Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 39

AXUM: Wazena, circa 520, AE unit (0.70g), M&J-118, uncrowned bust right, holding grain ear // cross-crosslet with X, original gold in reverse ce...

AXUM: Joel, ca. 550-600, AE unit (0.84g), M&J-134, facing bust // cross, Ge 'ez text around on both sides, choice VF-EF, R.

ALCHON HUNS: Anonymous, 5th century, AE ¼ unit (1.21g), G-45, bareheaded bust right, Bactrian alxan right // same bust design, but without leg

YABGHUS OF TOKHARISTAN: AR drachm (3.38g), "BHL" (= Balkh), year "11", G-—, cf. Zeno-83561, type imitating a normal drachm...

VAKHSH VALLEY: Anonymous, 6th century, AR drachm (2.09g), G-290, Zeno-109019, design derived from the common drachm of Peroz (457-484), countermark wi

VAKHSH VALLEY: Anonymous, 6th century, AR drachm (2.15g), G-290, Zeno-109019, Design derived from the common drachm of Peroz (457-484), countermark wi

VAKHSH VALLEY: Anonymous, 6th century, AR drachm (2.16g), G-290, Zeno-109019, Design derived from the common drachm of Peroz (457-484), countermark wi

HEPHTHALITE: Nezak Malka series, ca. 475-550, AR drachm (3.55g), G-222, king with bull 's head crown // fire-altar & 2 assistants, sharply s...

HUNNIC: "Khusro" type, before 700, AR drachm (3.39g), cf. Zeno-33518, imitation of a Sasanian drachm of Khusro II, Sogdian legend in ObQ3 ...

HUNNIC, Northern Tribes: "Khusro II" type, ca. late 7th century, AR drachm (3.08g), standard design of Khusro II, imitating the Court mint...

HUNNIC, Northern Tribes: "Khusro II" type, ca. late 7th century, AR drachm (3.08g), standard design of Khusro II, imitating the Court mint...

BUKHARA: Unknown ruler, ca. 640-708, AE cash (2.50g), cf. Zeno-1031, Tang dynasty Chinese legend, kai yuan tong bao // Bukhara tamgha above the square

HWABS OF SAMARKAND: Anonymous, 6th century, AE portrait cash (3.51g), Smirnova-33, cf. Zeno-220386, long-haired portrait // Samarkand tamgha, Sogdian

NAKHSHAB: Anonymous, 4th-6th century, AE unit (2.35g), Rtveladze-39, Zeno-3390, Zeimal-25/26, leontomachia type: bust left, elaborate hair style with

PAIKEND: Anonymous, ca. 640-710, AE cash (0.83g), cf. Zeno-20199, Bukhara tamgha at top, Chinese yuan below, and Sogdian text to left & right, u...

PAIKEND: Anonymous, early 8th century, AE cash (1.29g), cf. Zeno-12935, facing head // "dancing man" (actually the city tamgha), prototype...

SAMARKAND: Urk Warthamuka, ca. 650-675, AE cash (5.59g), Zeno-37216, Sogdian legend // tamghas of Samarkand and a local one, VF, R.

SAMITAN: Nanaiabiat, 8th century, AE cash (1.69g), Zeno-77708, nanaiabiat samidanian in Sogdian script // 2 identical tamghas, nice strike, About VF,

SEMIRECH 'E: Wahshutawa (Vashtutava), 8th century, AE cash (3.11g), Kamyshev-21, Sogdian legend // Turgesh tamgha, plus Runic-style tamgha and C...

SEMIRECH 'E: Turgesh, 8th century, AE cash (5.42g), Kamyshev-24, bgy twrkys gagan pny in Sogdian // tamgha based around the central square hole,...

SEMIRACH 'E: TUKHUS: Oghitmish, 8th century, AE cash (2.15g), Kam-43, Sogdian legends on both sides, with ruler 's name after the tamgha on ...

