Stephen Album Rare Coins - Auction 15

ANCIENT INDIA: Harappan Primitive Money, ca. 3000-2500 BC, various sizes (37.50g), all with central hole, generally used for necklaces but allegedly a

ANCIENT INDIA: Anonymous, ca. 2nd century BC, AE square unit (1.29g), Mitch-—, bull left, between swastika & one undetermined symbol / tree-in-r...

ANCIENT CEYLON: Anonymous, 1st-2nd century AD, AE plaque (6.46g), Mitch-5051, deity standing between 2 standards / swastika atop railed pole, Fine to

GANDHARA: Anonymous, ca. 6th century BC, AR bent bar (10.27g), Ra-540 ff, long bar, 9 x 40 mm, 2 banker's marks in center, VF.

GANDHARA: Bent Bar, 5th/4th century BC, AR shatamana (11.37g), Ra-540ff, Mitch-4077, flat, very long bar, no secondary marks, 45 x 12 mm, Fine, ex. Wi

KASHI: Anonymous, ca. 600-525 BC, AR 2½ shana (3.07g), Ra-683 ff, single punchmark, complex geometric maze, VF, RR. Also assigned to the regio...

MAURYAN: Anonymous, 3rd century BC, AE square ¼ vimsatika (3.11g), Mitch-4290/95, elephant left, swastika, etc. / tree in railing, etc., VF to ...

INDO-GREEK: Euthydemos I, ca. 230-200 BC, AR obol (0.41g), Bop-15A, diademed head right / Hercules seated on rock, holding club, VF, R.

INDO-GREEK: Lysias, ca. 120-110 BC, AE hemiobol (4.53g), Bop-9B, Mitch-1839, bare-headed bust of king right, club over shoulder / elephant right, Fine

INDO-GREEK: Apollodotus II, ca. 80-65 BC, AR drachm (2.44g), Bop-2I, diademed bust of king / Athena Alkidemos holding shield and brandishing thunderbo

INDO-GREEK: Apollodotus II, ca. 80-65 BC, AR drachm (2.44g), Bop-2D, diademed bust of king / Athena Alkidemos holding shield and brandishing thunderbo

INDO-GREEK: Zoilos II, 50-40 BC, AR drachm, Jammu, Mitch-2108fl, diademed bust of king right / Pallas standing left with shield and thunderbolt, with

INDO-SCYTHIAN: Maues, ca. 90-60 BC, AR tetradrachm (9.75g), Taxila, Senior-1.1, M-729, Zeus standing left wearing himation, carrying three-pronged sce

INDO-SCYTHIAN: Spalirises, with Azes, ca. 60-58 BC, AR drachm (2.04g), King on horseback, wearing military outfit, holding spear / Zeus standing facin

INDO-SCYTHIAN: Azes I, ca. 57-35 BC, AR tetradrachm (7.74g), Hazara, Mitch-2233, king on horseback, Kharosthi letter below, Greek legends around / Kha

INDO-SCYTHIAN: Azes I, ca. 57-35 BC, AR tetradrachm (9.58g), Mitch-2225, king on horseback, holding long sword / Zeus standing, facing, holding sceptr

INDO-SCYTHIAN: Azilises, 1st cenrtury BC, AR tetradrachm (8.79g), Mitch-2270, king on horseback, holding long sword / Zeus standing, facing, holding s

KUSHAN: Huvishka, ca. 155-187, AV dinar (7.90g), Mitch-—, nimbated bust of king left, holding mace & sceptre / fire-deity Pharro standing, facin...

KUSHAN: Vasu Deva I, ca. 191-230, AV dinar (7.70g), Mitch-3396/97, posthumous issue, with Nandipada left of the king, and rosette or 7 pellets above t

KUSHAN: Vasu Deva I, ca. 191-230+, AV stater (7.92g), Mitch-3397var, G-654 ff, king standing, holding trident, 2nd trident to left / Siva & bull...

KUSHAN: Vasu Deva II, ca. 290-310, AV dinar (7.76g), Mitch-3542/44, standing king, facing left, sa-vi below / Ardoksho on throne, bold strike, choice

KUSHAN: Vasu Deva II, ca. 290-310, AV dinar (7.78g), Mitch-3542/44, standing king, facing left, sa-vi below / Ardoksho on throne, lovely strike, bold

KUSHAN: Vasu Deva II, ca. 290-310, AV dinar (7.74g), Mitch-3542/44, standing king, facing left, sa-vi below / Ardoksho on throne, reverse slightly dou

KUSHAN: Vasu Deva II, ca. 290-310, AV dinar (7.75g), Mitch-3542/44, standing king, facing left, sa-vi below / Ardoksho on throne, nice strike, EF.

