Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 42

PAIKEND: Anonymous, ca. 640-710, AE cash (1.49g), Zeimal-15, Zeno-30858, two tamghas of Bukhara, "10" in Chinese below, Sogdian PNY ("...

PAIKEND: Anonymous, ca. 640-710, AE cash (1.75g), cf. Zeno-256207, Bukhara tamgha at top, Chinese yuan below, and Sogdian text to left & right /...

SEMIRECH'E: Wahshutawa, 8th century, AE cash (4.25g), Kam-21, Zeno-134041, Sogdian legend // Turgesh tamgha, plus Runic-style tamgha and Chinese...

SOGHD: Anonymous, 7th/8th century, AE cash (3.96g), Zeno-100603 (this piece), Fisher's Ding-741, standard Tang Dynasty kai yuan tong bao obverse...

YUEH CHI: Sapadbizes, late 1st century BC, AR drachm (1.73g), Mitch-2829/30, helmeted bust right, floral design on the helmet, name behind // lion rig

YUEH CHI: Agesiles, late 1st century BC, AR drachm (1.67g), Mitch-2831/32, helmeted bust right, name behind, ending above // lion right, citing NANAIA

YUEH CHI: Agesiles, late 1st century BC, AR obol (0.39g), Mitch-2831/32 (full drachm), helmeted bust right, floral design on the helmet, name behind /

ARAB-SASANIAN: Yazdigerd type, 652-668, AR drachm (4.12g), SK (Sijistan), YE20, A-1, first Islamic coin, distinguished from the last regular Sasanian

ARAB-SASANIAN: Samura b. Jundab, ca. 672-673, AR drachm (3.77g), DAP (Fasâ), AH43 (frozen), A-9, actually struck circa AH53-54, the years of S

ARAB-SASANIAN: Mu'awiya, 661-680, AR drachm (3.51g), DAP (Fasâ), year 43 (frozen), A-14, first Umayyad caliph, with his caliphal title AMYL...

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Qatari b. Fuja'a, ca. 688-698, AR drachm (3.76g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH75, A-33, with the title that means "commander of th...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Umara b. Tamim, 703-704, AR drachm (3.70g), SK (Sijistan), AH85, A-C40, date PNCHShT in Pahlavi, no additional letters or symbol...

ARAB-SASANIAN: ca. 680s-750s, glass vessel stamp (16.09g), cf. Balog-2, peacock-like bird standing left, with fan-shape tail, holding an undulating te

UMAYYAD: AE fals (1.09g), al-Daybul, AH119, A-A204, clear date, same dies as the example dated 119 that sold in our Auction 29, Lot 130 (mint misread

UMAYYAD: 'Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AR dirham (2.81g), Dimashq (Damascus), AH79, A-126, lovely bold strike, EF. While the first Umayyad dirhams ...

UMAYYAD: 'Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AR dirham (2.85g), Dimashq, AH79, A-126, Klat-323b, VF. While the first Umayyad dirhams were struck in AH78,...

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AV dinar (4.24g), NM (Dimashq), AH94, A-127, VF.

UMAYYAD: Marwan II, 744-750, AR dirham (2.92g), al-Kufa, AH129, A-142, Klat-549, EF.

UMAYYAD: AE fals (2.70g), Ma'din, ND, A-B183, Peus-407:1350, legends la ilah illa / Allah wahda- / -hu muhammad ra- / -sul Allah // baraka li-am...

UMAYYAD: AE fals (3.96g), Nasibin, AH92, A-A194, W-P.145, palm branch below obverse, mint name after the date in the reverse margin, very rare mint, l

UMAYYAD: AE fals (4.17g), Harrân, AH116, A-A194, W-P.145, finest style, calligraphically equivalent to the contemporary gold dinars! full bold

UMAYYAD: Anonymous, ca. 720s/730s, AE fals (2.15g), Balkh, AH114, A-B197, cf. Zeno-273756 (muling of two reverses!), citing al-Junayd (b. 'Abd A...