TOKHARISTAN: Anonymous, 6th/7th century, AR drachm (3.41g), c. Zeno-203267, three countermarks, as Göbl types 79, 82a, and 115, unusually nice

TOKHARISTAN: Anonymous, 6th/7th century, AR drachm (3.37g), c. Zeno-203267, one countermark, as Göbl type 79, which has been read as Sogdian d

SOGDIANA: Anonymous, ca. 7th/8th century, AE unit (0.59g), portrait ¾ to the right, uniface, unknown issuer; portrait somewhat resembles issue

YUEH CHI: "Heliokles", 1st century BC, AE tetradrachm (12.93g), Senior-A21.1T, imitating Heraklios I of Bactria; diademed and draped bust ...

YUEH CHI: "Heliokles", 1st century BC, AE drachm (3.15g), Mitch-1879/85, Zeno-80317 (this piece), head of Heraklios right, Central Asian s...

YUEH CHI: Sapadbizes, ca. 20-1 BC, AR drachm (1.49g), Mitch-2824/28, helmeted bust right, floral design on the helmet, name behind // lion right, citi

YUEH CHI: Sapadbizes, ca. 20-1 BC, AR drachm (1.47g), Mitch-2824/28, helmeted bust right, floral design on the helmet, name behind // lion right, citi

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. 'Amir, ca. 661-664, AR drachm (3.74g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH44, A-6, bold strike, VF-EF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (3.78g), NAL (Narmashir), AH52, A-8, Malek-909/10, chipped twice, VF, R.

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (2.88g), BBA (the Court mint), AH62, A-12, Malek-141, clipped down to post-reform dirh...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR dirham (3.85g), DA (Darabjird), YE47, A-12, lightly cleaned, bold VF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr, 680-692, AR drachm (2.31g), ST (Istakhr), AH63, A-16, Malek-1189/94, clipped, and weight loss also like...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Salm. b. Ziyad, ca. 680-685, AR drachm (3.17g), NM, ND, A-18, light standard, style of the Hunnic imitations, with two countermarks on

ARAB-SASANIAN: Salm. b. Ziyad, ca. 680-685, AR drachm (3.30g), MLWLWT (Marw al-Rud), AH63, A-18, Malek-875, light standard, probably Hunnic imitation,

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. Khazim, 682-692, AR drachm (2.84g), MLW (Marw), year "35", A-19, Malek—, Hunnic imitation, struck ...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Umar b. 'Ubayd Allah, 686-691, AR drachm (2.84g), ART (Ardashir Khurra), AH69, A-21, clipped down to the post-reform stand...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Umar b. 'Ubayd Allah, 686-691, AR drachm (4.00g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH70, A-21, VF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khalid b. 'Abd Allah, ca. 692-694, AR drachm (3.59g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH73, A-24, Malek-322, one area of corrosion only in the ...

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf, 694-713, AE pashiz (0.64g), NM, ND, A-B37, Gyselen-79, nice strike, F-VF, R.

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf, 694-713, AE pashiz (0.73g), NM, ND, A-B37, Gyselen-79, decent strike, F-VF, R.

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf, 694-713, AE pashiz (0.78g), NM, ND, A-B37, Gyselen-79, broad flan, minor porosity, Fine, R.

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf, 694-713, AE pashiz (0.61g), NM, ND, A-C37, Gyselen-62, facing Sasanian-style bust, crowned, name of al-Hajaj b. Yus

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, AE pashiz (0.41g), NM, ND, A-M41, standard Sasanian design, Pahlavi GDH AFZWT and Arabic baraka // Arabic bism Allah and rab

ARAB-SASANIAN: Farrukhzad, ca. 695-699, AE pashiz (0.90g), Ardashir Khurra, A-41, Gyselen-2, Sasanian-style bust right, governor 's name in Pahl...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, ca. 695-720, AE pashiz (0.86g), Bishapur, ND, A-42, Gyselen-7, single facing bust // crowned human-headed bull, citing the o