KUSHAN: Vasu Deva II, ca. 290-310, AV dinar (7.86g), Mitch-3542/44, standing king, facing left, sa-chu below / Ardoksho on throne, nice strike, choice

KUSHAN: Chhu, ca. 310-325, AV dinar (7.78g), Mitch-3355/56, standing king, facing left, vira-vi below / Ardoksho on throne, oblong flan, bold strike,

KUSHAN: Chhu, ca. 310-325, AV dinar (7.80g), Mitch-3355/56, standing king, facing left, vira-vi below / Ardoksho on throne, normal flan (more-or-less

KUSHANO-SASANIAN: Hormizd I, ca. 270-295, AV scyphate stater (7.81g), Cribb-3, standing king left, holding trident and offering at altar, Nandipada to

KUSHANO-SASANIAN: Hormizd I, ca. 270-295, AV scyphate stater (7.78g), Cribb-4, standing king left, holding trident and offering at altar, Nandipada to

JAMMU & KASHMIR: Yasovarman, 5th century, base AV stater (7.29g), Mitch-3649, stylized late Kushan design, kidara on obverse, ruler's name o...

JAMMU & KASHMIR: Vigraya Deva, 5th century, base AV stater (7.79g), Mitch-3650, stylized late Kushan design, kidara on obverse, ruler's name...

AHICHHATRA: Anonymous, ca. 200-340, AE unit (1.58g), Mitch-4727, wheel / Brahmi achyu, VF.

KAUSHAMBI: Anonymous, ca. 1st century BC, AE small unit (1.23g), Allen-39 ff., bull right, symbol above / tree-in-railing, river symbol to left, choic

SHAKYA: Anonymous, ca. 600-500 BC, AR scyphate 5 shana (7.03g), Ra-524, pentagon, with 4 crescents & 1 pellet around, about 11 or 12 banker'...

SEBAKA: King Sebaka, ca. 30 BC & later, AE square unit (8.56g), Mitch-131/132, bull & 6-arch hill, king's name in Brahmi / Nandipada &am...

ERAN: Anonymous, ca. 150-75 BC, AE square karshapana (5.64g), Mitch-4615 ff, Allan-3, railed tree, railed banner Ujjain symbol / railed tree, nice Fin

VANGA: Punchmarked, ca. 5th century BC, BI karshapana (4.18g), Ra-30-32 variant, boat, wheel, and 4-armed symbol, VF, RR.

YAUDHEYAS: Anonymous, ca. 190-340 AD, LOT of 4 different clay die moulds, lot of 4 coins, ex. John Page Collection. Coin moulds to produce coins with

MALAYAMAN: Anonymous, 2nd century, AR square unit (3.36g), Mitch-205 ff, horse right, floral symbol above & to right / "map" of river ...

MEDIEVAL INDIA, etc.:Collection of bronze & silver coins; Kushan AE unit of Vima Kaphises,Shahi Kingdom AR bull & horseman jital, Jaunpur S...

INDO-SASANIAN: SIND: "Rana Datasatya", ca. mid-6th century, debased AV stater (6.87g), NM, ND, Sasanian bust, sun-wheel symbol to right / ...

CHAUHANS OF RANASTANBHAPURA: Hammira, ca. 1283-1301, AR ½ tanka (5.42g), VS[13]45, De-367a, Lakshmi seated facing within solid and dotted borde...

CHITALDURG: Anonymous, ca. 1690-1720, AV pagoda (3.29g), Mitch-939, Balakrishna type / one pellet below Pa of pratapa, EF.

VENAD CHERAS:Collection of coins from Southern India, dating from the 13-18th centuries, including; AE kasu and fractions, Meers-A6, E7, E8, E10 (2),

VIJAYANAGAR: Krishnarajadeva, 1509-1529, AV pagoda, Mitch-1998:641, Balakrishna seated, crude VF.

BENGAL: Ghiyath al-Din Iwaz, 1213-1227, AR tanka (10.74g), NM, AH616, G-B28 (same dies). Ra-—, interesting graffiti mark below obverse field, lovely f

BENGAL: Ghiyath al-Din 'Iwadh, 1213-1227, AR tanka (10.50g), NM, ND, G-B31, citing nur al-dunya wa'l-din 'ali burhan amir al-mu'mini...

BENGAL: A'zam Shah, 1389-1410, AR ¼ tanka (2.55g), NM, ND, G-B256, Ra-222, ghiyath al-dunya wa'l-din on obverse, abu'l-muzaffar a&#...

BENGAL: Muhammad Shah, 2nd reign, 1418-1432, AR tanka (10.65g), Chatgaon, AH832, G-B365, toughra style both sides, date in numerals to right of revers

BENGAL: 'Ala al-Din Husain, 1493-1519, AR tanka (10.35g), Dar al-Darb, AH913, G-B761. Ra-486, broad thin flan, minor flan crack, several testmar...

