Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 45 | January 26-29, 2023

MACEDON (ROMAN): First Meris, AR tetradrachm (16.80g), Amphipolis, ca. 167-149 BC, HGC-3/1103, SNG Copenhagen-1314, diademed and draped bust of Artemi

MACEDON (ROMAN): Aesillas, quaestor, ca. 95-70 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.54g), HGC-3/1110, head of the deified Alexander the Great right, Θ behin

MACEDON (ROMAN): Aesillas, quaestor, ca. 95-70 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.32g), HGC-3/1110, head of the deified Alexander the Great right, Θ behin

MACEDONIAN KINGDOM: Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC, AR tetradrachm (17.07g), Tarsos, ca. 327-323 BC, Price-3032, lifetime issue under...

MACEDONIAN KINGDOM: Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC, AR tetradrachm (17.06g), Susa, 325-320 BC, Price-3829, lifetime or early posthumo...

MACEDONIAN KINGDOM: Demetrios I Poliorketes, 306-283 BC, AR hemidrachm (2.03g), Tarsos, 298-295 BC, Newell-45, HGC-3/1018, Nike on prow of galley left

SELEUKID KINGDOM: Antiochos I Soter, 281-261 BC, AR drachm (3.91g), Aï Khanoum, ca. 280-271 BC, SC-431.3, diademed head right, with elderly fea...

SELEUKID KINGDOM: Antiochos I Soter, 281-261 BC, AR drachm (3.77g), Aï Khanoum, ca. 280-271 BC, SC-431.3, diademed head right, with elderly fea...

SELEUKID KINGDOM: Antiochos III 'the Great', 222-187 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.94g), Nisibis, ca. 212-211 BC, SC-1128.3a, diademed head right, ...

SELEUKID KINGDOM: Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes), 138-129 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.65g), Mint B, ca. 107-100 BC, SC-2148, posthumously struck under A

THESSALY: Larissa, AR drachm (5.98g), ca. 400-365 BC, head of nymph Larissa facing slightly right, wearing ampyx // horse grazing right, ΛAPI

THRACE: Odessos, AR tetradrachm (16.14g), ca. 90-80 BC, Price-1187, in the name and types of Alexander III 'the Great', head of Herakles rig...

ROMAN IMPERATORIAL PERIOD: Julius Caesar, AR denarius (3.47g), travelling military mint in North Africa, 48-47 BC, Crawford-458/1, diademed head of Ve

ROMAN IMPERATORIAL PERIOD: Julius Caesar, AR denarius (3.50g), travelling military mint in Spain, 46-45 BC, Crawford-468/1, diademed head of Venus rig

ROMAN EMPIRE: Augustus, 27 BC-14 AD, AR denarius (3.83g), Lugdunum, 2 BC-4 AD, RIC-207, laureate head right, CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE // G

ROMAN EMPIRE: Nero, 54-68 AD, AE sestertius (27.01g), Rome, struck 62-68 AD, RIC-137, laureate head right, with aegis on neck, NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG G

ROMAN EMPIRE: Vitellius, 69 AD, AR denarius (3.20g), Rome, RIC-90, laureate head right, [A VIT]ELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P // Concordia seated left, hold

ROMAN EMPIRE: Provincial Issue: Domitian, 81-96 AD, AE drachm (21.82g), Alexandria, year 14 (94/95 AD), RPC-2708, Dattari-542, laureate head right //

ROMAN EMPIRE: Provincial Issue: Trajan, 98-117 AD, AR tetradrachm (13.97g), Tyre, Phoenicia, year 15, Prieur-1498, laureate head of Trajan, eagle &a...

ROMAN EMPIRE: Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD, AR denarius (3.47g), Rome, struck 159-160 AD, RIC-298, laureate head right, ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXII

ROMAN EMPIRE: Provincial Issue: Caracalla, 198-217 AD, AE tetrassarion (8.37g), Scythia, Tyra, Mionnet-127, Zograph pl. XXIX/17, laureate head right,

ROMAN EMPIRE: Severus Alexander, 222-235 AD, AR denarius (3.33g), Rome, struck 231-235 AD, RIC-246c, laureate and draped bust right, IMP ALEXANDER PIV

ROMAN EMPIRE: Theodosius II, 402-450 AD, AV solidus (4.32g), Constantinople, struck 441-450 AD, RIC-300, pearl-diademed, helmeted, draped and cuirasse

BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Anastasius I, 491-518, AV tremissis (1.44g), Constantinople, S-8, DOC-10a, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, D N ANASTA-SIV

BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Justinian I, 527-565, AV semissis (2.15g), Constantinople, S-143, DOC-17, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, D N IVSTINI-ANV

BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Justinian I, 527-565, AV tremissis (1.27g), Constantinople, S-145, diademed bust right // VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory advancing rig

BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Justinian I, 527-565, AV tremissis (1.44g), Constantinople, S-145, diademed bust right // VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory advancing rig

BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Justinian I, 527-565, AV tremissis (1.48g), Constantinople, S-145, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, d N IVSTINI-ANVS P P

BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Maurice Tiberius, 582-602, AV semissis (2.19g), Constantinople, S-485, diademed & cuirassed bust // Victory standing, holding ...

BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Maurice Tiberius, 582-602, AV semissis (2.16g), Constantinople, S-485, DOC-12a, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, D N mAV-

BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Maurice Tiberius, 582-602, AV tremissis (1.46g), Constantinople, S-488, DN TIBE RI PP AVG, bust right // VICTORI MAVRI AVG, cross in

BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Phocas, 602-610, AV tremissis (1.51g), Constantinople, S-633, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right // VICTORI FOCAS AVG, cross

BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Phocas, 602-610, AV tremissis (1.39g), Constantinople, S-634, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right // VICTORI FOCAS AVς

BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Heraclius, 610-641, AV semissis (2.15g), Constantinople, S-785, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, beardless // cross above

BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Constans II, 641-668, AV semissis (2.15g), Constantinople, S-983, diademed bust right, short royal legend around // cross potent abo

BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Constans II, 641-668, AV semissis (2.10g), Constantinople, S-983, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust // VICTORIA AVςGS, cro

BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Private seal, 10th-11th century, lead seal (7.42g), DOCBS, Zeno, nimbate bust of St. Michael facing, holding scepter and globe // Sy

ELYMAIS: Kamnaskires III & Queen Anzaze, ca. 82-72 BC, AR tetradrachm (14.16g), Ban-t Haaff-7.1, jugate draped busts left of Kamnaskires, diadem...

ELYMAIS: Kamnaskires IV, ca. 63-54 BC, AR tetradrachm (14.75g), Seleukeia on the Hedyphon, Ban-t Haaff-8.1.1.1B, diademed bust left, with countermark

ELYMAIS: Kamnaskires V, ca. 54/3-33/2 BC, AR drachm (3.62g), Seleukia on the Hedyphon, SE 267 (46/5 BC), van't Haaff-9.1.2-2, Sunrise-483, diade...

ELYMAIS: Kamnaskires V, ca. 54/3-33/2 BC, AR tetradrachm (15.35g), Seleukia on the Hedyphon, SE 272 (41/0 BC), van't Haaff-9.1.1 (date unlisted)...

PARTHIAN KINGDOM: Orodes III, ca. 6-8 AD, AR tetradrachm (10.01g), Seleukia on the Tigris, SE 317 Embolimos (6 AD), Sell-59.2, diademed bust left // O

PARTHIAN KINGDOM: Parthamaspates, 116, AR drachm (3.77g), Ekbatana, Shore-423, Sellwood-81.1, Sunrise-449, diademed bust left, short curly beard, wear

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Ardashir I, 224-241, AR obol (0.54g), G-, Sunrise-697, king's bust right, long beard, wearing Parthian-style tiara // fire alt...

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Varhran I, 273-276, AR drachm (4.03g), G-41, king's bust, wearing tight headdress with korymbos & earflaps, double inscrip...

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Ardashir I, 224-241, AR obol (0.71g), G-12, king's bust, wearing tight headdress with korymbos & earflaps // fire altar, l...

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Varhran I, 273-276, AR obol (0.41g), G-45var, king's bust right, wearing radiate crown with korymbos, left legend in 2 lines /...

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Narseh, 293-303, AR drachm (3.94g), G-76, king's bust right, wearing crown with arcades and three floriate branches, with kory...

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Narseh, 293-303, AR drachm (3.84g), G-76, king 's bust right, wearing crown with arcades and three floriate branches, with kor...