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, AE pashiz (0.57g), Bishapur (in words), A-43, Gyselen-8, large & small busts, derived from Byzantine solidi of Heracli...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, ca. 695-720, AE pashiz (0.80g), NM, ND, A-43B, Gyselen-81, two facing Byzantine busts // cross above 3 steps, without mint n

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, ca. 695-715, AE pashiz (0.46g), Ardashir Khurra, ND, A-A45, Gyselen-103, standard Khusro-style obverse (with bism Allah in m

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, AE pashiz (1.15g), Bishapur (in words), A-42, Gyselen-7, single facing bust // crowned human-headed bull, citing the officia

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, AE pashiz (1.86g), Zaranj, ND, A-49, Gyselen-50a, profile bust coarsely engraved // retrograde Pahlavi inscription with the

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, ca. 695-715, AE pashiz (1.47g), NM, ND, A-49K, Gyselen-84, Sasanian bust right, GDH behind, APZWT before // facing pseudo-By

TABARISTAN: Farkhan, 711-731, AR ½ drachm (2.06g), Tabaristan, PYE75, A-50, AU.

TABARISTAN: Farkhan, 711-731, AR ½ drachm (2.11g), Tabaristan, PYE76, A-50, AU.

TABARISTAN: Khurshid, 740-761, AR ½ drachm (2.08g), Tabaristan, PYE103, A-52, Unc.

TABARISTAN: Khurshid, 740-761, AR ½ drachm (2.08g), Tabaristan, PYE103, A-52, Unc.

TABARISTAN: 'Umar, 771-780, AR ½ drachm (1.96g), Tabaristan, PYE124, A-55, choice AU.

EASTERN SISTAN: Anonymous, ca. 706-730, AR drachm (3.61g), SK (Sijistan), AH89, A-77, few adhesion spots on the obverse, almost all in the margin, cho

EASTERN SISTAN: Anonymous, ca. 706-730, AR drachm (3.87g), SK (Sijistan), AH103, A-77, clearly engraved date, pellet after rabbi in ObQ3, VF-EF, R.

EASTERN SISTAN: Yazid, 763-767, AR drachm (3.66g), SK (Sijistan), ND, A-83, pierced, VF, RR.

EASTERN SISTAN: Bakkâr, 770s, AR drachm (3.24g), SK (Sijistan), ND, A-87E, bold strike with almost no weakness, strong VF, R.

EASTERN SISTAN: 'Abd Allah, ca. 780s, BI drachm (2.98g), SK (Sijistan), ND, A-89B, light adhesions in the field on both sides, VF, RRR.

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 660s-680s, AE fals (5.43g), Dimashq, ND, A-3517.3, Bone-2.5var, emperor holds globus cruciger long cross, falcon

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Caliph, ca. 692-697, AE fals (4.16g), Hims, A-3539, TG-171/207, decent strike, VF.

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Caliph, ca. 692-697, AE fals (2.92g), A-3544, undeciphered mint, possibly al-Lâthiqiya in western Syria, within the J

UMAYYAD: 'Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AR dirham (2.74g), Jayy, AH80, A-126, Klat-254, attractive strike, VF.

UMAYYAD: 'Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AR dirham (2.83g), Jayy, AH81, A-126, Klat-255b, lovely VF-EF.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.89g), Kirman, AH90, A-128, Klat-552, EF.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.71g), Darabjird, AH91, A-128, Klat-292, countermarked with the head of a lion (Göbl-3), EF on VF ho

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.83g), Marw, AH91, A-128, Klat-588a, nearly EF.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.70g), al-Taymara, AH92, A-128, Klat-208, VF.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.91g), Mahayy, AH93, A-128, Klat-559, nearly EF.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.87g), Darabjird, AH94, A-128, Klat-295, EF.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.63g), al-Sus, AH94, A-128, Klat-479, VF.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.82g), Jayy, AH95, A-128, Klat-263, very scarce date, VF, S.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.89g), Suq al-Ahwaz, AH96, A-128, Klat-493b, VF.