BENGAL: Nasir al-Din Nusrat, 1519-1531, AR ¼ tanka (2.50g), Husainabad, AH925, G-B817, date on obverse, mint on reverse, lovely strike, choice ...

BENGAL: Nasir al-Din Nusrat, 1519-1531, AR tanka (10.60g), Tirhut Mardin, ND, G-B841, lovely bold strike, rare mint, choice EF, R.

BENGAL: Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud, 1531-1538, AR ¼ tanka (2.58g), Fathabad, ND, G-B903, pleasing VF to EF, RR.

BENGAL: Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud, 1531-1538, AR tanka (10.52g), Husainabad, AH939, G-B904, fabulous strike, choice EF. Goron illustrated specimen.

BENGAL: Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud, 1531-1538, AR ¼ tanka (2.71g), Husainabad, AH(9)39, G-B906, fabulous strike, choice EF.

BENGAL: Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud, 1531-1538, AR tanka (10.72g), Nusratabad, AH933, G-B910, superb strike, bold EF, R.

BENGAL: Bahadur Shah, 1555-1560, AR rupee (11.02g), Satgaon, AH967, G-B966, nice strike, several testmarks, choice VF to EF, R, ex. John Deyell collec

BENGAL:LOT of 10 silver tankas, types Goron-B456var (Mahmud III, 1433-1459, NM ND, style as gold tanka B340, vf, many marks), B739 (Husain, 1493-1319,

BENGAL:LOT of 4 silver tankas, types Goron-B89 (Kaika'us, 1290-1300, Lakhnauti, ND, vf-ef), B96 (Firuz Shah, 1300-1316, 1319-1320, MM, AH702, vf...

BENGAL:LOT of 8 silver tankas, types Goron-B151 (Ilyas, 1342-1357, NM ND, f-vf), B181 (Sikandar I, 1357-1389, Firuzabad, DM, vf, many testmarks &...

BIJAPUR:Collection of coins from the Sultanate period dating from 1652-1672, including; AE falus KM-8.2, AR 'hairpin' larin, Dabuli AH108x r...

DELHI: Mubarak Shah, 1316-1320, AV tanka (10.80g), Dar al-Khilafa? DM, G-D246A, EF.

DELHI: Qutb al-Din Mubarak, 1316-1320, AR square tanka (10.97g), Hazrat Dar al-Khilafa, AH718, G-D261, lovely bold strike, EF.

DELHI: Tughlaq I, 1320-1325, AR tanka (11.01g), Delhi, AH722, G-D306, superb bold strike, almost perfectly centered, choice EF.

DELHI: Sher Shah, 1538-1545, AR rupee (11.44g), Kalpi, AH(949), G-D784, EF, R. Mint name below kalima on reverse.

DELHI: Sher Shah, 1538-1545, AR rupee (11.16g), Pandua, AH947, G-D789, lovely strike, some very light porosity, very rare mint, choice VF, RR, ex. Joh

DELHI: Sher Shah, 1538-1545, AR rupee (11.34g), NM, AH946, G-D816, full broad flan, lovely strike, VF to EF.

DELHI: Sher Shah, 1538-1545, AR rupee (11.44g), NM, AH951, G-D827, superb bold strike, choice EF.

DELHI:LOT of 12 silver tankas, Mas'ud (1242-1246, 1 piece), Mahmud (1246-1266, 5 pieces, one dated AH665, another partial date but ef condition)...

DELHI:LOT of 55 jitals and related copper or billon coins, struck 1193-1320, including Muhammad I (10 pcs), Yildiz (2), Iltutmish (3), Bahram (1), Mas

DELHI:LOT of 32 copper or billon pieces, before 1388 until after 1552, including Fath Khan (3 pieces, G-510, 512, 514), Abu Bakr (1 pc., D565), Muhamm

DELHI:LOT of 12 silver rupees, 1538-1552, including one piece of Sher Shah (G-D827, NM, AH952), and complete set of the mintless "1477" ty...

DELHI:LOT of 47 various copper & billon coins struck 1320-1388, including Tughluq I (7 pcs), Muhammad III (19 pcs), and Firuz III (15 pcs), comm...

GUJARAT: Mahmud Shah I, 1458-1511, AR tanka (10.78g) (Muhammadabad), ND, G-G127, lovely VF.

GUJARAT: Mahmud Shah III, 1537-1553, AV tanka (11.96g), NM, AH953, G-G412, EF.

