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

ABBASID: AE fals (2.43g), Herat, AH146, A-323, citing only the heir-apparent to the caliphate, al-Mahdi Muhammad; unpublished date for Herat, VF, RRR.

ABBASID: AE fals (2.83g), Jabal al-Fidda, AH147, A-A326, mint name in center, date in words around // citing the heir apparent al-Mahdi in the center,

ABBASID: AE fals (3.39g), Jabal al-Fidda, AH148, A-A326, mint name in center, date in words around // citing the heir apparent al-Mahdi in the center,

ABBASID: AE fals (1.89g), al-Saghaniyan, AH166, A-A334, Zeno-93027, Nastich-26, citing the official 'Amrw b. Jamal, with the short version of th...

ABBASID: square AE weight (57.81g), ca. 8th to 11th century, inscription appears to be thulth asas waf, "1/3 unit, complete", uniface, VF ...

IDRISID: Idris II, 791-828, AR dirham (2.26g), Wazaqqur, AH209, A-420, fully legible mint & date, VF, R.

IDRISID: Idris II, 791-828, AR dirham (2.28g), Mrira, AH201, A-421, Eust-262, very rare mint, somewhat weak but confirmed by the symbols left & ...

IDRISID: Idris II, 791-828, AR dirham (2.52g), al-'Aliya, AH209, A-421, average strike, VF.

AGHLABID: Ziyadat Allah I, 816-837, AV dinar (4.34g), NM, AH204, A-438, without any additional name; original loop attached, probably also of gold, Ab

AGHLABID: Muhammad I, 840-856, AV dinar (4.20g), NM, AH238, A-443, al-Ush-50, clear date, couple small scratches, Fine.

AGHLABID: Muhammad II, 864-874, AV dinar (4.14g), NM, AH252, A-446, uneven surfaces, VF.

AGHLABID: Ibrahim II, 874-902, AV dinar (4.16g), NM, AH284, A-447, Fine.

AGHLABID: Ziyadat Allah III, 903-908, AV dinar (3.80g), NM, AH291, A-452, al-Ush-151, without the mintmaster's name (normal type for this date);...

ALMOHAD: Abu Hafs 'Umar, 1248-1266, AR square dirham (1.56g), al-Hadra al-Mu'miniya al-Murtadiya, ND, A-493A, Gaspariño, Jarique IV pp....

ALAWI SHARIF: 'Abd al-Rahman, 1822-1859, AV bunduqi (benduq), Fès, AH1244//1244, A-633, Cr-150.2, full bold date on both sides, NGC graded ...

ALAWI SHARIF: 'Abd al-Rahman, 1822-1859, AV bunduqi (benduq), Fès, AH1247, A-633, Cr-150.2, full bold date on one side, NGC graded EF45.

ALAWI SHARIF: 'Abd al-Rahman, 1822-1859, AV bunduqi (benduq), Fès, AH1252, A-633, Cr-150.2, clear date on both sides, NGC graded EF45.

ALAWI SHARIF: 'Abd al-Rahman, 1822-1859, AV bunduqi (benduq), Fès, AH1253, A-633, Cr-150.2, weak date (possibly 1255 rather than 1253), NGC...

ALAWI SHARIF: 'Abd al-Rahman, 1822-1859, AV bunduqi (benduq), Fès, AH1267//1267, A-633, Cr-150.2, clear date on both sides, NGC graded VF30.

TULUNID: Khumarawayh, 884-896, AV dinar (3.76g), Misr, AH277, A-664.1, citing al-Mu'tamid & the heir al-Mufawwad, VF.

TULUNID: Khumarawayh, 884-896, AV dinar (3.35g), Misr, AH279, A-664.3, citing the caliph al-Mu'tadid, slightly bent, VF.

HAMDANID: Nasir al-Dawla & Sayf al-Dawla, 942-967, AR dirham (3.34g), Halab, AH336, A-748, citing the caliph al-Muti', decent strike, EF.