UMAYYAD: Sulayman, 715-717, AR dirham (2.90g), Sabur, AH98, A-131, Klat-429a, with pellet below the mint name, lovely EF.

UMAYYAD: Sulayman, 715-717, AR dirham (2.53g), Arminiya, AH98, A-131, Klat-52, Fine.

UMAYYAD: 'Umar, 717-720, AR dirham (2.86g), Wasit, AH101, A-133, Klat-695, nice Fine.

UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.88g), Ifriqiya, AH114, A-137, Klat-101, EF.

UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.76g), Balkh, AH114, A-137, Klat-179, pierced, VF, S.

UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.98g), Wasit, AH123, A-137, bold strike, minor discoloration near the rim, AU.

UMAYYAD: AE fals (6.35g), Fayyum, ND, A-149, in the name of the financial governor of Egypt, 'Abd al-Malik b. Marwan, with misr in the obverse ...

UMAYYAD: AE fals (5.26g), Halab, ND (ca. 700-710), A-176, mint name strangely engraved, assigned to Halab by style, but an alternative reading is conc

UMAYYAD: AE fals (3.06g), al-Bab (now called Derbent), AH115, A-196E, cf. Zeno-162088, citing the future caliph Marwan b. Muhammad, about 20% flat str

UMAYYAD: Anonymous, ca. 715-730, AE fals (1.48g), NM, ND, A-M206, religious legends only, tentatively read as lillah al-hamd wa …… /

UMAYYAD/ABBASID: AE weight (3.57g), three line legend on obverse, bism Allah / hadha mithqal / wâf // blank reverse, VF, R.

ABBASID REVOLUTION: Rebellion of al-Harith b. Surayj, ca. 734-740, AR dirham (2.10g), Wasit, AH95, A-V206, standard Umayyad dirham countermarked with

ABBASID REVOLUTION: Anonymous, ca. 744-751, AR dirham (2.48g), Mahayy, AH129, A-206.1, weight reduction likely from acid treatment, VF, R.

ABBASID REVOLUTION: Anonymous, ca. 744-751, AR dirham (2.79g), Marw, AH132, A-206.3, cleaned, VF, R.

ABBASID REVOLUTION: Anonymous, ca. 744-751, AR dirham (2.76g), al-Kufa, AH128, A-207.1, Klat-548a, Kharijite issue, with the phrase "la hukm il...

ABBASID: al-Saffah, 749-754, AR dirham (2.94g), al-Kufa, AH132, A-211, broad flan, VF-EF.

ABBASID: al-Saffah, 749-754, AR dirham (2.78g), Suq al-Ahwaz, AH134, A-211, very rare mint for the early Abbasid series, known only for AH134, cleaned

ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AR dirham (2.84g), Istakhr, AH139, A-213.1, VF, S.

ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AR dirham (2.65g), Madinat al-Salam, AH146, A-213.1, first year of the mint at Madinat al-Salam (= Baghdad), still in the

ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AR dirham (2.64g), Arran, AH154, A-213.4, Vardanyan-121, citing the caliphal heir Muhammad al-Mahdi and the local governo

ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AR dirham (2.78g), Arminiya, AH155, A-213.4, citing the governor al-Hasan, VF.

ABBASID: al-Mahdi, 775-785, AR dirham (2.88g), Arminiya, AH166, A-215.1, Vardanyan-27, VF-EF.

ABBASID: al-Hadi, 785-786, AR dirham (2.87g), al-Muhammadiya, AH170, A-217.2, couple minor scratches, VF.

ABBASID: al-Hadi, 785-786, AR dirham (2.75g), Harunabad, AH169, A-217.4, Vardaniyan-187, with the provincial name Arminiya above and the governor &#...