his name,

GOLDEN HORDE: Dawlat Birdi Khan, 1424-1437, AR dirham, NM, ND, A-2059C, both sides in lozenge, crude Very Fine. Latin legend and arms of Genoa on obve

ILKHAN: Ghazan Mahmud, AR dirham (2.21g), Konya, AH699, A-2175, Diler-291, superb strike, very rare subtype, Extremely Fine, RR. The obvesre text is

ILKHAN: Hulagu, 1256-1265, AR dirham (2.68g), Urmiya, AH669, A-2122.1, excellent strike, perhaps best I've seen for this mint, Very Fine, RR. T...

ILKHAN: Arghun, 1284-1291, AR ½ dirham (1.18g) (Mardin), AH68x, A-2147, bold strike, the word hijri follows the date, partly visible on this ex...

ILKHAN: Arghun, 1284-1291, AR dirham (2.31g), Tiflis, AH685, A-2151.2, Very Fine. Christian type, with reverse inscribed in Arabic, bism al-ab wa...

ILKHAN: Gaykhatu, 1291-1295, AV dinar (3.83g), MM, AH694, A-2158.1, probably not Tabriz, but mint largely off flan, Extremely Fine.

ILKHAN: Gaykhatu, 1291-1295, AR dirham (2.26g) (Tiflis), DM, A-2160, narrow flan, as is common for this type, star left of the cross in the reverse fi

ILKHAN: Gaykhatu, 1291-1295, AR dirham (2.00g) (Tiflis), ND, A-2160, star to left of the cross in the obverse field, Very Fine, R.

ILKHAN: Baydu, 1295, AV dinar (4.14g), Tabriz, AH(694), A-2164, bold mint name, some flatness, Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated, S.

ILKHAN: Uljaytu, 1304-1316, AR 6 dirhams, Jajerm, AH71x, A-2187, type C, slightly off center strike, some minor weakness of strike, still quite lovely

ILKHAN: Abu Sa'id, 1316-1335, AR 2 dirhams (3.44g), Bakuh, AH720, A-2200.1, some light adhesion, mostly on reverse, very clear mint & date, ...

ILKHAN: Abu Sa'id, 1316-1335, AR 6 dirhams (8.51g), Jajerm, Khani 33, A-2217, lovely strike without any weakness, Very Fine.

ILKHAN: Abu Sa'id, 1316-1335, AR 2 dirhams (2.83g), Sivas, Khani 34, A-2218.1, type H, superb specimen, with very pleasing toning as well, choic...

ILKHAN: Abu Sa'id, 1316-1335, AR 2 dirhams (2.61g), Niksar, ND, A-2218.1, rare central Anatolian mint, Extremely Fine, R. This type usually has...

ILKHAN: Muhammad Khan, 1336-1338, AE fals (1.45g), NM, ND, A-A2231, lion walking right, sun above, Fine, R.

ILKHAN: Sulayman, 1339-1346, AR 1 dirham (0.57g), Sultaniya, AH744, A-2255A, type E, date carelessly engraved, but likely intended for 744, as type E

JALAYRIDS: Shaykh Uways I, 1356-1374, AR dirham (2.07g), Wastan, AH7(6)6, A-2300.3, rare eastern Anatolian mint, now known as Gevash, a small city on

TIMURID: Ulugh Beg I, 1447-1449, AR tanka (5.17g), Sabzawar, ND, A-2413.1, obverse text in Arabic, Very Fine, R.

TIMURID: 'Abd Allah, 1450-1451, AR tanka (5.07g), Samarqand, AH855, A-2415, nice strike, Very Fine, R.

TIMURID: Sultan Husayn, 1469-1506, AR ¼ tanka (1.04g), Nimruz, ND, A-2433.1, light porosity, lovely strike from special dies for the fractional...

TIMURID (MUGHAL): Muhammad Humayun, 1530-1556, AR shahrukhi (4.73g), Agra, ND, A-B2464, some weakness on reverse die (not the coin), superb obverse, v

TIMURID (MUGHAL): Muhammad Humayun, 1530-1556, AR light shahrukhi (3.88g), Urdu, AH952, A-G2464, overstruck on Kamran, Qandahar, date obscured by the

TIMURID (MUGHAL): Muhammad Humayun, 1530-1556, AR shahrukhi (4.64g), Qandahar, DM, A-E2464, muling of two reverse dies, About Very Fine, RRR. Struck

SAFAVID: Isma'il I, 1501-1524, AV ashrafi (3.41g), Mardin, ND, A-2569, die break in obverse center, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.

