Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 29

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (3.92g), Misr, AH442, A-719A, Nicol-2124, EF.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.22g), Misr, AH444, A-719A, Nicol-2126, lustrous About Unc.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.03g), Misr, AH446, A-719A, Nicol-2129, gorgeous example, lustrous Unc.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.17g), Misr, AH448, A-719A, Nicol-2131, bold strike, Unc.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.07g), Dimashq, AH451, A-719A, Nicol-1733, nice strike, VF to EF, R.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.35g), Misr, AH461, A-719A, Nicol-2146, lustrous Unc.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.22g), Misr, AH462, A-719A, Nicol-2147, lovely About Unc.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.15g), al-Iskandariya, AH467, A-719A, Nicol-1672, Fine.

FATIMID: al-Musta'li, 1094-1101, glass jeton/weight (1.55g), ND, A-728, FGJ-359, short legend al-imam / ahmad, translucent light green, EF, R.

FATIMID: al-Âmir al-Mansur, 1101-1130, AV dinar (3.78g), al-Iskandariya, AH519, A-729, Nicol-2464, EF.

FATIMID: LOT of 7 silver half dirhams: al-Mu'izz, 953-975: al-Mansuriya 355 (mount removed) and 360 (weak date); and al-'Aziz, 975-996: Misr...

AYYUBID: al-Nasir Yusuf I (Saladin), 1169-1193, glass jeton/weight (2.92g), ND, A-793.1, in the name of the Abbasid caliph al-Mustadi: Allah / al-imam

AYYUBID: al-Ashraf Musa, 1210-1220, AE dirham (13.36g), NM, AH608, A-859.1, B-848, seated figure holding orb // ornamented triangle, well-preserved ex

BAHRI MAMLUK: Qala'un, 1279-1290, AV dinar al-mubarak (5.18g), al-Iskandariya, ND, A-893, virtually no wear, modified denomination name, EF.

BAHRI MAMLUK: Hasan, first reign, 1347-1351, AV dinar (6.36g), al-Qahira, AH750, A-944, prooflike surfaces, Unc.

BURJI MAMLUK: Faraj, 1399-1405 & 4016-1412, AV dinar (6.80g), al-Iskandariya, DM, A-977, some scratches on the reverse, full strike without any ...

BURJI MAMLUK: Faraj, 1399-1405, AV dinar (14.09g), al-Qahira, DM, A-977, much heavier than usual, as most examples weigh in the 8-12g range, VF.

BURJI MAMLUK: Shaykh, 1412-1421, AR dirham (2.44g), al-Qahira, AH817, A-991, very clear date, choice VF, R.

BURJI MAMLUK: Shaykh, 1412-1421, AR dirham (2.63g), al-Qahira, AH818, A-991, very clear date, VF, R.

BURJI MAMLUK: Shaykh, 1412-1421, AR dirham (1.94g), Hamah, ND, A-991var, clearly undated, struck to a reduced weight, theoretically about 2.10g, Fine

BURJI MAMLUK: Shaykh, 1412-1421, AR ½ dirham (1.21g), Hamah, ND, A-992, clearly undated, VF, RRR. Coinage of Shaykh from Hamah mint was only...

BURJI MAMLUK: Ahmad II, 1421, AR ½ dirham (1.28g), al-Qahira, AH824, A-994, clear mint & date, VF, RR.

BURJI MAMLUK: Ahmad II, 1421, AR 1/3 dirham (0.89g), al-Qahira, AH824, A-995, clear mint & date, VF, RR.

BURJI MAMLUK: Barsbay, 1422-1438, AR dirham (3.00g), al-Qahira, AH825, A-P999, SNAT-849/851. B-—, first weight standard of Barsbay's dirham, ext...

BURJI MAMLUK: Barsbay, 1422-1438, AR dirham (1.81g), al-Qahira, AH829, A-1001var, SNAT-866. B-—, third weight standard of Barsbay's dirham, VF, ...

BURJI MAMLUK: Barsbay, 1422-1438, AR dirham (1.96g), al-Qahira, AH829, A-1001var, SNAT-866. B-—, third weight standard of Barsbay's dirham, VF, ...