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Shahpur II, 309-379 AD, AE unit (7.22g), G-92var, crowned bust right, taurine-like symbol to right // fire altar flanked by two atte

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Shahpur II, 309-379, AE pashiz (1.17g), G-, SNS-A19 (style Ib1/4), standard obverse portrait right // half-bust, perhaps of the king

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Varhran V, 420-438, AR obol (0.56g), G-, Sunrise-926, king's bust right // fire altar & 2 attendants, king's head risi...

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Yazdigerd II, 438-457, AE pashiz (1.94g), SNS-43, standing design, with unidentified symbol right of the bust; overstruck on a late

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Yazdigerd III, 632-651, AR drachm (3.89g), NAL (Narmashir), year 6, G-235, Tyler-Smith-19, beardless bust, VF to EF, R.

BUKHARA: Anonymous, ca. 650-725, AE cash (1.68g), Zeno-12934, simple design: camel right // fire altar, lovely patination, VF, RR.

FERGHANA: Anonymous, 7th/8th century, AE cash (2.32g), Zeno-25363 (for further information), Smirnova-1482/97, male & female busts, beautifully ...

NAKHSHEB: Anonymous, ca. 6th/7th century, AE unit (2.25g), Zeno, long-haired bust facing slightly to the left, left hand raised, holding uncertain obj

NAKHSHEB: Anonymous, ca. 6th/7th century, AE unit (2.24g), Zeno, long-haired bust facing slightly to the left, left hand raised, holding uncertain obj

PAIKEND: Anonymous, ca. 640-710, AE cash (1.52g), Zeno-20199, Bukhara tamgha at top, Chinese yuan below, and Sogdian text to left & right // cro...

PAIKEND: Anonymous, ca. 640-710, AE cash (1.52g), Zeno-289243, Bukhara tamgha at top, Chinese yuan below, and Sogdian text to left & right // cr...

SAMARKAND: Anonymous, ca. 100-400 AD, AR obol (0.34g), cf. Zeno-203484, royal bust left with curly hair // archer seated right, holding bow, extremely

HWABS OF SAMARKAND: Unknown ruler, ca. 575-625, AE cash (2.22g), Zeno-302221, male bust facing turned slightly to the left // undeciphered Sogdian leg

HWABS OF SAMARKAND: Unknown ruler, ca. 575-625, AE cash (4.11g), Zeno-302220 (only example of Zeno), bust facing, turned slightly to the left, long ha

SAMARKAND: Warhuman, ca. 650-675, AE cash (3.42g), as Zeno-34948, but without central hole, Smirnova-106, Sogdian legend ßrhwman / mlka // Sama...

SAMARKAND: Ikhshidid: Turgar, 738-755, AE cash (2.60g), Smirnova-619, Zeno-107648, Sogdian legend // tamghas of Samarqand and the ruler, crescent abov

SEMIRECH'E: Wahshutawa, 8th century, AE cash (3.00g), Kam-21, Zeno-134041, Sogdian legend // Turgesh tamgha, plus Runic-style tamgha and Chinese...

SEMIRECH'E: Wahshutawa, 8th century, AE cash (4.48g), Kam-21, Zeno-134041, Sogdian legend // Turgesh tamgha, plus Runic-style tamgha and Chinese...

SEMIRECH'E: Wahshutawa, 8th century, AE cash (3.46g), Kamyshev-21, Zeno-134041, Smirnova-1585, Sogdian legend // Turgesh tamgha, plus Runic-styl...

SEMIRECH'E: Wahshutawa, 8th century, AE cash (2.95g), Kamyshev-21, Zeno-134041, Smirnova-1585, Sogdian legend // Turgesh tamgha, plus Runic-styl...

SEMIRECH'E: Turgesh series, 8th century, AE cash (5.12g), Kamyshev-23, Smirnova-1588, Zeno-287783, standard Semirech'e tamgha with one Runic...

SEMIRECH'E: Turgesh series, 8th century, AE cash (1.87g), Kamyshev-24, Zeno-6317, Sogdian text bgy twrkys gagan pny // Turgesh tamgha, very rare...

SEMIRECH'E: Nestorian bronze charm (22.42g), 47.6mm; saltire Christian cross, with three circular holes in each of the four arcs and with loop f...

SEMIRECH'E: bronze charm (7.41g), facing head, with beard, used as a symbolic mask, 41x24mm, VF.

