Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 22

CELTIC: SOUTH SERBIA: Anonymous, ca. 3rd-2nd century BC, AR tetradrachm (12.17g), BMC-76var, cf. Dembski-1095, bust right, wild hair, without diadems

CELTIC: SOUTH SERBIA: Anonymous, ca. 3rd-2nd century BC, AR tetradrachm (12.41g), BMC-76var, cf. Dembski-1096, bust right, wild hair, without diadems

CELTIC: SOUTH SERBIA: Anonymous, ca. 3rd-2nd century BC, AR tetradrachm (12.36g), BMC-76var, cf. Dembski-1096, bust right, wild hair, without diadems

VELIA: ca. 350-251 BC, AR didrachm (7.55g), S-461var, head of Athena left, wearing crested Phrygian helmet, monogram behind / lion standing left, devo

VELIA: ca. 350-251 BC, AR didrachm (7.40g), S-461var, head of Athena left, wearing crested Phrygian helmet, F on neck; monogram behind / lion right, c

LOT WITHDRAWN

SELEUKID KINGDOM: Demetrios I Soter, 162-150 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.59g), undated, S-7014, didamed head / Tyche enthroned, holding baton & cornu...

SELEUKID KINGDOM: Demetrios I Soter, 162-150 BC, AR tetradrachm (15.68g), Sel-158 (155/54 BC), S-7015, didamed head / Tyche enthroned, holding baton...

SELEUKID KINGDOM: Demetrios I Soter, 162-150 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.28g), Sel-158 (155/54 BC), S-7015, didamed head / Tyche enthroned, holding baton...

SELEUKID KINGDOM: Demetrios I Soter, 162-150 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.47g), Sel-160 (153/52 BC), S-7015, diademed head / Tyche enthroned, holding baton

SELEUKID KINGDOM: Demetrios I Soter, 162-150 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.41g), Sel-161 (152/51 BC), S-7015, diademed head / Tyche enthroned, holding baton

SELEUKID KINGDOM: Demetrios I Soter, 162-150 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.19g), Sel-161 (152/51 BC), S-7015, diademed head / Tyche enthroned, holding baton

SELEUKID KINGDOM: Demetrios I Soter, 162-150 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.44g), ND, S-7015, diademed head / Tyche enthroned, holding baton & cornucopi...

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Ardeshir I, 224-241, BI tetradrachm (10.86g), G-7, porous surfaces, VF.

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Shahpur I, 241-272, AR drachm (4.15g), NM, G-23, superb strike, tiny chip near rim, choice EF.

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Varahran II, 276-293, AR drachm (4.14g), G-64, busts of the king, the queen, and his son, the last one without a diadem in hand, ple

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Narseh, 293-303, AR drachm (3.95g), NM, G-76, pleasing strike, Fine.

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Khusro I, 531-579, AE pashiz (1.18g), year 25, G-—, mint unclear, but seems to be BYSh for Bishapur, some adhesions on reverse, espe

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Hormizd V, 631-632, AR drachm (3.92g), MY (Mishan), year 2, G-230, VF.

AXUM: Joel, ca. 550, AE unit (0.69g), M&J-134, facing bust / tall cross, lovely brown patina, VF-EF

DAHAE: Anonymous, ca. 330-250 BC, AR obol (0.39g), Mitch-343, Herakles holding club / Zeus seated, very crude designs, based on Macedonian prototype,

MERV: Early Graeco-Scythian, ca. 130-80 BC, AR drachm (3.59g), Mitch-—, based on the standard Indo-Greek design of Eukratides I (helmeted bust / Diosc

YUEH CHI: Sapadbizes, late 1st century BC, AR hemidrachm (1.53g), Mitch-2824/28, helmeted bust right / lion standing, slight porosity, bold Fine to VF

NORTHERN TOKHARISTAN: Heraios the Tyrant, early 1st century AD, AR obol (0.62g), Mitch-2840/43, bust right / soldier standing, choice VF.

BUKHARA: Asbar, ca. 5th century, AE cash (1.82g), Zeno-21134, Bukharan tamgha arranged as a firealtar / Sogdian legend on both sides, light porosity,

CHORESMIA: Ramik, late 6th century, AR tetradrachm (6.33g), Vainberg type G1, Zeno-104915, crowned bust right / horseman, his name & title aroun...

