Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 33 | January 17-19, 2019

OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani (3.43g), Misr, AH926, A-1317, VF.

GREAT SELJUQ: Sanjar, as viceroy, 1099-1118, AV dinar (3.18g), Nishapur, DM, A-1685.1, AGW 0.1024 oz, citing Abu Shuja' Muhammad as overlord, sl...

QAJAR: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AV toman (3.44g), Rasht, AH1271, A-2921, much weakness, small testmark from use in India, nearly VF.

QAJAR: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AV toman (3.42g), Tehran, AH1277, A-2921, KM-853.12, Fine.

QAJAR: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AV toman (3.42g), Tabaristan, AH1280, A-2921, much weakness, small testmark from use in India, crude VF-EF.

QAJAR: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AV toman (3.45g), Rasht, DM, A-2921, KM-853.8, much weakness, mount removed, VF.

FRANCE: Third Republic, AR franc, 1887-A, Y-49.1, NGC graded MS64.

PRUSSIA: Frederick II (the Great), 1740-1786, AE medal (38.30g), 1757, Olding 604b, 48mm UNSIGNED bronze medal for the Battle of Prague by Johann Geor

GERMANY: Weimar Republic, AR 5 reichsmark, 1930-A, KM-68, Graf Zeppelin World Tour, AU.

HONDURAS: AR 50 centavos, 1884, KM-51, beautifully toned, PCGS graded MS62.

VENEZUELA: Republic, AR ¼ bolivar, 1912, Y-20, PCGS graded AU58.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 656-670, AR drachm (3.46g), DA (Darabjird), YE30, A-A6, lillah in ObQ2, Nearly EF, R.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.87g), Suq al-Ahwaz, AH91, A-128, EF.

ABBASID: al-Mahdi, 775-785, AR dirham (2.88g), Qasr al-Salam, AH168, A-215.1, temporary administration capital of the caliphate, striking coins AH167-

ABBASID: al-Hadi, 785-786, AR dirham (2.70g), Madinat al-Salam, AH169, A-217.2, rare variety with br above & 'ayn below reverse field, VF, R.

ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AR dirham (2.80g), Jannaba, AH300, A-246.2, clear mint & date, some weakness, rare mint, VF, R.

ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AR dirham (2.86g), Mah al-Kufa, AH317, A-246.2, lovely strike, choice VF, R.

ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AR dirham (3.63g), Arrajan, AH320, A-249, citing the vizier 'Amid al-Dawla, bold mint & date, some central we...

FATIMID: al-'Aziz, 975-996, AR broad dirham (2.54g), Sur, AH(369), A-W705, Nicol-612 (same obverse die), date confirmed by die-link, F-VF, RR.

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

EGYPT: Mustafa III, 1757-1774, AV zeri mahbub (2.53g), Misr, AH1171, KM-105.1. NP-622, initial letter viii, small hole in field, choice EF, ex Ken Bov

TURKEY: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 5 kurush (24.84g), Kostantiniye, AH1223 year 10, KM-564, scarce date, light surface hairlines, EF.

TAHIRID: Talha, 822-828, AR dirham (3.45g), Abarshahr, AH210, A-1393, rare mint for the Tahirids, choice VF, R.

SAFFARID: al-Husayn b. Tahir, 980-982+, AV fractional dinar (1.03g), Sijistan, AH(3)68, A-1419.1, first known example dated 368, with the crucial nume

SAFAVID: 'Abbas I, 1588-1629, AR shahi (1.95g), Herat, ND, A-2636.1, type B, extremely rare mint for any denomination of 'Abbas I, VF, RRR.

JAPAN: Meiji, 1868-1912, AR 10 sen, year 3 (1870), Y-11, JNDA-01-23, shallow scales variety, PCGS graded MS64.

JAPAN: Meiji, 1868-1912, AR yen, year 11 (1878), Y-A25.2, better date, cleaned, EF.

RAS AL KHAIMA: Saqr bin Muhammad al Qasimi, 1948-2010, AR 10 riyals, 1970, KM-31, 1st Anniversary - Death of Dwight Eisenhower, proof, NGC graded PF65

BELGIUM: FLANDERS: Louis II de Mâle, 1346-1384, AR botdrager (3.94g), ND (c1365), DeMey 218, EF.

NUREMBERG: AR 2½ kreuzer, 1774, KM-369, mintmaster R, NGC graded MS66.

PRUSSIA: Friedrich III, 1888, AR 2 mark, 1888-A, KM-510, J-98, NGC graded MS63.

GERMANY: Weimar Republic, AR 3 mark, 1927-A, KM-53, 400th Anniversary - Philipps University in Marburg, NGC graded MS65+.

NAPLES: Carlo II, 1674-1700, AR tari, 1684, KM-104, faint obverse adjustment marks, EF.

TUSCANY: Leopoldo II, 2nd reign, 1849-1859, AE 3 quattrini (2.17g), 1853, Cr-64, NGC graded choice MS63 BR.

ITALY: Victor Emmanuel III, 1900-1946, AR 10 lire, 1936-R, KM-80, PCGS graded MS63.

PORTUGAL: Manuel II, 1908-1910, AR 500 reis, 1908, KM-547, PCGS graded MS63.

MAURITIUS: George IV, 1820-1830, AR 50 sous, ND (1822), KM-2, typical adjustment marks for this type, NGC graded VF30.

ECUADOR: AR ½ decimo, Lima, 1897, KM-55, NGC graded MS64.

GUATEMALA: Fernando VII, 1808-1821, AR ½ real, 1813-NG, KM-65, assayer M, PCGS graded MS62.

MEXICO: Republic, AV peso (1.7g), Culiacan, 1881/0-Cn, KM-402.2, VF.

BENGAL: Jalal Shah, 1560-1563, AR rupee (11.29g), Satgaon, AH[968], G-B971, same obverse die as Goron illustrated example, thus confirming the date, 2

FARRUKHABAD: Ahmad Khan, 1750-1771, AR rupee (11.3g), Ahmadnagar, AH1170 year 4, KM-12, in name of Alamgir II, EF.

JAIPUR: Madho Singh II, 1880-1922, AR nazarana rupee, Sawai Jaipur, 1900 year 21, KM-147, in the name of Queen Victoria, NGC graded AU55.

BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, Queen, 1837-1876, AR rupee, 1862(b&m), KM-472, S&W-4.123, 4¾ panels, slant top 1, NGC graded MS62.

GOA: Joao, as regent, 1799-1816, AR rupia, 1804, KM-205, pleasing strike, VF.

INDIA: Republic, 1 anna, 1954(b), KM-3.2, NGC graded Proof 64.

ROMAN EMPIRE: Trajan, 98-117 AD, AR denarius (2.93g), Rome mint, RIC-119, RSC-86, struck 107-111 AD, IMP TRAIANO AVG GEP DAC PM TRP, laureate head rig

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Hormizd II, 303-309, AR drachm (4.22g), G-83, nice style, reverse design with more open space in the field, several die scratches in

ABBASID: al Mu'tasim, 833-842, AR dirham (3.53g), Samarqand, AH219, A-Z226, contemporary or slightly later imitation, most likely from the Volga...

ABBASID: AE fals (3.22g), Ghazza, AH217, A-285, SNAT-4a:179, VF.