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

OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani (3.40g), Misr, AH926, A-1317, Fine, ex Ahmed Sultan Collection.

OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Selim II, 1566-1574, AV sultani (3.39g), Halab, AH974, A-1324, minor weakness near the edge, VF, ex Ahmed Sultan Collection.

ARMENIA: Ahmad III, 1703-1730, AR abbasi (5.48g), Revan (Yerevan), AH 1115, A-2708, type B (toughra above mint & date // 4-line legend), denomin...

TUNIS: Mustafa III, 1757-1774, AV ½ zeri mahbub (1.29g), Tunis, AH1187, KM-58, mount removed, EF. The sultani of 3.4g and the ½ sultani we...

TURKEY: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR yuzluk, Islambul, AH1203 year 1, KM-507, a lustrous mint state example with slight discoloration at periphery, PCGS g

TURKEY: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AV new rumi altin, Kostantiniye, AH1223 year 14, KM-616, NGC graded MS64.

TURKEY: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AR kurush, Kostantiniye, AH1293 year 17, KM-735, a superb mint state example! PCGS graded MS65.

TURKEY: Mehmet V, 1909-1918, AR kurush, Kostantiniye, Ah1327 year 1, KM-748, a fantastic quality example! PCGS graded MS66.

TAHIRID: Tahir I, 821-822, AR dirham (2.88g), al-Muhammadiya, AH206, A-1391, citing the ruler as just Dhu'-Yaminin ("possessor of two right...

TAHIRID: Tahir I, 821-822, AE fals (1.90g), Marw, AH207, A-1392, obverse margin bism Allah amara bi-darbihi bi-marw tahir bin al-husayn fi sana sab&...

KHUJISTANID: Ahmad b. 'Abd Allah, 874-881, AR broad dirham (6.47g), Nishapur, AH268, A-1396, citing Qur'an verses 3:26 and 9:123 in the marg...

SAFFARID: Tahir b. Muhammad, 901-908, AR dirham (2.92g), Marw, AH284, A-S1404, extremely rare Saffarid mint, unlisted by Lloyd, first reported on Coin

SAFFARID: al-Husayn b. Tahir, 1st reign, 970-971, AV fractional dinar (1.55g), Sijistan, AH360, A-1416, VF, R.

SAFFARID: Khalaf b. Ahmad, 3rd reign, 981-1000, AV fractional dinar (2.45g), Sijistan, AH374, A-1420.1, citing the caliph al-Ta'i', partly w...

SAFFARID: Khalaf b. Nasr, 1089-1106, BI dirham (4.27g), Sijistan, AHxx8, A-L1425, citing the calph al-Muqtadi and the Great Seljuq viceroy Sanjar b. M

SAMANID: Ishaq b. Ahmad, 914, AR dirham (2.98g), Samarqand, AH301, A-1448, K&K-Sa.301.2 (same dies), VF to EF, RR.

SAMANID: Mansur I, 961-976, AR fractional dirham (0.67g), Bukhara, AH352, A-1466D, style of Mansur's normal dirhams but with shortened legends i...

SAMANID: Mansur I, 961-976, AE fals (2.73g), Akhsikath, AH355, A-1467.1, also citing Ahmad b. 'Ali below the obverse field and Abu Bakr Mansur b...

SAMANID: Mansur I, 961-976, AE fals (3.30g), Bukhara, AH362, A-1467.3, cf. Zeno-123085, superb strike, perfectly centered and without any weakness, ch

SAMANID: Mansur I, 961-976, AE fals (2.51g), Bukhara, AH365, A-1467.3, central quatrefoil on the obverse, ruler's name within the words of the 2...

SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AV dinar (3.18g), Nishapur, AH374, A-1468, citing Husam al-Dawla on the reverse, uneven surfaces, VF.

SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AV dinar (3.45g), Herat, AH379, A-1468, citing the Simjurid governor 'Imad al-Dawla [Muhammad II], some weakness in t...

SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AE fals (2.12g), Ferghana, AH367, A-1471, Zeno-42536, also citing Ahmad b. 'Ali and Tash al-Hajib, ornate hexagram in...

SAMANID OF AKHSIKATH: Malik b. Shukurtegin, 924-955, AE fals (3.90g), Nasrabad, AH343, A-4606 (previously A-E1477), citing Malik b. Shukurtegin withou

JASTANID: Khusrashah b. Manadhir, 972-974, AR dirham (3.28g), al-Rudbar, AH363, A-1489, wonderful strike, choice EF, R. The Jastanids were a minor dyn

SHADDADID: al-Fadl I b. Muhammad, 985-1031, AR dirham (4.00g) (Janza), AH399, A-1491, Zeno-46988 (this piece), standard type issues AH399-400, of whic

QARAKHANID: Malik Aram Yinal Qaraj, 10th century, AE cash (4.26g), NM, ND, A-1510P, Chinese style, central square hole, name on obverse in late Kufic

QARAKHANID: Mansur b. Ahmad, dihqan at Ilaq, 992-999, AE fals (3.42g), Ilaq, AH382, A-3429, Kochnev-5, citing the first Qarakhanid ruler, Shihab al-Da

QARAKHANID: Nasr b. 'Ali, 993-1012, AR dirham (3.09g), Bukhara, AH396, A-3302, also citing the Khan Ahmad b. 'Ali as Nasir al-Haqq; superb s...