AYYUBID: al-Nasir Yusuf (Saladin), 1169-1193, AE dirham (11.73g), NM (struck at Mayyafariqin), AH583, A-791.3, constellation of the Lion; lovely strik

AYYUBID: al-Nasir Yusuf (Saladin), 1169-1193, AE dirham (9.07g), NM, AH583, A-791.3, constellation of the Lion, without mint name (as always for this

AYYUBID: 'Uthman, 1193-1198, AV dinar (3.32g), al-Qahira, AH590, A-794, slightly uneven surfaces, VF.

AYYUBID: Abu Bakr I, 1196-1218, AV dinar (3.03g), al-Iskandariya, DM, A-801.1, EF.

AYYUBID: al-Kamil Muhammad I, 1218-1238, AR dirham (2.89g) (Ghazza), AH634, A-812G, mint confirmed because the mint/date formula is in the reverse mar

BAHRI MAMLUK: Baybars I, 1260-1277, AV dinar (1.75g), al-Qahira, ND/DM, A-880, very thick light-weight example, clipped, EF.

BURJI MAMLUK: Barsbay, 1422-1438, AV ashrafi (3.43g), al-Qahira, DM, A-998, bold mint name atop the obverse, creased, VF.

BURJI MAMLUK: Jaqmaq, 1438-1453, AV ashrafi (3.41g), al-Qahira, ND, A-1006, clear mint name, VF.

BURJI MAMLUK: Khushqadam, 1461-1467, AV ashrafi (3.39g), NM, ND, A-1019, ANACS graded AU55. Ruler's name misspelled on the slab as Khuhqadam.

BURJI MAMLUK: Khushqadam, 1461-1467, AV ashrafi (3.40g), NM, ND, A-1019, EF.

BURJI MAMLUK: Khushqadam, 1461-1467, AV ashrafi (3.37g), NM, ND, A-1019, Fine to VF.

BURJI MAMLUK: Qansuh I, 1498-1500, AV ashrafi, NM, ND, A-1035, ruler's laqab al-Zahir totally clear, as is his name Qansuh, ANACS graded MS62, R.

BURJI MAMLUK: Qansuh II al-Ghuri, 1501-1516, AV ashrafi (3.40g), al-Qahira, ND, A-1041, off-center strike, bold VF.

ABBASID OF YEMEN: al-Ma'mun, 813-833, AR 1/3 dirham (0.88g), San'a, AH210, A-1050Q, the date is only tentative, as mostly off flan, mint als...

ABBASID OF YEMEN: al-Ma'mun, 813-833, AR ¼ dirham (0.76g), San'a, AH209, A-1050R, without the denomination rub', decent strike, VF,...

ABBASID OF YEMEN: al-Ma'mun, 813-833, AR ¼ dirham (0.61g), San'a, AH209, A-1050R, without the denomination rub', decent strike, cho...

ABBASID OF YEMEN: al-Musta'in, 862-866, AV dinar (2.88g), San'a, AH249, A-1054, twice pierced and plugged, Fine, R.

ABBASID OF YEMEN: al-Muti', 946-974, AR sudaysi (0.40g), Zabid, ND, A-B1064, with the mint formula duriba hadha al-dirham bi-zabid divided betwe...

ZIYADID: Ishaq b. Ibrahim, 955-973, AV lightweight dinar (1.70g), Zabid, AH353, A-1070var, contemporary imitation, legends exactly as the normal type

MAHDID OF ZABID: 'Ali b. Mahdi, 1159-1163, AR dirham (1.58g), Zabid, AH555, A-1081, full bold strike, EF.

MAHDID OF ZABID: 'Ali b. Mahdi, 1159-1163, AR dirham (1.52g), Zabid, AH555, A-1081, bold strike with no weakness, EF.

MAHDID OF ZABID: 'Ali b. Mahdi, 1159-1163, AR dirham (1.55g), NM, AH[5]55, A-1081, without mint name, clear date, EF.

MAHDID OF ZABID: 'Ali b. Mahdi, 1159-1163, AR dirham (1.56g), Zabid, AH558, A-1081, lovely strike, bold date and virtually no weakness, EF.

RASSID: al-Mansur 'Abd Allah, 1185-1217, AR dirham (1.90g), Dhirwah, AH604, A-1083, very rare mint, choice strike, VF, RR.

