Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 24

TAHIRID: Tahir I, 821-822, AR dirham (3.50g), Herat, AH206, A-1391A, citing the governor al-Shukr b. Ibrahim, VF.

SAFFARID: Ya'qub b. al-Layth, 861-879, BI damma (2.92g), ND, A-A1402, Bull and horseman type with the Sanskrit title Sri Khudaraiyaka above the ...

SAFFARID: Kuthayyir b. Ahmad, 917-918, AR donative dirham (5.92g), Sijistan, AH306, A-1408A, superb strike on unusually broad flan, quite clearly inte

SAFFARID: Abu Bakr b. 'Abd Allah, 1003-1004, AR dirham (4.35g), Sijistan, AH393, A-1424E, some weakness as usual, VF, RRR. Also citing his br...

BANIJURID: Abu Da'ud Muhammad, 874-899, AR dirham (3.40g), Andaraba, AH264, A-1433, ruler's name engraved only as abu da'ud, date weak, ...

SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AV dinar (4.11g), al-Muhammadiya, AH318, A-1449, Bernardi-269Mh, with the additional letter S in the lower left of the reve

SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AV donative dinar (4.38g), Nishapur, AH305, A-1449D, pierced and lightly crinkled, VF, RR.

SAMANID: Yahya b. Ahmad, 927-931, AR dirham (3.34g), Nishapur, AH319, A-A1454, EF, RRR. This appears to be the second known example, the first sell

KHAZAR: Anonymous, 830s-840s, AR dirham (3.22g), "Madinat al-Salam", AH"20x", A-K1481.1, based on a dirham of either al-Amin or ...

QARAKHANID: Nasr b. 'Ali, 993-1012, AR dirham (3.02g), Uzkand, AH395, A-3302, Zeno-1499 (same dies), lovely bold strike, VF to EF, R.

QARAKHANID: Nasr b. 'Ali, 993-1012, AR fractional dirham (0.96g), Bukhara, AH398, A-3302A, fabulous strike, almost perfectly centered, without a...

QARAKHANID: Ahmad b. 'Ali, 994-1016, AR dirham (3.23g), Bukhara, AH404, A-3304, Zeno-17797, titles qutb al-dawla wa nasr al-milla on reverse, an...

QARAKHANID: Muzaffar Kiya, 1005-1015, AR dirham (3.11g), Saghaniyan, AH395, A-3432, citing Nasir al-Haqq Khan (=Ahmad b. 'Ali) and the Ilek Nasr...

QARAKHANID: Ahmad b. Mansur, 1018-1019, AR dirham (3.21g), Bukhara, AH409, A-3316, Kochnev—, Zeno—, citing Ahmad b. Mansur in the obverse margin, befo

QARAKHANID: 'Ali b. al-Hasan, 1020-1025, AR dirham (2.82g), Khutlukh Urdu, AH425, A-3347, Koch-784, with his title Tafghaj Bughra Khan, lovely f...

QARAKHANID: Shams al-Din Qutlugh Bilga Khan, fl. 1205-1206, AE dirham (8.23g), Parab, DM, A-3424P, Zeno—, cf. Kochnev-1147, ruler's name clear, ...

QARAKHANID: Shams al-Din Qutlugh Bilga Khan, fl. 1205-1206, AE dirham (7.88g), Parab, DM, A-3424P, Zeno—, cf. Kochnev-1148, ruler's name clear, ...

QARAKHANID: 'Imad al-Din Ulugh Akdash, 1202-1203, AE dirham (5.75g), Banakath, AH599, A-3425, Zeno-74450, single inner circle / double inner cir...

QARAKHANID: Anonymous, 1213-1214, AE dirham (9.96g), al-Uzkand, AH610, A-3420N, with the remarkable Persian inscription in the obverse field, khanan-k

ALID OF TABARISTAN: al-Hassan b. Zayd, 864-884, AR dirham (3.76g), Jurjan, AH268, A-1523, slight weakness near the rim, VF, R.

BAVANDID OF TABARISTAN: Rustam b. Sharwin, 964-980, AR dirham (3.87g), Firrim, AH361, A-1524, ruler's name included with the date & mint for...

ZIYARID: Mardawij, 927-935, AV dinar (4.51g), Mah al-Basra, AH322, A-1530, Bernardi-280Jf, citing the caliph al-Qahir, average strike, VF.

BUWAYHID: Mu'izz al-Dawla Ahmad, 939-967, AR dirham (2.27g), Madinat al-Salam, AH334, A-1543.1, Treadwell-Ms334b, citing 'Imad al-Dawla and ...

BUWAYHID: Mu'izz al-Dawla Ahmad, 939-967, AR dirham (3.77g), Tikrit, AH350, A-1545, Treadwell-Ta350 (this piece), citing 'Izz al-Dawla (heir...