QARAKHANID: Nasr b. 'Ali, 993-1012, AR dirham (2.74g), Uzkand, AH399, A-3302, Kochnev-113, citing the ruler as Ilek Nasr and the khan Ahmad b. &...

QARAKHANID: Nasr b. 'Ali, 993-1012, AR dirham (2.24g), Kesh, AH400, A-3302, Kochnev, Zeno, also citing the khan Ahmad b. 'Ali as Nasir al-Ha...

QARAKHANID: Nasr b. 'Ali, 993-1012, AE fals (2.97g), Osh, AH400, A-3303, Kochnev-215, citing Nasr b. 'Ali twice on the reverse, ornate obver...

QARAKHANID: Nasr b. 'Ali, 993-1012, AE fals (2.86g), Ferghana, AH401, A-3303, variant of Kochnev-261, triquetrum with the word padshah in the ce...

QARAKHANID: Ahmad b. 'Ali, 994-1016, AR dirham (3.16g), Isbijab, AH393, A-3304, Kochnev-162-var, Zeno, citing the ruler as Qutb al-Dawla Abu Man...

QARAKHANID: Ahmad b. 'Ali, 994-1016, AR dirham (3.03g), Madinat al-Bayda (at Ispijab), AH404, A-3304, with his titles qutb al-dawla khaqan and c...

QARAKHANID: Ahmad b. 'Ali, 994-1016, AE fals (2.65g), Quz Urdu, AH396, A-3305, Zeno-15401, Kochnev, citing the ruler by his name and his laqab Q...

QARAKHANID: Ahmad b. 'Ali, 994-1016, AE fals (2.66g), al-Sughd, AH404, A-3305, citing Ahmad b. 'Ali with his laqab Qutb al-Dawla, and the my...

QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. 'Ali, 1003-1024, AE fals (3.29g), Khujanda, AH404, A-3308, Kochnev-371, cf. Zeno-94904, citing the Ilek Muhammad b. '...

QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. 'Ali, 1003-1024, AE fals (2.34g), al-Shash, AH407, A-3308, Kochnev-473, Zeno-44400, ruler cited in the reverse margin, p...

QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. 'Ali, 1003-1024, AE fals (3.38g), Ferghana, AH410, A-3308, Kochnev-538, citing Muhammad b. Ali by name and as Ilek, plus...

QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. 'Ali, 1003-1024, AE fals (1.80g), Ilaq, AH412, A-3308, Kochnev-339, citing Muhammad b. 'Ali as Sanâ al-Dawla (w...

QARAKHANID: Yusuf b. 'Abd Allah, 1004-1006 &1012-1014, AE fals (2.97g), al-Shash, AH403, A-3306A, Kochnev-329, citing Yusuf in the center of...

QARAKHANID: Bakr b. Muhammad, at Ilaq, fl. 1010, AE fals (2.60g), Ilaq, AH400, A-3431B, citing the chief khan Ahmad b. 'Ali in the reverse margi...

QARAKHANID: al-Husayn b. al-Hasan, 1013-1027, AE fals (3.12g), Tunkath, AH409, A-3354, Zeno-15449 (same dies), Kochnev, citing the ruler as 'adu...

QARAKHANID: Irtash, dihqan of Ilaq, fl. 1013-1015, AE fals (3.02g), Ilaq, AH404, A-3431D, Zeno-53284, also citing Muhammad b. 'Ali by his laqab ...

QARAKHANID: Bars Oga, dihqan of Ilaq, fl. 1015-1016, AE fals (2.61g), Ilaq, AH406, A-3431G, Kochnev-419a, also citing the Ilek Muhammad b. 'Ali;...

QARAKHANID: Ibrahim b. Nasr, 1017-1040, AE fals (2.66g), Ilaq, AH412, A-3325, Zeno-94900, citing the ruler only as arslan khan buri-tegin and al-Husay

QARAKHANID: Ibrahim b. Nasr, 1017-1040, AE fals (2.61g), Ilaq, AH415, A-3325, Kochnev, Zeno, ruler cited only as buritegin without arslan khan on the

QARAKHANID: 'Ali b. al-Hasan, 1020-1025, AE fals (2.66g), Dabûsiya, AH425, A-3348, Kochnev-781, Zeno-139544, citing the ruler with the addi...

QARAKHANID: Ahmad b. al-Hasan, 1022-1023, AE fals (2.15g), al-Kushani, AH413, A-3351, Kochnev-593, also citing the khan Mansur b. 'Ali as arslan...