Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 47 | September 14-17, 2023

ZAND: Karim Khan, 1753-1779, AV 1/4 mohur (2.72g), Qazwin, AH1186, A-2791, type C; date on obverse, VF.

ZAND: Karim Khan, 1753-1779, AV 1/4 mohur (2.73g), Yazd, AH1187, A-2791, type C, ornate floral design on the reverse, minor weakness, EF.

ZAND: Karim Khan, 1753-1779, AV 1/4 mohur (2.66g), Rasht, AH1187, A-2791, type C, VF.

ZAND: Karim Khan, 1753-1779, AV 1/4 mohur (2.70g), Yazd, AH1188, A-2791, type C, minor weakness, EF.

ZAND: Karim Khan, 1753-1779, AV 1/4 mohur (2.70g), Yazd, AH118x, A-2791, type C, ornate floral design on the reverse, struck from a worn reverse die,

ZAND: Karim Khan, 1753-1779, AV 1/4 mohur (2.70g), Kashan, AH1190, A-2791, type C; slightly weak strike, EF.

ZAND: Karim Khan, 1753-1779, AV 1/4 mohur (2.72g), Kashan, AH1190, A-2791, type C; weak strike, VF.

ZAND: Karim Khan, 1753-1779, AV 1/4 mohur, Rasht, AH1191, A-2791, NGC graded AU53.

ZAND: Karim Khan, 1753-1779, AV 1/4 mohur (2.74g), Isfahan, ND, A-2791, type C (Zand couplet on obverse), AU.

ZAND: Karim Khan, 1753-1779, AV 1/4 mohur, Shiraz, AH1179, A-2792, type D (kalima obverse), NGC graded MS61.

ZAND: Sadiq Khan, 1779-1781, AV 1/4 mohur (2.70g), Kashan, AH1195, A-2810, type C; anonymous, with only ya karim at the top of the reverse (as on all

ZAND: 'Ali Murad Khan, 1781-1785, AV 1/4 mohur (2.74g), Yazd, AH1111 (sic), A-2815, second series, with the phrase ya 'ali, date probably in...

ZAND: 'Ali Murad Khan, 1781-1785, AV 1/4 mohur (2.73g), Yazd, AH1196, A-2815, second series, with the phrase ya 'ali, minimal weakness, EF.

ZAND: 'Ali Murad Khan, 1781-1785, AV 1/4 mohur (2.71g), Yazd, AH1196, A-2815, second series, with the phrase ya 'ali, about 10% flat, VF-EF.

ZAND: 'Ali Murad Khan, 1781-1785, AV 1/4 mohur (2.79g), Rasht, AH1197, A-2815, second series, with the phrase ya 'ali, weak strike, VF-EF.

ZAND: 'Ali Murad Khan, 1781-1785, AV 1/4 mohur (2.72g), Yazd, AH1197, A-2815, second series, with the phrase ya 'ali, about 10% flat, VF.

ZAND: 'Ali Murad Khan, 1781-1785, AV 1/4 mohur (2.70g), Yazd, AH119x (perhaps 1196), A-2815, second series, with the phrase ya 'ali, usual w...

ZAND: 'Ali Murad Khan, 1781-1785, AV 1/4 mohur (2.77g), Rasht, AH119x, A-2815, second series, with the phrase ya 'ali, date seems to be AH11...

ZAND REBELS: temp. Taqi Khan Bafqi, 1785-1787, AV 1/4 mohur (2.62g), Yazd, AH1199, A-A2826, with rosette instead of evocation atop the reverse, minisc

ZAND REBELS: temp. Taqi Khan Bafqi, 1785-1787, AV 1/4 mohur (2.70g), Yazd, AH1199, A-A2826, with rosette instead of evocation atop the reverse, some s

ZAND REBELS: temp. Taqi Khan Bafqi, 1785-1787, AV 1/4 mohur (2.72g), Yazd, AH1199, A-A2826, with rosette instead of evocation atop the reverse, minusc

ZAND REBELS: temp. Taqi Khan Bafqi, 1785-1787, AV 1/4 mohur (2.75g), Yazd, AH"120" (for 1200), A-A2826, with rosette instead of evocation ...

QAJAR: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AR 1/5 riyal (1.86g), Yazd, AH1232, A-2891, type D, nice strike, VF, R.

QAJAR: Muhammad Shah, 1837-1848, AV toman (3.34g), Isfahan, AH1255, A-2903, type S, bent, VF-EF.

QAJAR: Muhammad Shah, 1837-1848, AV toman (3.44g), Rasht, AH1256, A-2903, type S, bent, VF-EF.

