Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 37

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Yazdigerd III, 632-651, AR drachm (4.21g), BN (uncertain mint, perhaps Bamm), year 13, G-235, pellet at 11:30 on the reverse, AU.

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Yazdigerd III, 632-651, AR drachm (3.55g), SK (Sijistan), year 17, G-235, Zeno-174178 (this piece), countermarked #11, the senmur

SASANIAN KINGDOM:LOT of 5 silver drachms, better quality: Shapur II (2 pieces, standard type, both nice VF); Yazdigerd I (1, BYSh mint, VF); and Hor

ZEUGITANA: AE 19 (5.93g), ca. 300-264 BC, SNG Copenhagen 149, Carthage, wreathed bust of Tanit left // horse head right, no symbol in right field, Sa

NEZAK HUNS: Nezak Malka, ca. 630-711, AE drachm (3.22g), G-203, royal bust right, with bull's head crown // fire-altar & 2 attendants, 8-po...

HEPHTHALITE: Anonymous, 6th century, AR drachm (3.45g), NM, G-287, derived from Sasanian Peroz type G-176, with traces of the Pahlavi letter M at lef

WESTERN TURKS: KHALAJ: ca. early 8th century, AE pashiz (0.92g), Vondrovec-Khalaj-1, Zeno-151525 (this piece), Sasanian-style bust, based on the 3rd

ARSLANID: Arslan Bilgi, 7th/8th century, AE cash (2.42g), Zeno-1742, Sogdian legend // tamgha repeated 4 times, nice Fine to VF, RR.

ARSLANID: Kul-Yirkin, early 8th century, AE cash (6.46g), Kam-46, Zeno-121668, name of ruler in Sogdian // two Runic-style tamghas of the Arslanid br

ARSLANID: Kul-Yirkin, early 8th century, AE cash (5.77g), Kam-46, Zeno-121668, name of ruler in Sogdian // two Runic-style tamghas of the Arslanid br

BUKHARA: Asbar, ca. 450-600, AE unit (2.20g), cf. Zeno-21135, king's head right // Bukhara tamgha, stylized legend around, contemporary imitati...

BUKHARA: Anonymous, ca. 640-708, AE cash (3.71g), cf. Zeno-1031, Tang dynasty Chinese legend, kai yuan tong bao // Bukhara tamgha above the square ho

BUKHARA: Anonymous, ca. 650-725, AE cash (1.59g), Smirnova-137, Zeno-46920, camel right // Sogdian word PNY ("money"), nice strike obver...

BUKHARA: Anonymous, 7th century, AE cash (1.72g), Zeno-131369, camel // fire altar, VF, R.

FERGHANA: Anonymous, 7th/8th century, AE cash (1.62g), Zeno-25363, Smirnova-1482/97, two facing heads, probably one male and the other female // Runi

KABARNA: Anonymous, 7th/8th century, AE cash (1.24g), S&K—, bust right, with round-top hat, uncertain symbol before // tamgha as on S&...

PAIKEND: Anonymous, after about 710, AE unit (1.41g), Zeno-142560, "dancing man" / Arabic muhammad rasul Allah, nice quality for this typ...

PENDJIKENT: Bidyan, ca. 690-709, AE cash (2.96g), Zeno-44835, Smirnova-998, Sogdian legend for "Bidyan master of Panch" // one large tamg...

SAMARKAND: Anonymous, ca. 100-400, AR unit (2.51g), cf. Zeno-151772, Yueh Chi style diademed bust left, crudely engraved // forepart of a horse right

SAMARKAND: Urk Wartramuka, 675-696, AE cash (4.89g), Smirnova-659, Zeno-167069, tamghas of Samarkand and the ruler, normal type, with central hole, F

SAMARKAND: Tarkhan, ca. 700-710, AE cash (3.38g), Smirnova-215+, Zeno-46923, Sogdian legend, always in large letters // Samarkand tamgha & loca...

SEMIRECH'E: Turgesh, 8th century, AE cash (3.30g), Kam-24, Zeno-6317, Sogdian text bgy twrkys gagan pny // Turgesh tamgha, VF.

SEMIRECH'E: Turgesh, 8th century, AE cash (6.08g), Kam-24, Sogdian legend // tamgha based around the central square hole, medium weight standar...