AYYUBID OF YEMEN: al-Kamil Muhammad I (of Egypt) 1233-1236, AR dirham (2.07g), Zabid, AH631, A-1099, finest legible calligraphy; actually struck by or

AYYUBID OF YEMEN: al-Kamil Muhammad I (of Egypt) 1233-1236, AR dirham (1.88g), Zabid, AH631, A-1099, finest legible calligraphy; actually struck by or

RASULID: al-Mansur 'Umar I, 1229-1249, AR dirham (1.94g), al-Dumluwa, AH634, A-1100.1, type A (notched inner circle), full mint & date, wond...

RASULID: al-Mansur 'Umar I, 1229-1249, AR dirham (2.07g), Mabyan, AH635, A-1100.1, type A (notched inner circle), full mint & date, wonderfu...

RASULID: al-Mansur 'Umar I, 1229-1249, AR dirham (2.04g), Zabid, AH634, A-1100.1, type A (notched inner circle), sufficient mint & date, &qu...

RASULID: al-Mansur 'Umar I, 1229-1249, AR dirham (2.04g), Zabid, AH635, A-1100.1, type A (notched inner circle), mint & date fully legible, ...

RASULID: al-Mansur 'Umar I, 1229-1249, AR dirham (2.06g), Zabid, AH635, A-1100.1, type A (notched inner circle), mint & date fully legible, ...

RASULID: al-Mansur 'Umar I, 1229-1249, AR dirham (2.03g), Zabid, AH635, A-1100.2, type B (central square both sides), full mint & date, with...

RASULID: al-Mansur 'Umar I, 1229-1249, AR dirham (1.95g), 'Adan, AH635, A-1100.2, type B (central square both sides), clear mint & date,...

RASULID: al-Mansur 'Umar I, 1229-1249, AR dirham (2.15g), 'Adan, AH636, A-1100.3, type C (diamond with excurvate sides), mint & date ful...

RASULID: al-Mansur 'Umar I, 1229-1249, AR dirham (1.97g), 'Adan, AH636, A-1100.3, type C (diamond with excurvate sides), mint & date ful...

RASULID: al-Mansur 'Umar I, 1229-1249, AR dirham (2.10g), 'Adan, AH637, A-1100.3, type C (diamond with excurvate sides), full mint & dat...

RASULID: al-Mansur 'Umar I, 1229-1249, AR dirham (2.02g), Mabyan, AH636, A-1100.3, type C (diamond with excurvate sides), full mint & date, ...

RASULID: al-Mansur 'Umar I, 1229-1249, AR dirham (2.07g), Mabyan, AH636, A-1100.3, type C (diamond with excurvate sides), full mint & date, ...

RASULID: al-Mansur 'Umar I, 1229-1249, AR dirham (1.98g), Mabyan, AH636, A-1100.3, type C (diamond with excurvate sides), full mint & date, ...

RASULID: al-Mansur 'Umar I, 1229-1249, AR dirham (2.03g), San'a, AH636, A-1100.3, type C (diamond with excurvate sides), mint & date ful...

RASULID: al-Mansur 'Umar I, 1229-1249, AR dirham (1.95g), San'a, AH637, A-1100.3, type C (diamond with excurvate sides), mint & date ful...

RASULID: al-Mansur 'Umar I, 1229-1249, AR dirham (2.18g), Zabid, AH637, A-1100.3, type C (diamond with excurvate sides), bold strike with full l...

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw I, 1204-1210, AR dirham (2.98g), Konya, AH601, A-1206, Izmirlier-124, beautiful well-centered strike, lovely VF to EF, R.

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kayka'us II, 1st reign, 1245-1249, AR ½ dirham (1.41g) (Sivas), AH644, A-1224, Izmirlier-531 (same reverse die), mint confir...

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kayka'us II, 2nd reign, 1257-1261, AR dirham (2.65g), Gümüshbazar, AH656, A-1231, Izmirlier-637 (same dies), VF to EF, R.

OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani (3.49g), Amasya, AH926, A-1317, off-center strike for the obverse, VF, ex Ahmed Sultan Collec...

OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani (3.40g), Amid (now Diyarbakir), AH926, A-1317, 2 knots in the obverse field and 6 knots in th...

OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani (3.47g), Bursa, AH926, A-1317, VF, ex Ahmed Sultan Collection.

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. &...