QAJAR: Muhammad Shah, 1837-1848, AV toman (3.41g), Tabriz, AH1256, A-2903, type S, slightly bent, VF.

QAJAR: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AV toman (3.36g), Tabriz, AH1265, A-2921, Fine.

QAJAR: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AV toman (3.39g), Rasht, AH1272, A-2921, VF.

SHEKI: Anonymous, ca. 1770-1830, AE falus (4.21g), Sheki, ND, A-2956F, Zeno-13303 (possibly the same dies), horse right, mint on reverse, crude VF, RR

MANGHIT OF BUKHARA: Haidar, 1800-1826, AV tilla (4.51g), Bukhara, AH1241, A-3030.2, removed from jewelry, rare late date for this reign, NGC graded AU

DURRANI: Ahmad Shah, 1747-1772, AR rupee (10.48g), Dar al-Aman Multan, year 8, A-3092, without Hijri date; struck on remarkable broad flan (24.8mm), p

DURRANI: Anonymous, AR rupee (11.23g), NM, AH(1)192, A-B3096.1, countermarked rayij and the date on a contemporary imitation of type A-3092 of Ahmadsh

DURRANI: Shah Zaman, 1793-1801, AR rupee (11.47g), Mashhad, AH1214, A-3108, struck by the Afsharid ruler Nadir II, but in the name of his protector, S

DURRANI: Shah Zaman, 1793-1801, AR nazarana rupee (10.83g), Kabul, AH1215 year 8, A-3108N, 30 mm diameter; same type as A-3108 with the first couplet,

DURRANI: Mahmud Shah, 2nd reign, 1809-1817, AR rupee, Peshawar, AH1232 year 8, A-3131.2, KM-728, ruler's name and Hijri date in central cartouch...

DURRANI: Mahmud Shah, at Herat, 1801-1829, AR 1/2 rupee (5.67g), Herat, AH1240, A-3139, fine silver as the 2nd standard issue (about 5.10g for the hal

DURRANI: Sherdil Khan, 1824-1240, BI rupee (10.23g), Ahmadshahi, AH1240, A-A3138, short obverse inscription, ya shah-e ghouth-e a'zam, "O s...

BARAKZAI: Muhammad Zaman, 1841-1842/1st reign, AR rupee (9.41g), Kabul, AH1257, A-K3160, KM-485, fabulous strike, choice EF, R. Short half couplet ten

BARAKZAI: Muhammad Zaman, 1841-1842/1st reign, AR rupee (9.44g), Kabul, AH1257, A-K3160, VF-EF, R. Short half couplet tentatively read as "mada...

BARAKZAI: 'Abd al-Rahman, 1880-1901, AR nazarana rupee (9.17g) (24mm), Kabul, AH1304//1304, A-3180A, struck from dies that closely resemble the ...

CIVIC COPPER: AE falus (3.15g), Herat, AH873, A-3186, mint name within ornate hexagram // date in words; beautiful example! VF-EF, RR.

CIVIC COPPER: AE falus (4.12g), Khanabad, ND (ca. AH1300-1302), A-3242, with sword above reverse, and stylized symbols instead of the date above the o

CIVIC COPPER: AE falus (10.29g), Qandahar, AH1072, A-3253, Persian peacock holding a long worm in its beak, hilarious example! lovely VF, RR.

CIVIC COPPER: AE falus (13.38g), Sa’ujbulagh, AH1234, A-3258, Alaedini page 84-2, tamga within octogram // daraba Sa’ujbulagh, ornam

WARRING STATES: State of Liang, 350-220 BC, AE cash (9.88g), H-6.3, round central hole, yuan at right in archaic script, Fine.

WARRING STATES: State of Liang, 350-220 BC, AE cash (8.58g), H-6.3, round central hole, yuan at right in archaic script, Fine.

YUTIAN KINGDOM: Anonymous, ca. 200 AD, AE 6 zhu (4.17g), Cribb-2e, Sino-Kharosthi series: horse right, Kharosthi legend around // Han Dynasty Chinese

WESTERN HAN: Anonymous, 119-118 BC, AE cash (3.62g), H-8.1, san zhu, with outer rim, VF. The San Zhu coin was issued either between 140 and 136 BC, or

XIN: Wang Mang, 7-23 AD, clay coin mold, H-9.1var, 65mm x 67mm, broken fragment of a clay mold for da quan wu shi coins, one complete and one with par

XIN: Wang Mang, 7-23 AD, AE 1000 cash (12.73g), H-9.29, da bu heng qian (large spade, one thousand), part of the "Ten Spades" series cas...