SAFAVID: Isma'il I, 1501-1524, AR shahi (9.18g), Astarabad, ND, A-2576, special type, with five horizontal panels of text on the obverse, finest...

SAFAVID: Isma'il I, 1501-1524, AR shahi (9.31g), Ganja, AH916, A-2576, mint name in reverse center, date at left edge of obverse, usual weakness...

SAFAVID: Isma'il I, 1501-1524, AR shahi (9.21g), Kan, ND, A-2576, extremely rare mint in northern Iran, some weakness, but mint name boldly clea...

SAFAVID: Isma'il I, 1501-1524, AR tanka (3.47g), Ruyan, ND, A-2586, very rare mint, Fine to Very Fine.

SAFAVID: Isma'il II, 1576-1578, AR 2 shahi (4.51g), Fuman, ND, A-2613, obverse of Fuman muled with obverse die of type #2618, type A of his succ...

SAFAVID: Isma'il II, 1576-1578, AR 2 shahi (4.75g), Fuman, ND, A-2613, rare mint, located about 15 miles southwest of Rasht, nice Very Fine, R.

SAFAVID: Isma'il II, 1576-1578, AR 2 shahi (4.62g), Qazwin, AH(9)85, A-2613, mint given with epithet al-muwahhidin, bold strike, nice Very Fine,...

SAFAVID: Muhammad Khudabandah, 1578-1588, AR 2 shahi (4.61g), Astarabad, AH988, A-2620, broad flan, typical only for this mint, obverse off center, ex

SAFAVID: Muhammad Khudabandah, 1578-1588, AR shahi (2.32g), Urdu, AH988, A-2621, struck at the military mint, Very Fine, RR.

SAFAVID: 'Abbas I, 1588-1629, AV 2 mithqal (9.27g), Urdu, ND, A-2626, AGW 0.2985 oz, Fine to Very Fine, RR.

SAFAVID: Safi I, 1629-1642, AR abbasi (7.6g), Tabriz, AH1038, A-2638.1, first issue, with ruler entitled bande-ye shah-e velayat, Very Fine, R.

SAFAVID: Safi I, 1629-1642, AR abbasi (7.78g), Shushtar, AH1042, A-2638.2, very scarce mint, choice Very Fine.

SAFAVID: 'Abbas II, 1642-1666, AR abbasi (7.60g), Ardabil, AH1053, A-2642, rare mint, nice even strike, Very Fine, R.

SAFAVID: 'Abbas II, 1642-1666, AR abbasi (7.36g), Ardabil, AH1056, A-2646, rare mint, Extremely Fine.

SAFAVID: Sulayman I, 1668-1694, AR 10 shahi (17.59g), Isfahan, AH1087, A-2658, a presentation type with the lengthy couplet of type D, mount removed a

SAFAVID: Sultan Husayn, 1694-1722, AR 2 shahi (3.67g), Isfahan, AH1115, A-2675, type B, special strike for presentation purposes, superb perfect strik

SAFAVID: Sultan Husayn, 1694-1722, AR 2 shahi (3.65g), Isfahan, AH1114, A-2675, type B, special strike for presentation purposes, mount removed, but t

SAFAVID: Sultan Husayn, 1694-1722, AR rectangular 5 shahi (8.57g), Iravan, AH(11)25, A-2677.1, pleasing strike, nice Very Fine, R.

SAFAVID: Sultan Husayn, 1694-1722, AR rectangular 5 shahi (8.69g), Tabriz, AH1129, A-2677.2, mint & date in central cartouche, superb strike, ch...

SAFAVID: Sultan Husayn, 1694-1722, AR rectangular 5 shahi (8.66g), Tabriz, AH1129, A-2677.2, mint & date in central cartouche, nice strike, Extr...

SAFAVID: Sultan Husayn, 1694-1722, AR rectangular 2 shahi (3.43g), Isfahan, AH1127, A-2679, lovely strike, bold Extremely Fine, R.

SAFAVID: Sultan Husayn, 1694-1722, AR rectangular 2 shahi (3.49g), Isfahan, AH1127, A-2679, bold strike, Extremely Fine, R.

SAFAVID: Sultan Husayn, 1694-1722, AR 2 shahi (3.46g), Tabriz, AH1129, A-2680, type C, struck primarily for presentation purposes, Extremely Fine, RR.