BURJI MAMLUK: Ahmad III, 1461, AR dirham (1.46g), NM, ND, A-1017, style of Aleppo mint, much weakness, Fine to VF, RR.

ABBASID OF YEMEN: al-Ma'mun, 813-833, AV dinar (3.78g), NM, AH203, A-A1050.1, Bernardi-112, citing the governor Muhammad (al-Ifriqi) beneath the...

ABBASID OF YEMEN: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AV fractional dinar (1.19g), San'a, AH311, A-1058, contemporary imitation, VF to EF.

NAJJAHID: Jayyash, fl. 1073-1087, AV dinar (2.33g), Zabid, AH465 (frozen), A-1074, EF to About Unc.

SULAYHID: abú Kámil ad-Dá`í `Alí, late 11th century, AV dinar (2.42g), `Aththar, AH(45)9 (probably frozen). A-1075.2. Zeno-...

ZURAY'ID: Muhammad b. Saba', 1139-1155, AV dinar (2.33g), 'Adan, AH(54)1, A-1080, citing the deceased Fatimid Imam al-Amir al-Mansur, an...

ZURAY'ID: 'Imran b. Muhammad, 1155-1165, AV dinar (2.34g), 'Adan, AH561, A-1080I, lovely strike, EF.

ZURAY'ID: 'Imran b. Muhammad, 1155-1165, AV dinar (2.41g), 'Adan, AH565, A-1080I, some weakness toward the center, EF.

ZURAY'ID: 'Imran b. Muhammad, 1155-1165, AV dinar (2.32g), 'Adan, AH565, A-1080I, bold strike, somewhat coarse calligraphy, EF to About ...

SELJUQ OF RUM: Mas'ud II, 2nd reign, 1302-1308, AE fals (1.50g), NM, ND, A-1236E, Izmirlier—, Zeno-44002, ruler cited only as al-sultan al-a'...

OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani (3.47g), Kostantiniye, AH926, A-1317, 6-point star in lower left corner of the reverse, VF.

OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani (3.39g), Kostantiniye, AH926, A-1317, VF.

OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani (3.44g), Misr, AH926, A-1317, VF.

OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani (3.42g), Misr, AH926, A-1317, VF.

OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Selim II, 1566-1574, AV sultani (3.48g), Misr, AH974, A-1324, slight weakness of strike, VF to EF.

OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Murad III, 1574-1595, AV sultani (3.49g), Misr, AH982, A-1332.1, slight weakness of strike, EF to About Unc.

EGYPT: Abdul Mejid, 1839-1861, AE 5 para (6.37g), Misr, AH1255 year 4, KM-222, lovely example, with much original lustre, brown Unc.

TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 10 para (4.36g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 10, KM-134, glorious original luster, NGC graded MS63, RRR, ex Landon

TUNIS: Muhammad al-Sadiq, 1859-1882, AV 10 piastres (1.91g), Tunis, AH1281, KM-150, citing the Ottoman sultan Abdul Aziz, choice EF.

TURKEY: Abdul Aziz, 1861-1876, AE 10 para, Kostantiniye, AH1277 year 4, KM-700, NGC graded PF64 RB.

TURKEY: Abdul Aziz, 1861-1876, AE 20 para, Kostantiniye, AH1277 year 4, KM-701, NGC graded PF64 RB.

TURKEY: Mahmud I, 1730-1754, AR yirmilik, Kostantiniye, AH1143, KM-206, initial #29, superb strike, rarely found in this quality, About Unc.

TURKEY: Abdul Hamid I, 1774-1789, AR 2 kurush, Kostantiniye, AH1187 year 16, KM-406, NGC graded AU58.

TURKEY: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AV 50 kurush, Kostantiniye, AH1293 year 18, KM-740, monnaie-de-luxe, mount removed, but mounting damage almost excl

TURKEY: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AV 100 kurush, Kostantiniye, AH1293 year 32, KM-730, AGW 0.2127 oz, ANACS graded AU53.

