Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 22

ABBASID: Thamal, early 900s, AE fals (1.59g), NM , ND, A-300, al-amir thamal / muhammad rasul Allah, Fine.

ABBASID: AE fals (5.70g), al-Rafiqa, AH189, A-310, broad flan, stylistically similar to the contemporary dirhams of the same mint, VF.

ABBASID: AE fals (2.29g), Balkh, AH206, A-319, example known in Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, lovely VF to EF, RRR.

ABBASID: Isma'il b. 'Ali, AE fals (2.92g), Istakhr, AH143, A-325, lovely strike, touch of porosity, very clear legends, VF, R.

ABBASID: AE fals (2.41g), Kurat al-Mahdiya min Fars, AH161, A-328, "al-Mahdi's territory in Fars ", minimal weakness, Fine to VF, RR.

ABBASID: AE fals (2.25g), Tawwaj, ND, A-337I, citing Muhammad on obverse, Barmak on reverse, 2nd known example, cf. Zeno-81297, pierced and plugged, F

ABBASID: glass weight (1.01g), A-338U, nisf / dirham ("half dirham"), unknown issuer, and uncertain monetary system, translucent brown, VF...

ABBASID period: lead 16 qirat weight (3.11g), A-338Uvar, inscribed sitta 'ashar(a) / qirat, with uncertain symbol below, blank reverse, interest...

ABBASID: LOT of 56 silver dirhams, mostly Abbasid of al-Muqtadir, but some earlier examples, also including several Samanid, one Saffarid, and 2 Umayy

ABBASID: LOT of 14 copper fulus, mints of al-Jazira, Khazanat Halab (AH146), Qinnasrin (AH157), uncertain mint, Madinat al-Salam (3 pcs, dated AH166),

UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: Hisham I, 788-796, AR dirham, al-Andalus, AH173, A-340, VF to EF.

UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: Sulayman, 1009-1010, AV dinar (4.57g), Madinat al-Zahra, AH400, A-357, citing Muhammad as heir-apparent and Ibn Shuhayd, minor weakn

UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: Hisham II, 2nd reign, 1010-1013, AV dinar (3.71g), A-359var, totally blundered mint & date, with the title al-mu'tadid bil...

HAMMUDID OF MÁLAGA: al-Nasir 'Ali, 1009-1018, AR dirham (3.59g), Sabta (Ceuta), AH407, A-363.2, PyV-61, without overlord, citing the heir Y...

HAMMUDID OF MÁLAGA: al-Mu'tali Yahya, 1021-1035, AR dirham (2.30g), Sabta (Ceuta), AH416, A-367.1, PyV-83c, citing the heir Idris, without ...

ZIRID OF GRANADA: Badis b. Habbus, 1038-1073, AR dirham (3.92g), NM, ND, A-G372, citing the deceased Hammudid al-'Ali Idris II as caliph, slight...

CÓRDOBA: Hamdin b. Muhammad, 1145-1146, AR qirat (0.95g), Qurtuba (Córdoba), A-A407, pleasing VF.

IDRISID: Idris I, 789-791, AR dirham (1.84g), Walila, AH174, A-419, Eustache—, unpublished variety, citing 'Aziz above and Nasr below reverse fi...

IDRISID: Idris II, 791-828, AR dirham (2.08g), Marira, AH205, A-421, Eustache—, very rare mint, some weakness, Fine to VF, RR.

IDRISID: Muhammad b. Idris, 828-836, AR dirham (1.90g), Watit, AH220, A-423, Eustache—, very rare mint near Jbel Outita in Morocco, excellent strike,

AGHLABID: Ibrahim I, 800-811, AR dirham (2.79g), Ifriqiya, AH196, A-435.3, citing Isma'il in the center of the obverse field, known only on a fe...

AGHLABID: Ziyadat Allah I, 816-837, AR dirham (2.73g), Ifriqiya, AH203, A-439.1, citing Musa in the center of the obverse field, bold strike, EF, R.

AGHLABID: Ahmad, 856-863, AV dinar (4.23g), NM, AH247, A-444, citing Dadi, VF.

AGHLABID: Muhammad II, 864-874, AV dinar (4.15g), NM, AH252, A-446, Fine to VF.