BUWAYHID: 'Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AR dirham (5.02g), Astarabad, AH370, A-1552, Treadwell-Ab370, same reverse die as Treadwell R1, with unusual ...

BUWAYHID: Baha' al-Dawla, 989-1012, AR dirham (4.93g), Shiraz, AH395, A-1574, Treadwell-Sh395a, with titulature al-malik al-'adil baha al-da...

BUWAYHID: Majd al-Dawla, 997-1029, AV dinar (5.33g), al-Muhammadiya, AH393, A-1577, Treadwell-Mu393G, very slight weakness, well-centered, EF.

BUWAYHID: Khusrafiruz, 1048-1055, AV dinar (3.47g), al-Ahwaz, AH445, A-B1585, from a small hoard found about 15 years ago, now dispersed, EF, R.

JULANDID: Ridwan b. Ja'far, 949-960, AR dirham (4.02g), Huzu, AH346, A-1586, citing the caliph al-Muti', superior strike for this series, VF...

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 994-997, AR bilingual dirham (3.00g), Mahmudpur (=Lahore), AH418, A-1610, Arabic obverse, Sanskrit reverse, nice strike, very clear

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AR bilingual dirham (3.13g), Mahmudpur (=Lahore), AH419, A-1610, VF.

GREAT SELJUQ: Tughril Beg, 1038-1063, AV dinar (4.32g), Nishapur, AH445, A-1665, Fine to VF.

GREAT SELJUQ: Tughril Beg, 1038-1063, AV dinar (6.85g) (Nishapur), AH447, A-1665, mint unclear, but confirmed by style and calligraphy, with kunya Abu

GREAT SELJUQ: Tughril Beg, 1038-1063, AV dinar (2.77g), Madinat al-Salam, AH448, A-1665, Jaffar-MS.448B, lustrous About Unc.

GREAT SELJUQ: Tughril Beg, 1038-1063, AV dinar (2.94g), Madinat al-Salam, AH44(8), A-1665, Jaffar-S.MS.448D, pierced, VF.

GREAT SELJUQ: Tughril Beg, 1038-1063, AV dinar (3.58g), Madinat al-Salam, AH449, A-1665, Jaffar-MS.449B, lustrous EF to About Unc.

GREAT SELJUQ: Alp Arslan, 1058-1063, AV dinar (2.22g), Madinat al-Salam, AH463, A-1670, Jaffar-MS.463, citing 'Uddat al-Din in reverse field, VF...

GREAT SELJUQ: Malikshah I, 1072-1092, AV dinar (1.74g), Madinat al-Salam, AH471, A-1674, severely crinkled, date weak, but certain, Fine, R.

GREAT SELJUQ: Malikshah I, 1072-1092, AV dinar (3.81g), Madinat al-Salam, AH486, A-1674, Jaffar-S.MS.486A, with his title Jalal al-Dawla and name Mali

GREAT SELJUQ: Barkiyaruq, 1093-1105, AV dinar (4.39g), Madinat al-Salam, AH487, A-1682.1, Jaffar-MS.487A, with title mu'izz al-dawla al-qahira, ...

GREAT SELJUQ: Barkiyaruq, 1093-1105, AV dinar (1.90g), Madinat al-Salam, AH492, A-1682.1, Jaffar-MS.492A, with title 'adud al-dawla al-qahira, v...

GREAT SELJUQ: Barkiyaruq, 1093-1105, AV dinar (2.17g), Madinat al-Salam, AH493, A-1682.1, Jaffar-MS.493A, with title 'adud al-dawla al-qahira, c...

GREAT SELJUQ: Barkiyaruq, 1093-1105, AV dinar (2.80g), Madinat al-Salam, AH495, A-1682.1, Jaffar-MS.495A, with title 'adud al-dawla al-qahira, m...

GREAT SELJUQ: Barkiyaruq, 1093-1105, AV dinar (1.70g), Madinat al-Salam, AH496, A-1682.1, Jaffar-S.MS.496A, crude strike, long flan crack, clear mint

GREAT SELJUQ: Muhammad I, 1099-1118, AV dinar (4.15g), Madinat al-Salam, AH496, A-1683, Jaffar-S.MS.496B, bent twice, VF to EF.

GREAT SELJUQ: Muhammad I, 1099-1118, AV dinar (2.35g), Madinat al-Salam, AH499, A-1683, Jaffar-MS.499, some weakness, mainly towards the center, crude

GREAT SELJUQ: Muhammad I, 1099-1118, AV dinar (2.34g), Madinat al-Salam, AH500, A-1683, Jaffar-MS.500, some weakness, mainly towards the center, crude

GREAT SELJUQ: Muhammad I, 1099-1118, AV dinar (1.99g), Madinat al-Salam, AH501, A-1683.1, Jaffar-S.MS.501, much weakness, crude VF to EF.