CHORESMIA: Tutukhas, ca. 500 AD, AE unit (2.88g), Vainberg type B5.2, Zeno-20863, bust right with camel crown / Khwarizmian legend around group of 5 p

CHORESMIA: Brawik, early 7th century, AE unit (5.93g), Vainberg type G2.1, Zeno-125630, crowned bust right / horseman right, legend both sides, porous

CHORESMIA: Kanik, early 8th century, AE unit (5.25g), Vainberg type G4.7, Zeno-15532, bust right, 3-crescent crown / horseman right, legend both sides

CHORESMIA: Sawrshafan, ca. 751-762, AR tetradrachm (3.13g), Vainberg type G5var, Zeno-32492, crowned bust right, Nestorian cross behind & annule...

CHORESMIA: Sawrshafan, ca. 751-762, AR tetradrachm (3.11g), Vainberg type G5, Zeno-143677, crowned bust right, without Nestorian cross / horseman, his

CHACH: Anonymous, about 3rd century, AE cash (2.42g), S&K-1, period I, long-hair diademed bust left, pointed beard, crescent above / Chach tamga...

CHACH: Nirtanak, 7th or 8th century, AE cash (2.39g), S&K-6.2, bust facing, crescent above and swastika right / Chach tamgha & Sogdian text,...

CHACH: Satacharni, 7th or 8th century, AE cash (2.06g), S&K-6.3, bust slightly to the right, wearing trapezoid-based tiara / Chach tamgha, Sodgi...

CHACH: Rutchik, 7th or 8th century, AE cash (1.76g), S&K-6.5, bust slightly to the left, wearing tall cap / Chach tamgha & Sogdian legend, u...

CHACH: Stachak, 7th or 8th century, AE cash (1.50g), S&K-6.6, lion left, short word above / Chach tamgha & Sogdian legend, touch of porosity...

CHACH: Tarnavch, 8th century, AE cash (2.56g), S&K-6.8 version 1/2, lion right / Chach tamgha & Sogdian legend, pleasing VF.

CHACH: Tarnavch, 8th century, AE cash (2.56g), S&K-6.8 version 1/2, lion right / Chach tamgha & Sogdian legend, attractive VF.

CHACH: Anonymous, 7th or 8th century, AE cash (0.77g), S&K-6.11, head slightly to the right, huge earrings and bent cap / Chach tamgha & Sog...

CHACH: Anonymous, 7th or 8th century, AE cash (1.01g), S&K-6.14var, single line of undeciphered Sogdian text / Chach tamgha & trace of Sodgi...

CHACH REGION: Anonymous, ca. 680-730, AE cash (2.00g), S&K-5.1, version 3, adjacent male & female busts / Chach tamgha, cross, and Sogdian l...

CHACH REGION: Anonymous, ca. 700-730, AE cash (1.16g), S&K-6.8, two-humped camel pacing left / concave square, Sogdian text around, undetermined...

CHACH REGION: Khaqan Tardu, ca. 710-730, AE cash (1.52g), S&K-6.9, single line text, khaqan / Chach tamgha & name tardu, undetermined mint, ...

FARANKAT: Nirt, 7th or 8th century, AE cash (1.62g), S&K-4.3, facing bust, no tiara, crescent above / Chach tamgha & Sogdian legend, minor a...

FERGHANA: Tutaks, 7th-8th century, AE cash (1.21g), Smirnova-1445, Zeno-77707, Sogdian legend around square hole, runic ash to the right, uniface, tin

FERGHANA: Anonymous, later 8th century, AE cash (2.03g), Smirnova-1638, CCA-Fr8, Sogdian text tentatively read to mean "Godly king" / blan...

KABARNA: Uncertain ruler, 7th or 8th century, AE cash (1.17g), S&K-2.7, horse & rider / Chach tamgha & Sogdian legend, some weakness, ni...

KABARNA: Uncertain ruler, 7th or 8th century, AE cash (1.07g), S&K-2.8, horse pacing right / Chach tamgha & Sogdian legend, some light poros...

KANKA: Anonymous, 7th century, AE cash (1.05g), S&K-3.4, facing bust, long hair, star & crescent to right / Chach tamgha & Sogdian legen...