ZIRID OF QAYRAWAN: al-Mu'izz b. Badis, 1016-1062, AV dinar (4.16g), al-Qayrawan, AH441, A-458, VF.

ZIRID OF QAYRAWAN: al-Mu'izz b. Badis, 1016-1062, AV dinar (3.89g), al-Qayrawan, AH444, A-458, nice strike, EF.

ALMORAVID: Ishaq b. 'Ali, 1145-1146, AR qirat (0.96g), NM, ND, A-475, H-1045, VyE-1900, bold VF, R.

ALMOHAD: Anonymous, 1160s, AR square dirham (1.48g), Ishbiliya (Sevilla), ND, A-497, H-1106, lovely strike, very rare Spanish mint, EF, R.

HAFSID: Abu Zakariya' Yahya I, 1230-1249, AV ¼ dinar (1.19g), NM, ND, A-500B, VF, RR.

HAFSID: Abu 'Amr 'Uthman, 1435-1488, AV ½ dinar (2.35g), NM, ND, A-513A, 2 light scratches, Fine.

SA'DIAN SHARIFS: Abu'l-'Abbas Ahmad, 1578-1603, AV dinar (3.95g), al-Kitawa, DM, A-565.2, second standard, decent strike with relatively...

ALAWI SHARIF: Muhammad III, 1757-1790, AR 10 dirhams (28.33g), Rabat al-Fath, AH1188, A-592, KM-41, squarish flan, lovely strike, EF.

ALAWI SHARIF: LOT of 68 silver coins of Sidi Muhammad III, 1757-1790, nearly all silver dirhams but including a couple of muzunas, probably all identi

TULUNID: Ahmad b. Tulun, 868-884, AV dinar (4.15g), Misr, AH267, A-661, citing the caliph al-Mu'tamid and the caliphal heir al-Mufawwidh, Fine.

TULUNID: Khumarawayh, 884-896, AV dinar (4.08g), Misr, AH272, A-664.1, citing al-Mufawwidh, touch of central weakness, EF.

TULUNID: Khumarawayh, 884-896, AV dinar (3.93g), Misr, AH278, A-664.1, citing al-Mufawwidh, EF.

TULUNID: Khumarawayh, 884-896, AV dinar (2.94g), al-Rafiqa, AH273, A-664.1, citing al-Mufawwidh, excellent strike for this mint, bold VF.

TULUNID: Khumarawayh, 884-896, AV dinar (4.07g), Misr, AH277, A-664.1, citing the caliph al-Mu'tamid and the caliphal heir al-Mufawwidh, VF.

TULUNID: Khumarawayh, 884-896, AV dinar (4.12g), Misr, AH280, A-664.3, one scratch on reverse, bold strike, EF to About Unc.

TULUNID: Harun, 896-905, AV dinar (4.16g), Dimashq, AH287, A-667.1, caliph al-Mu'tadid, EF, S.

TULUNID: Harun, 896-905, AV dinar (4.15g), Misr, AH290, A-667.2, citing the caliph al-Muktafi, VF.

IKHSHIDID: Muhammad, 935-946, AV donative fraction (1.39g), NM, ND, A-A676, Bacharach-217, Byzantine style, nimbate enthroned figure, holding scepter

IKHSHIDID: Abu'l-Qasim, 946-961, AV dinar (3.75g), Filastin, AH337, A-676, reverse double-struck, VF.

IKHSHIDID: Abu'l-Qasim, 946-961, AV dinar (4.08g), Misr, AH341, A-676, minor weakness, EF to About Unc.

IKHSHIDID: Abu'l-Qasim, 946-961, AV dinar (3.22g), Filastin, AH345, A-676, minor weakness, VF.

IKHSHIDID: 'Ali b. al-Ikhshid, 961-966, AR dirham (2.25g), Filastin, AH353, A-679, date written as 383, i.e., the khamsin for "50" eng...

FATIMID: al-Mahdi, 909-934, AV dinar (3.95g), al-Qayrawan, AH303, A-688, Nicol-30b (same dies), mint name largely off flan but confirmed by die-link,

FATIMID: al-Qa'im, 934-946, AR ½ dirham (1.43g) (al-Mahdiya), AH33x, A-693, Nicol 182, VF.

FATIMID: al-Mu'izz, 953-975, AV dinar (4.01g), al-Mansuriya, AH353, A-697.1, VF.

