Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 43

TURK SHAHI KINGS: Anonymous, at Kabul & Gandhara, 8th century, AE unit (2.68g), G-256, two-trident bust facing to the right, holding bannered sp...

TURK YABGHUS: Anonymous, late 6th century, AR drachm (3.49g), G-295, from the Western Turks in Tokharistan, derived from drachm of Sasanian Khusro I,

TURK SHAHIS: Shahi Tegin, after 700, AE fraction (0.48g), cf. G-208 for the silver drachm of this type, crowned bust facing slightly right; animal&#...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 653-670, AR drachm (3.89g), WH (Junday Sabur), YE35, A-4, VF-EF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. 'Amir, ca. 661-664, AE pashiz (1.31g), GALWT, AH44, A-7P, Gyselen-121var, 'Abd Allah cited without the patr...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Samura b. Jundab, ca. 672-673, AR drachm (3.47g), DA (Darabjird), AH43 (frozen), A-9, actually struck circa AH53-54, the years of Samur

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Umar b. 'Ubayd Allah, 686-691, AR drachm (3.48g), ST (Istakhr), AH72, A-21, Malek-1205, date written as TLYNHPTAT, pleasing ...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Umara b. Tamim, 703-704, AR drachm (3.98g), SK (Sijistan), AH84, A-C40, full date PNCHShTAT in Pahlavi, with Pahlavi NYWK in ObQ...

TABARISTAN: Yahya, 779-781, AR ½ dirham (1.96g), Tabaristan, PYE129, A-60, choice EF.

TABARISTAN: Yahya, 779-781, AR ½ dirham (2.03g), Tabaristan, PYE129, A-60, pleasing EF.

TABARISTAN: Yahya, 779-781, AR ½ dirham (1.99g), Tabaristan, PYE129, A-60, pleasing EF.

TABARISTAN: Yahya, 779-781, AR ½ dirham (2.01g), Tabaristan, PYE130, A-60, AU.

TABARISTAN: Yahya, 779-781, AR ½ dirham (2.00g), Tabaristan, PYE130, A-60, EF.

TABARISTAN: Yahya, 779-781, AR ½ dirham (1.97g), Tabaristan, PYE130, A-60, EF.

TABARISTAN: Yahya, 779-781, AR ½ dirham (2.03g), Tabaristan, PYE130, A-60, EF.

TABARISTAN: Anonymous, 780-793, AR ½ dirham (1.92g), Tabaristan, PYE134, A-73A, rare variety, with bakh bakh in the 3rd quadrant of the obvers

TABARISTAN: Anonymous APZWT type, 780-793, AR ½ dirham (2.23g), Tabaristan, PYE134, A-73A, with Arabic bakh bakh in ObQ3 ("good good"...

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Caliph, ca. 692-697, AE fals (1.74g), Halab, ND, A-3529, lovely well-centered strike with attractive patination, VF-EF.

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Caliph, ca. 692-697, AE fals (3.83g), uncertain mint, ND, A-3544, the mint name appears to be LTAY or LMAY, which has not bee

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Caliph, ca. 692-697, AE fals (3.88g), uncertain mint, ND, A-3544, the mint name appears to be LTAY or LMAY, which has not bee

UMAYYAD: 'Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AR dirham (2.88g), Jayy, AH80, A-126, Klat-254, attractive strike, lovely VF.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.83g), al-Sus, AH94, A-128, Klat-479, VF-EF.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.89g), al-Sus, AH94, A-128, Klat-479, lovely VF-EF.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.73g), al-Furat, AH96, A-128, Klat-508, decent Fine.

UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.81g), al-Bab, AH120, A-137, Klat-147, al-Bab is now the city of Derbent in the Republic of Dagestan in the Russ

UMAYYAD: Yazid III, 743-744, AR dirham (2.79g), Wasit, AH126, A-139, Klat-719b, with 4 annulets in the obverse margin, the only issue that can securel

UMAYYAD: AE fals (3.53g), Iliya (Jerusalem), A-179, W-P124, bold strike on oval planchet, bold VF. The mint name Iliya (Jerusalem), is derived from th

UMAYYAD: AE fals (2.31g), al-Bâb, AH115, A-196E, citing Marwan b. Muhammad (future caliph, AH127-132), nice evenly struck, with fill legends b

UMAYYAD: AE fals (1.89g), Balkh, AH100, A-C197, crudely cast, with the obverse tentatively deciphered as sulayman / sana mi- / 'a balkh, with Su...

UMAYYAD: AE fals (2.53g), al-Kufa, AH100, A-203, W-923, this is the first dated reform copper coin from the region of Iraq & Iran, choice VF, R.

ABBASID REVOLUTION: Sulayman b. 'Abd Allah, 755-757, AE fals (2.84g), NM, ND, A-C209, name of Sulayman in the reverse margin, Qur'an verse 4...

ABBASID: al-Saffah, 749-754, AR dirham (2.65g), Ardashir Khurra, AH134, A-211, slightly uneven surfaces, VF, R.

ABBASID: al-Saffah, 749-754, AR dirham (2.92g), Suq al-Ahwaz, AH135, A-211, nice strike, VF-EF, RR.

ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AR dirham (2.52g), Nishapur, AH143, A-213.1, slightly scruffy surfaces, first silver coin with the mint name Nishapur (ea

ABBASID: al-Mahdi, 775-785, AR dirham (2.85g), Qasr al-Salam, AH167, A-215.1, temporary mint in central Iraq, active only AH167-169, VF-EF.

ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.90g), Sijistan, AH171, A-219.4, with the name khalid vertically, for the governor Yahya b. Khalid, EF, R.

ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.93g), al-Kufa, AH179, A-219.9, in the name of the heir al-Amin, citing the vizier as Ja'far below the ...

ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.65g), Jurjan, AH187, A-219.9, some light porosity, otherwise lovely bold strike, rare mint, VF-EF, RR.

ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.91g), al-Muhammadiya, AH177, A-219.9a, in the name of the heir al-Amin with the title wali 'ahd al-mus...

ABBASID: al-Amin, 809-813, AR dirham (2.91g), Arminiya, AH195, A-221.3a, Vardanyan-75, citing the governor Asad b. Yazid, uneven surfaces, VF-EF, R.

ABBASID: 'Alî b. 'Îsa, AR dirham (2.88g), Balkh, AH190, A-219H, without any reference to the caliph or his heirs, bold VF-EF, R.

ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.69g), Nishapur, AH202, A-223.4, citing the vizier as Dhu'l-Ri'asatayn, rare date, VF-EF.

ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.94g), al-Muhammadiya, AH204, A-223.7, citing the caliph as al-khalifa al-ma'mun, bold VF, R.

ABBASID: al-Musta'in, 862-866, AR dirham (2.98g), Marw, AH248, A-234.1, without the heir-apparent, very rare date for this mint, VF-EF, RR.

ABBASID: al-Muktafi, 902-908, AV dinar (1.89g), AH291, A-243.1, mint unclear, but very likely Filastin, crinkled, VF.

ABBASID: al-Muktafi, 902-908, AR dirham (3.12g), al-Muhammadiya, AH290, A-244.1, rare mint for this reign, VF-EF, R.

ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AR heavy dirham (5.52g), Surra man Ra'a, AH307, A-246.2, unusual heavy dirham, on extra-broad flan, mint seems to...

ABBASID: al-Musta'sim, 1242-1258, AR heavy dirham (2.92g), Madinat al-Salam, AH642, A-276, bold strike, better date, VF-EF.

ABBASID: al-Musta'sim, 1242-1258, AR ½ dirham (1.50g), Madinat al-Salam, AH650, A-277, last part of mint name very clear, bold date, VF, R.

ABBASID: AE fals (2.63g), al-Quds (Jerusalem), AH219, A-291, Palestinian style, as on contemporary fulus of Ghazza dated 217 and al-Ramla 217-218, cle