KESH: Anonymous, 7th-8th century, AE cash (2.00g), Rtv-39, Zeno-3390, bust left, with elaborate hair style / combat scene of the king spearing a lion

OTRAR: Anonymous, 8th century, AE cash (1.51g), Smirnova-1580, Zeno-8949, lion right / tamgha, VF, RR.

PAIKEND: Anonymous, ca. 700-710, AE cash (1.51g), Zeno-20199, Bukhara tamgha at top / Chinese yuan below / Sogdian text to left & right / cross-...

PAIKEND: Anonymous, ca. 700-710, AE cash (1.43g), Zeno-20199 (this piece), Bukhara tamgha at top, Chinese yuan below, Sogdian text to left & rig...

PENDJIKENT: Bidyan of Panch, ca. 690-709, AE cash (1.42g), Smirnova-998, Zeno-44835, Sogdian legend around / traces of Pendjikent tamgha, Very Good to

PENDJIKENT: Lady Nana, ca. 709-722, AE cash (1.91g), Smirnova 834 ff, Zeno-130578, Sogdian text / single tamgha around the central hole, light porosit

SAMITAN: Anonymous, 8th century, AE cash (1.69g), Smirnova—, Zeno-77708, undeciphered Sogdian script / 2 identical local tamghas, VF, RR. According

SEMIRECH'E: Turgesh tribe, late 8th century, AE cash (2.19g), Kamyshev-30, Zeno-3506 (this piece), Sogdian bgy twrkws gagan pny / Turgesh tamga ...

SEMIRECH'E: Turgesh Khaqanate, 8th century, AE cash (5.09g), Smirnova-1589 ff, Zeno-131295, fine Sogdian text / simple tamgha, VF.

SEMIRECH'E: Vashtutava, 8th century, AE cash (2.82g), Kamyshev-21, Zeno-134041, Sogdian legend / Turgesh tamgha, Runic letter P, and Chinese yua...

SEMIRECH'E: Tukhus tribe, late 8th century, AE cash (1.08g), Kamyshev-43, CCA-16, Sogdian legends, patmas gubu pny and trident tamgha / twrkys g...

SOUTHERN SOGHD: Unknown ruler, 1st-2nd century, AR obol (0.50g), CCA-SS3, Herakles standing, holding club & diadem / Zeus enthroned, holding unc...

XIZHOU HUIHU: Aslandhan & successors, 9th-12th century, AE cash (3.43g), XN-79/81, Uighur text iduq yarliq yurisun, Fine, RR.

SAMARKAND: Wuzurg, ca. 645-650, AE cash (1.97g), Smirnova-78 ff, Zeno-41895, Sogdian script, horizonal / 2 tamghas, minor porosity, Fine to VF, R.

SAMARKAND: Urk Wartramuka, ca. 675-698, AE cash (2.85g), Smirnova-657 ff, Zeno-37216, Sogdian script, very clear / 2 tamghas, barely visible, Fine to

SAMARKAND: Tukaspadak, ca. 696-698, AE cash (1.49g), Smirnova-191 ff, Zeno-121456, Sogdian script, clear / 2 tamghas (barely visible), Very Good to Fi

SAMARKAND: Tarkhun, ca. 700-710, AE cash (2.13g), Smirnova-215 ff, Zeno-46923, Sogdian script / 2 tamghas, Fine to VF.

SAMARKAND: Afrig, ca. 719-720, AE cash (1.79g), Smirnova-400 ff, Zeno-53716, Sogdian script / 2 tamghas, solid planchet, without the Chinese style cen

SAMARKAND: Turgar, ca. 738-755, AE cash (2.31g), Smirnova-519, Zeno-107648, Sogdian script / 2 tamghas and crescent, bold VF, R.

SAMARKAND: Turgar, ca. 738-755, AE cash (2.77g), Smirnova-474 ff, Zeno-61612, Sogdian script / flat reverse, VF.