SOGDIANA: "Lord Yabghu", late 6th century, AE round unit (1.46g), Mitch-1545, helmeted bust right // fire-altar, Sogdian legend read as MA...

USTRUSHANA: Satachary II, 6th/7th century, AE unit (2.07g), Zeno-76686, Sasanian-style bust, winged crown, turned slightly to the left // double tamgh

YUEH CHI: Sapadbizes, late 1st century BC, AR drachm (1.70g), Mitch-2829/30, helmeted bust right, floral design on the helmet, name behind // lion rig

YUEH CHI: Agesiles, late 1st century BC, AR obol (0.51g), Mitch-2831/32 (full drachm), AIΓEIΛHΣ helmeted bust right, with plai

ANCIENT CENTRAL ASIA: AE cash (2.49g), Zeno-131224 (this example), with unread pseudo-Chinese inscriptions, a very unusual and unique item! VF, ex S...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 653-670, AR drachm (4.04g), WH (Junday Sabur), YE25, A-4, cf. Malek-1263/64, mint name recut over DA for Darabjird, c

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. 'Amir, ca. 661-664, AR drachm (2.67g), GW (Qumm), AH47, A-6, Malek-604, clipped down to later standard, VF, RR....

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 666-670, AR drachm (3.32g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH"42", A-5, Malek, with Arabic rabbi added in ObQ3 and a pe...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, 666, AR drachm (3.40g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH47, A-C6, Malek-260, one-year type, with Arabic al-malik added in ObQ3 and tri

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (3.82g), KLMAN (Kirman), AH58, A-12, VF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (3.59g), KLMAN-NAWGY, AH60, A-12, Malek-783, some light porous surfaces, rare mint, VF,...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (3.30g), DShT (Dasht Maysan), AH61, A-12, same style as the AH62 issue illustrated by M...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (3.23g), BBA (the court mint), AH62, A-12, Malek-141, annulet after bism Allah and grou...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Talha b. 'Abd Allah, fl. 683-685, AR drachm (3.58g), SK (Sijistan), AH64, A-26, Malek-996, with talhat lillah instead of bism All...

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra, ca. 694-698, AR drachm (3.47g), ST (Istakhr), AH78, A-31, Malek-1213, Pahlavi MN in ObQ3; some light hornsilv

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra, ca. 694-698, AR drachm (3.63g), TART (Tawwaj), AH75, A-31, citing the governor Farrukhzad in ObQ3, in Pahlavi

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra, ca. 694-698, AR drachm (4.00g), ST (Istakhr), AH76, A-31, Malek-1208, Pahlavi MN in ObQ3; broad flan, EF, R.

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf, 694-713, AR drachm (3.56g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH78, A-35.1, governor's name in Arabic, the full shahada in the...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. Umayya, fl. 695-697, AR drachm (3.70g), SK (Sijistan), AH77, A-30, Malek-1012, Pahlavi MY in ObQ1; Arabic al-'i...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, ca. 700-720, AE pashiz (0.59g), NM, ND, A-M41, Arabic baraka in place of name on obverse, bism Allah and rabbi Allah in Arab

TABARISTAN: Ma'add, 789, AR ½ drachm (1.57g), Tabaristan, PYE138, A-66, ruler's name in normal position right of the bust, VF, RR.

EASTERN SISTAN: Anonymous, ca. 706-730, AR dirham (3.75g), SK (Sijistan), AH97, A-77, in the name of the long deceased Khusro II, unusual variety with

EASTERN SISTAN: Anonymous, ca. 706-730, AR dirham (4.01g), SK (Sijistan), AH97, A-77, in the name of the long deceased Khusro II, unusual variety with

EASTERN SISTAN: Anonymous, ca. 720s-750s, AR drachm (3.80g), SK (Sijistan), ND, A-78, standard Khusro-style obverse, with Pahlavi GDH monogram in ObQ1

GHUZZ OF SYR DARYA: Anonymous, after 230, AR drachm (1.41g), A-99, cf. Zeno-124107, Afrighid-style bust right, Arabic jabuya malik al-ghuzziya / mawla

PERSIAN OCCUPATION OF SYRIA: Justin & Sophia type, ca. 610-630+, AE follis (11.24g), year "6", A-S3500, seated Justin & Sophia, ob...

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 680s-700s, AE fals (3.89g), "pseudo-Damascus", ND, A-3522.1, standing emperor, holding long cross &a...