UMAYYAD: AE fals (1.46g), al-Daybul, AH118, A-199D, new variety for this mint, with amar Allah bi'l-wafâ wa'l-'adl in the obverse f...

UMAYYAD: Anonymous, ca. 720s-740s, AE fals (2.38g), al-Jûzjân, ND, A-J202, obverse text bism Allah / ja'iz, reverse text duriba bi'...

UMAYYAD: AE fals (1.23g), al-Mahfuza, ND, A-E204, obverse legend very clear, duriba hadha / al-fals bi'a- / -l-mahfuza, traditional reverse muha...

ABBASID REVOLUTION: Anonymous, 744-751, AR dirham (2.88g), Jayy, AH129, A-206.1, Klat-270a, lovely strike, perfectly centered, EF.

ABBASID: al-Saffah, 749-754, AV dinar (4.24g), NM, AH133, A-210, EF.

ABBASID: al-Saffah, 749-754, AV dinar (3.96g), NM, AH133, A-210, slightly clipped, VF.

ABBASID: al-Saffah, 749-754, AV dinar (4.30g), NM, AH134, A-210, EF.

ABBASID: al-Saffah, 749-754, AR dirham (2.89g), Suq al-Ahwaz, AH134, A-211, VF to EF, RR.

ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AV dinar (3.93g), NM, AH145, A-212, Very Good.

ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AV dinar (4.19g), NM, AH151, A-212, excellent strike, EF to About Unc.

ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AR dirham (2.87g), Madinat al-Salam, AH146, A-213.1, first year for the mint of Madinat al-Salam (Baghdad), calligraphica

ABBASID: al-Mahdi, 775-785, AV dinar (4.26g), NM, AH163, A-214, one tiny edge nick, bold strike, About Unc.

ABBASID: al-Mahdi, 775-785, AV dinar (4.07g), NM, AH166, A-214, carefully removed from a bezel, Fine to VF.

ABBASID: al-Hadi, 785-786, AV dinar (4.04g), NM, AH170, A-216, epigraphic style suggests Madinat al-Salam mint, VF to EF, S.

ABBASID: al-Hadi, 785-786, AV dinar (4.16g), NM (Madinat al-Salam), AH169, A-216B, Bernardi-57, with the letter "d" above the reverse fiel...

ABBASID: al-Hadi, 785-786, AR dirham (2.86g), al-Haruniya, AH170, A-217.2, Vardanyan-192, Armenian mint, citing the governor Yazid b. Mazyad, some min

ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (4.25g), NM (Madinat al-Salam), AH172, A-218.2, without the name of a governor, VF to EF, S.

ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (4.26g), NM (Madinat al-Salam), AH183, A-218.3a, Lowick; Bernardi-51, type #218.3a was struck during all years A

ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (4.09g), NM (Madinat al-Salam), AH184, A-218.3a, Lowick-389; Bernardi-51, type 218.3a was struck during all year

ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (4.15g), NM (Madinat al-Salam), AH185, A-218.3, die break on reverse, VF to EF. NOTE: We listed the incorrect

ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (4.25g), NM (Madinat al-Salam), AH188, A-218.4, EF.

ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (4.20g), NM (Madinat al-Salam), AH190, A-218.4, EF.

ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (4.25g), NM (Madinat al-Salam), AH192, A-218.4, choice EF.

ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (3.92g), NM (Egypt), AH173, A-218.8, citing the governor 'Umar, clipped, EF.

ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.86g), Arran, AH192, A-219.2a, Vardanyan-145, citing the governor Sulayman b. al-Asam on the reverse and the

ABBASID: 'Ubayd Allah, 788-790, AR dirham (2.90g), Arminiya, AH175, A-219G, Vardanyan-37, with the reverse legend mimma amara bihi al-amir / ...

ABBASID: al-Amin, 809-813, AV dinar (4.22g), NM (Madinat al-Salam), AH194, A-220.4, with rabbi Allah above the reverse field, choice VF.

ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AV dinar (4.30g), NM (Egypt), AH197, A-222.2, citing the caliph and the governor of Egypt, 'Abbad, bold EF, S.