YUEH CHI: Sapadbizes, late 1st century BC, AR drachm (1.40g), Mitch-2824/28, helmeted bust right, floral design on the helmet, name behind // lion ri

YUEH CHI: Sapadbizes, late 1st century BC, AR obol (0.38g), Mitch-2829/30, helmeted and draped bust right // lion standing right; above, crescent ove

YUEH CHI: Sapadbizes, late 1st century BC, AR hemidrachm (1.18g), Mitch-2829/30, helmeted and draped bust right // lion standing right; above, cresce

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 653-670, AR drachm (4.02g), BYSh (Bishapur), YE25, A-4, some graffiti in ObQ1, VF to EF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 666-670, AR drachm (3.61g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH49, A-5, countermark #14 in ObQ1, VF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (2.19g), BCLA (al-Basra), AH53, A-8, Walker-57, second year of Arab-Sasanian drachms struck a

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (4.07g), DA (Darabjird), year 43 (frozen), A-8, actually struck AH50-53, EF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (3.50g), DA (Darabjird), year 43 frozen, A-8, Malek-383 ff, struck circa AH50-52, countermark

ARAB-SASANIAN: Samura b. Jundab, ca. 672-673, AR drachm (3.36g), DA (Darabjird), year 43 (frozen), A-9, struck circa AH53-54, clipped down to reduc

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (2.30g), BBA (the Court mint), AH62, A-12, Malek-141, clipped down to later standard,...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Mu'awiya, 661-680, AR drachm (3.84g), DA (Darabjird), year 43 (frozen), A-14, actually struck circa AH52-54, cleaned, bold VF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr, 680-692, AR drachm (2.36g), ART (Ardashir Khurra), AH65, A-15, Malek-59, Zeno-174017 (this piece), ra...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr, 680-692, AR drachm (4.13g), DA+P (Fasâ), YE60, A-16, superb strike, EF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Salm b. Ziyad, ca. 680-685, AR drachm (3.97g), MLW (Marw), AH63, A-18, attractive strike, VF to EF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Umar b. 'Ubayd Allah, 686-691, AR drachm (4.09g), ART (Ardashir Khurra), AH68, A-21, lovely strike, VF to EF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Atiya b. al-Aswad, fl. 689-696, AR drachm (3.94g), KLMAN-NAL (Narmashir), AH75, A-28, with the obverse phrase bism Allah wali ...

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra, ca. 694-698, AR drachm (3.81g), TART (Tawwaj), AH76, A-31, rare mint for this governor, Fine, R.

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Qatari b. Fuja'a, ca. 688-698, AR drachm (2.87g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH75, A-33, chipped in the margin, otherwise attractive, ...

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf, 694-713, AE pashiz (0.70g), NM, ND, A-C37, Gyselen-62, facing Sasanian style bust, crowned, name of al-Hajaj b. Yu

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad, 700-703, AR drachm (3.82g), SK (Sijistan), blundered date, A-38A, date intended to be either 82 or ...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, ca. 700-720, AE pashiz (0.96g), Kazirun, ND, A-40, Gyselen-35a, bust right // woman on horseback, holding vase-like object,

ARAB-SASANIAN: Shurayk b. al-Harith, fl. 710s, AE pashiz (1.83g), ST (Istakhr), A-P42, Byzantine style bust facing on obverse, name in Arabic on bot

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, AE pashiz (1.41g), NM, ND, A-S42, Gyselen-64, Sasanian bust right, name in Arabic right & left // first half of the k...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, AE pashiz (1.12g), Bishapur, ND, A-42, Gyselen-7, facing bearded bust, citing the governor Daray to right // crowned human

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khalid b. 'Abbas, ca. 700, AE pashiz (0.71g), Tanbuk, ND, A-N42, Gyselen-58, Sasanian bust, facing // fire-altar, inscriptions i...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, ca. 700-720, AE pashiz (0.40g), ST (Istakhr), A-F46, elephant rider // standard fire altar with two attendants, mint signa

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, ca. 720s, AE pashiz (2.22g), ShWSh (al-Sus), ND, A-47B, Gyselen-44, mint name & the word LWBAK "current", ...