GREAT SELJUQ: Muhammad I, 1099-1118, AV dinar (2.68g), Madinat al-Salam, AH503, A-1683, Jaffar-MS.503A, some weakness, mainly towards the center, crud

GREAT SELJUQ: Muhammad I, 1099-1118, AV dinar (3.16g), A-1683var, muling of two reverse dies, one of the Ghaznavid ruler Mas'ud I (AH421-432) wi...

GREAT SELJUQ:LOT of 4 gold dinars of Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad, Madinat al-Salam mint, dated AH498, 501, 502 and 504 (the last date weak, but confirmed

SELJUQ OF WESTERN IRAN: Mas'ud, 1134-1152, AV dinar (2.29g), Madinat al-Salam, AH516, A-1688, Jaffar-MS.516, some weakness, lightly bent, as is ...

SELJUQ OF WESTERN IRAN: Mas'ud, 1134-1152, AV dinar (3.59g), Madinat al-Salam, AH523, A-1688, Jaffar-MS.523 (same dies), some weakness, final di...

SELJUQ OF WESTERN IRAN: Mas'ud, 1134-1152, AV dinar (2.26g), Madinat al-Salam, AH532, A-1691, Jaffar-MS.532, scruffy surfaces, crinkled, VF to E...

SELJUQ OF WESTERN IRAN: Mas'ud, 1134-1152, AV dinar (1.48g), Madinat al-Salam, AH533, A-1691, Jaffar-MS.533A, caliph al-Muqtafi, scruffy surface...

SELJUQ OF WESTERN IRAN: Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad, fl. 1138-1139, AV dinar (1.48g), Madinat al-Salam, AH533, A-1691H, Jaffar-MS.533B (same dies), c...

SELJUQ OF KIRMAN: Arslanshah I, 1101-1142, pale AV dinar (2.06g), Jiruft, DM or ND, A-1702, with titles mu'izz al-dunya wa'l-din and muhyi a...

KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, AV dinar (3.71g), NM, ND, A-1712, possibly style of Khwarizm mint, VF.

KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, AR sultani broad dirham (5.60g), Samarqand, AH607, A-1722, decent strike, appears to be unpublished year for this t

KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, AR burhani broad dirham (6.25g), Samarqand, AH609, A-1722, minimal weakness, virtually no wear, first example of th

KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, AE broad dirham (9.10g), Parab, AH60x, A-1723D, inner circle / square-in-diamond-in-circle, date is likely AH604 or

GHORID: Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad, 1171-1206, AV broad dinar (10.42g), , AH599, A-1761, citing both Mu'izz al-Din and his brother Ghiyath al-D...

GHORID: Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad, 1171-1206, AR dirham (4.39g), Ghazna, AH597, A-1770, "bull's-eye" type, excellent strike with very...

ARTUQIDS OF AMID & KAYFA: Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan, 1144-1174, AE dirham (3.85g), NM, ND, A-1820.1, SS-1, facing bust of Christ (Christ Pantocra...

ARTUQIDS OF AMID & KAYFA: Qutb al-Din Sukman II, 1185-1201, AE dirham (10.93g), NM, AH584, A-1822.2, SS-13, two male busts back-to-back, citing ...

ZANGIDS OF AL-MAWSIL: Mas'ud II, 1211-1218, AE dirham (13.13g), al-Mawsil, AH608, A-1867, diademed bust left, lovely portrait with huge eye, VF.

LU'LU'IDS: Badr al-Din Lu'lu', 1233-1258, AE dirham (8.98g), al-Mawsil, AH631 (frozen date), A-1874.1, perfectly centered bold strik...

BEGTEGINIDS: Kökburi, 1168-1233, AE dirham (10.00g), Irbil, DM, A-1888.3, lion-rider left, mint name below, VF, S.

SALDUQIDS: 'Izz al-Din Salduq, 1129-1168, AE fals (3.49g), NM, ND, A-1890, two standing figures, right figure (St. Demetrius?) passing the patri...

SALDUQIDS: 'Izz al-Din Salduq, 1129-1168, AE fals (2.70g), NM, ND, A-1890A, 'izz al-din in central circle / cross pattée, 3 pellets at ...

SALDUQIDS: Nasir al-Din Muhammad, 1168-1191, AE fals (4.96g), NM, ND, A-1891, mounted archer shooting arrow at small animal (gazelle?), bird flying ab

MENKUJAKIDS: Fakhr al-Din Bahramshah, 1167-1225, AE dirham (4.63g), Erzincan, AH579, A-1892.3, head left in hexagon / plain text in square, final date

ASSASSINS AT ALAMUT: Muhammad III, 1221-1254, AR fractional dirham (1.89g), NM, ND, A-1921A, al-mawla al-a'zam on obverse, his laqab 'ala al...