GUJARAT: Ahmad Shah III, 1553-1560, AV tanka (11.78g), AH962, G-G501, Ra-2411, bold EF. An example sold at CNG Mail Bid Sale 82, lot 1266, September 2

GUJARAT: Muzaffar III, 1560-1573, AV tanka (12.00g), AH974, G-G565, Ra-2449, bold strike, choice About Unc. This date is unlisted by Goron.

GUJARAT: Muzaffar III, 1560-1573, AV tanka (11.89g), AH975, G-G565, Ra-2449, superb strike, choice About Unc. This date is unlisted by Goron.

GUJARAT: Muzaffar III, 1560-1573, AV tanka (11.91g), AH975, G-G565, Ra-2449, superb strike, choice About Unc. This date is unlisted by Goron.

GUJARAT: Muzaffar III, 1560-1573, AV tanka (11.91g), AH975, G-G565, Ra-2449, superb strike, choice About Unc.

GUJARAT: Muzaffar III, 1560-1573, AV tanka (11.98g), AH973, G-G565, Ra-2449, bold strike, EF to About Unc. This date is unlisted by Goron, who cites o

GUJARAT: Akbar I, 1556-1605, AR ½ tanka (5.70g), NM, AH911 (sic), G-G645, likely struck 1572-83 by I'timad Khan in the name of the Mughal r...

GUJARAT:LOT of 16 pieces, struck 1410-1511, Ahmad I (5 copper), Muhammad II (2 copper), Ahmad II (1 billon, 1 copper), and Mahmud I (3 silver, 1 billo

GUJARAT:LOT of 10 silver coins, struck 1511-1573, Muzaffar II (2 pcs), Mahmud III (5 pcs), Ahmad III (1 pc), and Muzaffar III (2 pcs), vf or better, s

JAUNPUR & KASHMIR Sultanates:LOT of 26 copper coins, of Jaunpur, Ibrahim (2 pcs), Mahmud (4), and Husayn (10), all with clear date, almost all v...

KASHMIR: Zain-ul-Abidin, 1420-1470, AR sasnu (6.17g), Kashmir, AH842, G-K9, bold VF, S.

KASHMIR: (in name of) Humayun, 1530-1556, AR sansu, Kashmir, AH95(3), G-K104, 2 testmarks, VF, R.

KASHMIR: Muhammad 'Ali Shah, 1570-1579, AR sasnu (6.16g), Kashmir, AH982, G-K133. Ra-2880, two testmarks, VF.

KASHMIR: Muhammad Yusuf Shah, 1st reign, 1579, AR sasnu (6.23g), Kashmir, AH987, G-K135. Ra-2885, one testmark, choice EF.

KULBARGA (BAHMANIDS): Muhammad Shah I, 1359-1375, AR tanka (10.93g), Ahsanabad, AH775, G-BH27, lovely strike, choice VF.

KULBARGA (BAHMANIDS):LOT of 29 copper pieces, Bahman Shah (1 piece), Firoz (6), Ahmad I (1), Ahmad II (9), Mahmud (1) and Kalimullah (2), also two pie

KULBARGA (BAHMANIDS):LOT of 4 silver tankas, including Muhammad II (1378-1397, G-BH51, dated AH776, fine, many testmarks), Firuz Shah (1397-1422, BH63

MADURA: Ahsan Shah, 1334-1339, AV tanka (11.01g), Hadrat Madura, AH736, G-MD—, superb strike, style similar to the gold tanka of his successor Ghiyath

MADURA: Ahsan Shah, 1333-1339, AR 1/3 tanka or 24 gani? (3.57g), NM, AH735, G-MD2, VF, S.

MALWA:LOT of 6 silver pieces, 1 of Mahmud I, 1 of Ghiyas Shah, 1 of Nasir, 2 of Mahmud II, and 1 of Baz Bahadur, the last one scarce, at least vf, lot

MADURA & MALWA Sultanates:LOT of 12 pieces, 3 copper coins of Madura (one each of Ahsan, Udauji, and Damghan, all fine), and 6 coppers of Malwa ...

MALWA: Mahmud Shah I, 1436-1469, AV tanka (11.09g), Shadiabad, AH8xx, G-M21, EF.

HABBARIDS OF SIND:LOT of 24 silver dammas, 18 of the Habbarid dymasty (1 of 'Abd al-Rahman, 2 of 'Abd Allah I, 2 of 'Ali, 6 of 'Umar...

MUGHAL: Babur, 3rd reign, 1504-1530, AR shahrukhi (4.66g), Qandahar, AH933, KM-—, Rahman-38.04 (same dies), A-2462.1, about 15% flat strike, no damage

MUGHAL: Babur, 3rd reign, 1504-1530, AR shahrukhi (4.72g), Balkh, AH(92)4, KM-—, Rahman-16.01 (same dies), A-2462.1, one testmark, nice strike, clear