FATIMID: al-Mu'izz, 953-975, AR ½ dirham (1.48g), al-Mansuriya, AH357, A-699, Nicol 451, Fine.

FATIMID: al-'Aziz, 975-996, AV dinar (4.18g), Misr, AH384, A-703, Nicol-721, bold strike, EF.

FATIMID: al-'Aziz, 975-996, AR ½ dirham (1.43g), al-Mahdiya, AH366, A-705, Nicol 823, Fine to VF.

FATIMID: al-'Aziz, 975-996, AR ½ dirham (1.38g), al-Mahdiya, AH368, A-705, Nicol 825, VF.

FATIMID: al-'Aziz, 975-996, AR ½ dirham, Filastin, AH384, A-705, Nicol 693, Fine, R.

FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, AV dinar (4.08g), al-Mahdiya, AH387, A-709.1, Nicol-1208, 4-line central text and 2 text margins, both sides, clear mint

FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, AV dinar (4.16g), Misr, AH388, A-709.2, Nicol-1074, excellent strike, EF.

FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, AV ¼ dinar (1.03g), Siqilliya, AH391, A-710, Nicol-924, type H4, clear mint & date, very rare date, VF, RR.

FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, AR ½ dirham (1.34g), al-Mahdiya, AH(3)89, A-711, Nicol 1275, cleaned, Fine to VF.

FATIMID: al-Zahir, 1021-1036, AV dinar (4.12g), Misr, AH426, A-714.3, Nicol-1536, superb strike, minor lamination, third series of this reign, choice

FATIMID: al-Zahir, 1021-1036, AV ¼ dinar (1.01g), Siqilliya, AH416, A-715, Nicol-1409, clear mint & date, VF, RR. Only one piece known t...

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.23g), Tarabulus, AH440, A-719.2, Nicol-1994, two scratches, VF to EF.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.11g), Misr, AH466, A-719A, Nicol-2151, lustrous About Unc.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.03g), Dimashq, AH454, A-719A, Nicol-1734, full mint & date, with only a touch of weakness elsewher...

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV ¼ dinar (0.96g) (Siqilliya), AH[4]53, A-722, not in Nicol, stellate type X4, EF.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV ¼ dinar (0.99g) (Siqilliya), AH455, A-722, not in Nicol, stellate type X4, nice EF.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV ¼ dinar (0.97g), Siqilliya, DM, A-722, mint clear, choice EF.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV ¼ dinar (0.90g), Madinat Siq(illiya), DM, A-722, Nicol stellate type X4, nice EF.

FATIMID: al-âmir al-Mansur, 1101-1130, AV dinar (4.17g), Misr, AH503, A-729, Nicol-2522, lustrous Unc.

FATIMID: al-âmir al-Mansur, 1101-1130, AV dinar (4.08g), al-Iskandariya, AH503, A-729, Nicol-2447, EF.

FATIMID: al-âmir al-Mansur, 1101-1130, AV dinar (4.16g), Misr, AH512, A-729, Nicol-2534, EF.

FATIMID: al-âmir al-Mansur, 1101-1130, AV ¼ dinar (0.84g), Sur, AH502, A-731, Nicol—, clear mint & date, VF, RRR. Mint/date combina...

FATIMID: al-âmir al-Mansur, 1101-1130, AV ¼ dinar (0.84g), Misr, AH512, A-731, Nicol—, clear date, mint weak but certain, Fine to VF, RR. ...

HAMDANID: Nasir al-Dawla & Sayf al-Dawla, 942-967, AR dirham (3.42g), al-Mawsil, AH332, A-748, attempted piercing, very rare date, VF, R.

HAMDANID: Nasir al-Dawla & Sayf al-Dawla, 942-967, AR dirham (2.98g), al-Mawsil, AH349, A-748, EF.

BURID: Taj al-Muluk Buri, 1128-1132, AE qirtas (6.47g), NM, ND, A-781, Zeno-5217, extremely rare variety struck on round flan, as opposed to squarish

AYYUBID: al-Nasir Yusuf I (Saladin), 1169-1193, AV dinar (3.92g), al-Qahira, AH575, A-785.1, citing the caliph al-Mustadi, EF, R.