HEPHTHALITE: Alxon/Chionite, ca. 475-565, AR drachm (4.04g), NM, ND, Mitch-1455/56, G-287var., Peroz type, 4 pellets in obverse margin, Pahlavi letter

KHANATE OF THE WESTERN TURKS: The Lord Yabghu, ca. 560-585, AE unit (1.28g), Mitch-1545, bust right / fire-altar and flames, flanked with Sogdian lege

ANCIENT CENTRAL ASIA: LOT of 150 local Sogdian and relating copper coins, including 18 Chinese cash style with square center holes and 132 solid coppe

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 653-670, AR drachm (3.13g), DA (Darabjird), YE25, A-4, without the pair of triplets flanking the lower star-and-cresc

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 666-670, AR drachm (3.41g), SK (Sijistan), AH48, A-5, bism Allah rabbi in obverse field, anonymous issue of Ziyad b.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (3.44g), DA (Darabjird), year 43 (frozen), A-8, VF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (3.89g), GD (Jayy), AH62, A-12, date written as TLYNShST, with small annulet before the...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (2.70g), AYRAN (Hulwan), PYE30, A-12A, W-I.23, with Pahlavi YZAN in the 1st quarter of ...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Mu'awiya, 661-680, AR drachm (4.10g), DA (Darabjird), year 43 (frozen), A-14, actually struck AH52-54, the first issue to bear th...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr, 680-692, AR drachm (4.07g), DA + G (Jahrom), YE56, A-16, some light porosity near the rim, otherwise ver...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Salm. b. Ziyad, ca. 680-685, AR drachm (2.26g), AYPTAK, AH64, A-18, SICA-43, clipped down to later standard, VF, RRR. This mint name

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd al-Malik b. 'Abd Allah, 685-686, AR drachm (4.07g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH67, A-20, with bism Allah muhammad rasul Allah in...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Humran b. Aban, 691, AR drachm (3.97g), ART (Ardashir Khurra), AH72, A-23, lovely even strike, group of 4 pellets after bism Allah in o

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Atiya b. al-Aswad, fl. 689-696, AR dirham (3.12g), KRMAN (Kirman), AH75, A-28, clipped down to later standard, Fine to VF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf, 694-713, AR drachm (4.00g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH80, A-35.2, bism Allah in ObQ2, attractive VF to EF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 680-700, AE pashiz (0.84g), ST (Istakhr), ND, A-K41, standard Sasanian style (bust right / fire-altar & 2 atten...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 680-700, AE pashiz (0.88g), NM, ND, A-K41, Gyselen-66, Arabic baraka in place of name on obverse, bism Allah and rabb

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, ca. 690-710, AE pashiz (0.80g), NM, A-43B, Byzantine style, two facing busts, each with cross on headdress / patriarchal cro

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, ca. 670-700, AE pashiz (2.32g), uncertain mint, ND, A-49K, Gyselen-86, important type, but still without interpretation of m

EASTERN SISTAN: Khusro type, ca. 716-727, AR drachm (3.59g), SK (Sijistan), AH108, A-77, with crescent in ObQ1, the date seems to be written as TMShST

ARAB-BYZANTINE: debased AV solidus (4.06g), "Spania", indiction 11 (about 713 AD), A-122, W-181, abbreviated Latin marginal texts both sid...

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Three Standing Figures, ca. 640s-660s, AE fals (5.57g), year "17", A-3501A, MIB-X43 (same reverse die), mint mark HE? deri...

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Two Half-busts, ca. 640s-660s, AE fals (3.40g), NM, ND, A-3502var, two half-busts derived from the common gold solidus of Heraclius ...

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 640s-660s, AE square fals (3.69g), NM, A-3504, Foss, p.32, emperor standing, holding 2 crosses, traces of EN TOT

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 650s, AE square fals (3.82g), "NKIO", A-3504, Foss, p.32, "emperor" holding 2 long crosses...

LOT WITHDRAWN

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Joseph & Sophia type, ca. 670-700, AE ½ fals (3.16g), Baysan, ND, A-3510, two seated figures derived from Justin & Sop...

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Three Standing Figures, ca. 670-700+, AE fals (5.50g), Tabariya/Tiberias, ND, A-3512, W-49, large, broad flan, VF.

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Three Standing Figures, ca. 685-690, AE fals (3.09g), NM [Tabariya by type], ND, A-3512B, muhammad rasul Allah instead of mint formula

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Two Standing Figures, ca. 680-690, AE fals (2.96g), Dimashq, ND, A-3513.1, capital M, muling of a Ba'albakk obverse with a Damas...

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 670-690, AE fals (4.29g), Ba'albakk (Emisos), ND, A-3516, W-30, bism Allah to left, blundered Greek text t...