SALGHURID: Abish bint Sa'd, 1265-1285, AE fals (2.15g), NM, ND, A-1931, obverse legend qa'an al-'adil abaqa ilkhan al-mu'azzam, reve...

GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AV dinar (5.90g) (Ghazna), AH618, A-1964, with the name Chingiz Khan fully clear, about 25% flat strike, littl

GREAT MONGOLS: temp. Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AV dinar (4.2g), Bukhara, ND, A-B1967, totally anonymous, without even the caliph, mint name in obverse

GREAT MONGOLS: temp. Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AV dinar (4.11g), Samarqand, AH640, A-B1967, totally anonymous, without even the caliph, clear date in o

GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AR dirham (3.00g), , ND, A-1967, citing Chingiz Khan by name, Zeno type A2/B2, some spots of weakness,

GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AE jital (4.12g), , ND, A-1969, bold strike, VF to EF.

GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AE jital (4.13g), , ND, A-1969, strong VF.

GREAT MONGOLS: Ögedei, 1227-1241, AR dirham (2.88g), Tiflis, AH639, A-1973, Bennett-225, qa'an al-'adil above bow, mint name in margin ...

GREAT MONGOLS: Töregene, 1241-1246, AR dirham (2.83g) (Bayla)qan, AH643, A-1976, horseman left, turned back and shooting arrow, ulugh mughul ul...

GREAT MONGOLS: Töregene, 1241-1246, AR dirham (2.52g), NM, ND, A-1976, horseman left, turned back and shooting arrow, ulugh mughul ulush bik ab...

GREAT MONGOLS: Töregene, 1241-1246, AR ¼ dirham (0.66g), DM, A-1976Avar, horseman right, trace of legend ulugh mughul ulush bik above (&qu...

GREAT MONGOLS: Güyük, 1246-1249, AR ½ dirham (1.65g) (Qara Qorum), ND, A-1976H, with the Khoolboo Ongi tamgha of Güyük, cop...

GREAT MONGOLS: Möngke, 1251-1260, AR dirham (2.63g), Tiflis, AH65x, A-1977, thunderbolt tamgha on both sides, Fine to VF.

GREAT MONGOLS: Möngke, 1251-1260, AR dirham (2.74g), Tiflis, AH(6)51, A-1977D, Bennett-252, Pakh-79, Kap-86, citing the local ruler of Georgia,...

GREAT MONGOLS: Möngke, 1251-1260, BI jital (3.36g), Ghazna, AH655, A-1978Evar, qa'an möngke al-'adil / mint & date in words, f...

GREAT MONGOLS: Möngke, 1251-1260, AE dirham (9.27g), Otrar, DM, A-1978C, Zeno-88226, usual weakness, also citing the caliph al-Nasir, VF, R.

GREAT MONGOLS: Möngke, 1251-1260, AE jital (4.17g), Ghazna, uncertain date, A-1978E.2, Tye-337, date is possibly AH669, which is long after the...

GREAT MONGOLS: Möngke, 1251-1260, AE jital (3.27g), NM, ND, A-1978Evar, Zeno-157668, qa'an / möngke / al-'adil on obverse, mint &a...

GREAT MONGOLS: Möngke, 1251-1260, AE jital (3.27g), NM, ND, A-1978Evar, Zeno-157541, be-qovvat-e / aferidegar-e / 'alam on obverse, tamgha ...

GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, ca. 1250s, AR dirham (3.00g), NM, ND, A-K1979, Zeno-95354, Allah in center, wahdahu below in separate letters / al-urdu al-a

GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, ca. 1260s, AR dirham (1.69g), "Pulad", ND, A-Q1979, XN-149 (same dies), contemporary imitation with stylized and...

GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, ca. 1260s, AR dirham (1.10g), Pulad, ND, A-S1979, XN-148, double trident tamgha (thunderbolt, usually assigned to Mön...

GREAT MONGOLS:LOT of 3 copper jitals: all are A-B1973, with 'adl in square on obverse, khaqan in square on reverse, each VF, but with some flatn...

CHAGHATAYID KHANS: Qaidu, 1270-1302, AR dirham (1.55g), Kashgar, AH[6]75, A-1985, Zeno-5239, style and legends as the common copper piece type A-A2013

CHAGHATAYID KHANS: Qazan Timur, 1343-1346, AR dinar (8.01g), Bukhara, AH746, A-2004, date in words in obverse margin & in numerals in reverse fi...

SHAHS OF BADAKHSHAN: Shah Baha al-Din, 1344-1358, AR dinar kebeki (7.85g), Badakhshan, AH759, A-2015, octofoil / pointed hexafoil, gorgeous design, an

GOLDEN HORDE: temp. Batu or Berke, ca. 1250s, AE pul (2.36g), Bulghar, ND, A-2019, Möngke's tamgha horizontal on both obverse & reverse...