TURKEY: Mehmet V, 1909-1918, AV 100 kurus (7.19g), Kostantiniye, AH1327 year 10, KM-776, AGW 0.2127 oz, EF to About Unc.

SAFFARID: Ahmad b. Muhammad, 923-963, AR dirham (2.77g), Sijistan, AH322, A-1412, citing the caliph al-Radi, choice VF.

SAMANID: Nuh I, 819-841, AE fals (1.96g), Binkath, AH214, A-M1440, beautiful strike, fully legible and well centered, choice VF.

SAMANID: Asad b. Ahmad, 882-883, AE fals (3.12g), Akhsikath, AH267, A-A1477, Zeno-183368 (this piece), mint name without the initial letter alif, ligh

SAMANID: 'Abd al-Malik I, 954-961, AR dirham (2.92g), NM, ND, A-1462N, brockage of the reverse (hence without mint & date), coarse style, pr...

SAMANID: Isma'il II, 1000-1004, AE fals (2.51g), Bukhara, AH390, A-1476A, decent strike for this rare example, Fine, RR.

MUHTAJID: Nasr b. Ahmad, 952-976, AE fals (2.89g), Saghaniyan, AH355, A-1477.1, ruler's name below obverse field, citing the Samanid ruler Mansu...

QARAKHANID: Nasr b. 'Ali, 993-1012, AR dirham (3.00g), Uzkand, AH394, A-3302, nice strike, choice EF.

QARAKHANID: Nasr b. 'Ali, 993-1012, AR dirham (2.80g), Uzkand, AH394, A-3302, excellent strike, attractively toned, choice VF.

QARAKHANID: Abu'l-Fawaris Bektuz, fl. 1010, AR dirham (3.40g), Quz-Kesh, AH401, A-3303F, Kochnev-267b, Z-16144 (same dies), with his full titles...

QARAKHANID: Nasr b. al-Qasim, 1001, AR dirham (2.77g), al-Shash, AH391, A-3331, Z-104025, Kochnev-110, also citing the great khan Ahmad (as al-khan al

QARAKHANID: Nizam al-Dawla Tungha-tegin, 1009-1014, AE fals (2.54g), Samarqand, AH414, A-3334, struck on slightly defective planchet, VF, RR.

QARAKHANID: 'Ali b. al-Hasan, 1020-1025, AR dirham (3.46g), Khutlukh Urdu, AH425, A-3347, with his full titulature, finest calligraphy, About Unc.

BUWAYHID: Mu'izz al-Dawla Ahmad, 939-967, AR dirham (3.10g), Wasit, AH356, A-1545, citing his son 'Izz al-Dawla and the chief amir Rukn al-D...

BUWAYHID: Anonymous, ca. 1000-1050, AR fractional dirham (1.28g), Shiraz, ND, A-—, presumably for donative purposes, with the first 5 words of the Sur

KAKWAYHID: Faramurz, 1041-1051, AV dinar (3.82g), Isbahan, AH435, A-1592.2, citing the Seljuq Tughril Beg as overlord, with shams above the reverse, U

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AV dinar (4.24g), Nishapur, AH393, A-1606, VF.

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AV dinar (4.09g), Nishapur, AH412, A-1606, with additional title nizam al-din, VF.

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AV dinar (4.18g), Ghazna, AH415, A-1607, large die break across reverse, VF.

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AR bilingual dirham (2.88g), Mahmudpur (=Lahore), AH418, A-1610, VF.

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AR damma (0.33g), NM, ND, A-1613M, Z-181347, anonymous, kalima // Qur'an Sura 112, possibly struck during Mahmud...

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AR damma (0.36g), NM, ND, A-1613M, Z-181347, anonymous, kalima // Qur'an Sura 112, possibly struck during Mahmud...

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AR damma (0.35g), NM, ND, A-1613M, Z-181347, anonymous, kalima // Qur'an Sura 112, possibly struck during Mahmud...