SAFAVID: Sultan Husayn, 1694-1722, AR abbasi (5.40g), Iravan, AH1131, A-2683.1, with cross-in-circle below the date on the obverse, Very Fine to Extre

SAFAVID: Tahmasp II, 1722-1732, AV ashrafi (3.44g), Isfahan, AH114x, A-2688, struck after the reconquest of Isfahan in AH1142, thus dated 1142-1145, F

SAFAVID: 'Abbas III, 1732-1735, AR abbasi (5.36g), Rasht, AH1145, A-2694, superb strike, almost perfectly centered, amongst the finest I have se...

HOTAKI: Mahmud Shah, 1722-1724, AR 5 shahi (7.25g), Isfahan, AH1136, A-2715, Extremely Fine. If this type is indeed a panjshahi, it is struck to a sta

HOTAKI: Ashraf, 1724-1729, AR abbasi (4.36g), Isfahan, AH1340//1137, A-2721, the year 1340 is an engraver's error for 1140, 1137 on the reverse,...

AFSHARID: Nadir Shah, 1735-1747, AE fals (17.34g), Bhakkar, AH1156, A-D2756, slightly porous surfaces, fully clear name, mint & date, Fine, RR.

ZAND: Karim Khan, 1753-1779, AV ¼ mohur (2.74g), Isfahan, AH118x, A-2791, KM-525.1, Extremely Fine.

ZAND: Karim Khan, 1753-1779, AR rupi of 10 shahi (11.09g), Mazandaran, DM (AH 1172-5), A-2793, KM-512.2, boldly struck, date off flan, Extremely Fine,

ZAND: Karim Khan, 1753-1779, AR double abbasi, Shiraz, AH1182, A-2796, fabulous strike, almost perfect, very rarely seen this nice, choice Extremely F

ZAND: Sadiq Khan, 1779-1781, AR 4/5 rupi (9.18g), Mazandaran, AH1194, A-2813, the date is below the reverse, with the 9 retrograde, lovely Very Fine t

ZAND REBELS: Hedayat Allah, 1785-1786, AR 1/3 rupi (3.07g), Rasht, AH"1020" (for 1200), A-F2826, mount removed, scraped around the edge fr...

QAJAR: Muhammad Hasan Khan, 1750-1759, AV ¼ mohur (3.64g), Isfahan, AH1167, A-2826, KM-505.1, mint epithet Dar al-Saltana, Extremely Fine, RRR.

QAJAR: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AV toman (6.15g), Rasht, AH1213, A-2859, KM-739, type S1, both obverse & reverse fields enclosed within an...

QAJAR: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AV toman (6.11g), Isfahan, AH1213, A-2859, KM-739, type S1, dated on obverse only, reverse within ornate frame...

QAJAR: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AV toman (6.12g), Mazandaran, AH1216//1216, A-2859, KM-739, type S1, lovely strike for this mint, About Uncirc...

QAJAR: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AV toman (6.10g), Tehran, ND, A-2859, KM-739, type S1, Extremely Fine, R. This is clearly undated, not date o...

QAJAR: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AV toman (6.10g), Yazd, AH1217, A-2860C, type S2, dated on reverse only, lovely broad strike, About Uncirculat...

QAJAR: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AV toman (6.09g), Tehran, AH1219, A-C2860, type S2, nice strike, tiny testmark from use in India, Very Fine to...

QAJAR: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AV toman (6.16g), Yazd, AH1220, A-C2860, type S2, nice strike, tiny testmark from use in India, Extremely Fine...

QAJAR: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AV toman (5.69g), Shiraz, AH1221//122x, A-2860F, KM-741, type T1, superb example, About Uncirculated, RR. It ...

QAJAR: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AV toman (5.71g), Shiraz, AH1221//122(1), A-2860F, KM-741, type T1, full strike without any weakness, About Un...

QAJAR: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AV toman (4.57g), Isfahan, AH1238, A-2865, minor weakness, not from the great hoard of the 1960s, which termin...

QAJAR: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AV toman (4.57g), Shiraz, AH1233, A-2865, date weak but certain, some weakness, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.

QAJAR: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AR ¼ riyal (2.59g), Kashan, ND, A-2882, KM-—, struck with broad dies, probably intended for the full riya...

QAJAR: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AR 1/5 riyal (1.84g), Tehran, AH1237, A-2891, superb strike, choice About Uncirculated, RRR. Struck accuratel...

QAJAR: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AV toman (3.32g), Rasht, AH1269, A-2921, plain outer margin / 8-petal flower within circle, small testmark from u