AYYUBID: al-Nasir Yusuf I (Saladin), 1169-1193, AV dinar (4.11g), al-Qahira, AH580, A-785.2, citing the caliph al-Nasir, couple light scratches, Fine

AYYUBID: al-Nasir Yusuf I (Saladin), 1169-1193, AV dinar (4.37g), al-Iskandariya, AH583, A-785.2, decent strike, but much weakness in the last digit o

AYYUBID: al-Nasir Yusuf I (Saladin), 1169-1193, AV dinar (3.48g), al-Qahira, AH587, A-785.2, superb strike, full mint & date, minor scratch on r...

AYYUBID: al-Kamil Muhammad I, 1218-1238, AV dinar (2.92g), al-Qahira, AH624, A-811.3, citing the caliph al-Mustansir, first year of type, pleasing VF.

AYYUBID: al-Kamil Muhammad I, 1218-1238, AV dinar (6.06g), al-Iskandariya, AH634, A-811.3, bold strike, EF.

AYYUBID: al-Kamil Muhammad I, 1218-1238, AV dinar (5.55g), al-Qahira, AH635, A-811.3, EF.

AYYUBID: al-Kamil Muhammad I, 1218-1238, AV dinar (5.03g), MM, DM, A-811.3, caliph al-Mustansir, countermarked lion on obverse, VF on VF host, RRR.

AYYUBID: LOT of 94 silver coins, mainly of al-'Adil Abu Bakr I, 1169-1218, and al-Kamil Muhammad I, 1218-1238, about equal numbers of full dirha...

AYYUBID: LOT of 80 silver coins, mainly of al-'Adil Abu Bakr I, 1169-1218, and al-Kamil Muhammad I, 1218-1238, about equal numbers of full dirha...

BAHRI MAMLUK: Aybak, 1250-1257, AV dinar (6.01g), al-Iskandariya, AH653, A-870, usual weakness, very clear mint & date, VF, R.

BAHRI MAMLUK: Baybars I, 1260-1277, AV dinar (4.55g), al-Iskandariya, AH6xx, A-880, lion left, mint name above reverse field, bold strike, EF to About

BAHRI MAMLUK: Qala'un, 1279-1290, AV dinar (5.99g), Dimashq, AH6xx, A-893, VF.

BAHRI MAMLUK: Qala'un, 1279-1290, AV dinar (6.53g), NM, ND, A-893, minor weakness, EF.

BAHRI MAMLUK: Khalil, 1290-1293, AV dinar (6.41g), NM, ND, A-897, with the additional titles nasir al-milla al-muhammadiya muhyi al-dawla al-'ab...

BAHRI MAMLUK: Kitbugha, 1294-1296, AV dinar (9.25g), al-Qahira, ND, A-904, unusually heavy dinar for this reign, VF to EF, R.

BAHRI MAMLUK: Lajin, 1296-1299, AV dinar (5.99g), al-Qahira, ND, A-908, VF, S.

BAHRI MAMLUK: Muhammad I, 2nd reign, 1299-1309, AV dinar (6.90g), al-Qahira, AH707, A-912, B-168, nice strike on broad flan, full mint & date, l...

BAHRI MAMLUK: Muhammad I, 2nd reign, 1299-1309, AV dinar (4.64g), Hamah, ND, A-912, B-169, very rare mint for the Mamluk gold coinage, EF.

BAHRI MAMLUK: Muhammad I, 2nd reign, 1299-1309, AV dinar (5.88g), Dimashq, DM, A-912, B-170, choice EF.

BURJI MAMLUK: Barquq, 1382-1389 & 1390-1399, AV dinar (7.91g), Halab, AH78x, A-972, much weakness, EF.

BURJI MAMLUK: Faraj, 1399-1405 & 1406-1412, AV bunduqi (3.43g), al-Qahira, DM, A-978, struck AH810-815, VF.

BURJI MAMLUK: Yusuf, 1438, AV ashrafi (3.41g), NM, AH[8]42, A-1004, especially rare with legible date, EF, RR.

BURJI MAMLUK: Qansuh II al-Ghuri, 1501-1516, AV ashrafi (3.37g), NM, AH910, A-1041, VF.

BURJI MAMLUK: al-Ashraf Tumanbay II, 1516-1517, AV ashrafi (3.20g), al-Qahira, AH(922), A-1045, B-904b (same dies), date confirmed by die-link, Fine,