GHAZNAVID or late Samanid: AV fractional dinar (0.64g), Nishapur, ND, A-—, tentatively anonymous, though the name Muhammad below the obverse field cou

GHAZNAVID: LOT of 2 gold dinars of Mahmud Shah (999-1030), both of the Herat mint: AH411 (3.12g, VF, partly weak strike), and AH414 (3.86g, Fine); ret

GREAT SELJUQ: Tughril Beg, 1038-1063, AV dinar (3.83g), Nishapur, AH438, A-1665, some weakness, VF.

GREAT SELJUQ: Barkiyaruq, 1093-1105, AR dirham (2.02g), al-Ahwaz, AH489, A-1682C, first known specimen with legible date, fully clear on this piece, V

GREAT SELJUQ: Sanjar, 1097-1098, AV dinar (3.20g), Balkh, AH509, A-1685A, also citing the chief Seljuq ruler Muhammad b. Malikshah, with Ayat al-Kursi

GREAT SELJUQ: Sanjar, 1118-1157, AV dinar (2.77g), Balkh, AH519, A-1687A, superbly engraved text, with incredably long titulature for Sanjar, and the

KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, AV dinar (5.55g), Badakhshan, AH(611), A-1712, SNAT-XIVc:393 (same dies), date confirmed by SNAT specimen, usual we

KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, AE broad dirham (6.09g), Samarqand, AH609, A-1722, very rare date for this mint, clear date both sides, VF, RR.

KHWARIZMSHAH: Mangubarni, 1220-1231, AR dirham (3.13g), NM , ND, A-1745.1, ruler's name and title jalal al-dunya wa'l-din // the caliph'...

GHORID: Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad, 1171-1206, AV dinar (4.25g), ND, A-1764.2, De-253, Bayana mint type, with Nagari legend sri maha- / mira mahama-...

GHORID: Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad, 1171-1206, AR dirham (3.19g), NM, ND, A-1770, "bull's eye" type, with Qur'an 9:33 repeated in ...

QARLUGHID: Nasir al-Din Muhammad, 1249-1259 AH, AE jital (3.48g), Ghazna, ND, A-1817, Tye-348, Arabic ghazna in center, nasir al-dunya wa'l-din ...

QARLUGHID: Nasir al-Din Muhammad, 1249-1259 AH, AE jital (3.53g), Kurraman, ND, A-1818K, nasir al-dunya / wa'l-din // darb / kurraman, newly dis...

ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: al-Salih Salih, 1312-1364, AE double fals (6.12g) (Mardin), AHxx7, A-1840, SS-53, Zeno-183587 (this piece), two lions, back-to-bac

ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Qara Arslan, 1261-1294, AE fals (2.73g), NM, ND, A-1836.1, also citing the Ilkhan overlord Hulagu, very rare issue of this ruler,

ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Qara Arslan, 1261-1294, AR dirham (2.80g), Mardin, DM, A-1837A, Zeno-183586 (this piece), citing the Ilkhan Hulagu as overlord, wi

ZANGIDS OF AL-MAWSIL: Mahmud, 1219-1233, AV dinar (5.04g), al-Mawsil, AH6xx, A-1869, Jafar-16, also citing the Ayyubids al-Kamil & al-Ashraf, th...

ASSASSINS AT ALAMUT (Batinid): Muhammad I, 1138-1162, AV ¼ dinar (1.33g), Kursi al-Daylam, AH555, A-1918, the title al-mustafa li-din Allah niz...

SALGHURIDS: Abu Bakr, 1231-1260, lead fals (13.37g), [al-Bahrayn], ND, A-C1928, Salghurid tamgha // atabeg abu bakr, nice example with ruler's n...

SALGHURIDS: Abu Bakr, 1231-1260, lead fals (8.42g), [al-Bahrayn], ND, A-C1928, Salghurid tamgha // atabeg abu bakr, ruler's name & title abo...

SALGHURIDS: Abu Bakr, 1231-1260, lead fals (6.86g), [al-Bahrayn], ND, A-C1928, Salghurid tamgha // atabeg abu bakr, tamgha illegible, most of inscript

SALGHURID: Muhammad b. Sa'd, 1260-1263, AR dirham (3.82g), NM, ND, A-E1928, Zeno-159781, citing the Ilkhan Hulagu and the Great Mongol Mõng...