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

TIBET: AR rupee, Chengdu, ND (1911-33), Y-3.2, L&M-359, Szechuan-Tibet trade issue, small portrait of the Chinese emperor Guang Xu without colla...

TIBET: AR rupee, Chengdu, ND (1911-33), Y-3.2, L&M-359, Szechuan-Tibet trade issue, small portrait of the Chinese emperor Guang Xu without colla...

TIBET: AR rupee, Chengdu, ND (1911-33), Y-3.2, L&M-359, Szechuan-Tibet trade issue, small portrait of the Chinese emperor Guang Xu without colla...

TIBET: AR rupee, Chengdu, ND (1911-33), Y-3.2, L&M-359, Szechuan-Tibet trade issue, small portrait of the Chinese emperor Guang Xu without colla...

TIBET: AR rupee, Chengdu, ND (1911-33), Y-3.2, L&M-359, Szechuan-Tibet trade issue, small portrait of the Chinese emperor Guang Xu without colla...

TIBET: AR rupee, Chengdu, ND (1911-33), Y-3.2, L&M-359, Szechuan-Tibet trade issue, small portrait of the Chinese emperor Guang Xu without colla...

TIBET: AR rupee, ND (1939-42), Y-3.3, Szechuan-Tibet trade issue, large portrait of the Chinese emperor Guang Xu without collar, derived from the Brit

AGACHA: Anonymous, ca. 1st century BC, AE round unit (1.06g), unlisted in Pieper, railed tree, Brahmi legend agacha to right and (ja)napadasa to left

APRACHARAJAS OF BAJAUR: Aspavarma, 1st century BC, BI drachm (1.61g), Senior-182.1D, horseman right, holding whip // Pallas Athena standing, holding s

ASHMAKA: Punchmarked, ca. 500-350 BC, AE 1/2 karshapana (1.46g), Ra-470, 4 punches: elephant, composite of 2 triskeles & 2 taurines (x2), Ashmak...

AYODHYA: Vijayamitra, 3rd century AD, AE 1/4 unit (1.18g), Pieper-1060, bull facing left, sacrificial spear to left, Brahmi vijayamita(sa) below // pe

BHADRAVATI: Anonymous, ca. 2nd century BC, AE square unit (1.17g), Pieper-2466, elephant advancing right // railed tree, Brahmi legend (bha)davatiye,

GARHWAL: Bhanughosha, ca. 2nd century AD, AE round unit (1.95g), cf. Pieper-1074 for the reverse, different obverse, Brahmi legend rajno bhanughosha s

MAGHAS OF KAUSAMBI: Shiva Magha, ca. 200 AD, AE unit (3.38g), Pieper-1171, humped bull standing right // Brahmi legend shivama(gha), railed tree above

MAGHAS OF KAUSAMBI: Bhima Magha, late 200 AD, AE square unit (3.11g), Pieper-1171, humped bull standing left // Brahmi legend bhimava(ma), railed tree

MAHARATHIS OF MARATHWA: Shiva Vindhya, 2nd century AD, AE round unit (4.42g), Pieper-2528, 3-arch hill, crescent above, Brahmi legend (maharathisa) si

MAUKHARI OF KANAUJ: Sharwa Varman, ca. 553-560, AR drachm (2.04g), cf. MACW 4931 for head facing left, king's head right, Brahmi date to right /...

POST-MAURYAN: Anonymous, ca. 2nd century BC, AE square unit (3.87g), Pieper-1102, elephant, Indradhvaja, swastika, 4-crescent symbol // railed tree, m

TAXILA: Anonymous, ca. 200-150 BC, AE round unit (3.31g), lotus standard & taurine, river below // 3-arch hill, unpublished variety, VF.

TAXILA: Anonymous, ca. 2nd century BC, AE square unit (12.63g), Pieper-1494, lion left, hill before, swastika above // elephant right, hill above; lov

VIDARBHA: Anonymous, ca. 1st century AD, AE square unit (2.43g), single punch, containing horse advancing right, river, tree-in-railing, swastika, and

YAUDHEYA: Anonymous, 1st century AD, AE round unit (4.32g), Pieper-1600, bull standing right facing yupa (sacrificial post); Brahmi legends yaudheyana

YAUDHEYA: Anonymous, ca. 1st century AD, large AE round unit (11.81g), Pieper-1608, 6-headed Karttikeya, holding scepter, kalasha to right, Brahmi leg

INDO-SCYTHIAN: Azes, ca. 58-12 BC, AR tetradrachm (7.71g), Senior-98.423T, king with whip on horseback right, Kharosthi da to right // Pallas standing

INDO-SCYTHIAN: Azes, ca. 58-12 BC, AE square unit (11.25g), Senior-77.2, Poseidon standing facing, holding trident and resting right foot on river god

SAKAURACAE: Tanlis Mardates, ca. 80-60 BC, AR drachm (3.69g), cf. Zeno-214385 for an example with almost identical countermark, lovely anepithetic cou

KUSHAN: Kanishka I, 127-151, AE drachm (3.79g), G-818, king seated on throne with one hand raised // wind deity Oado running, holding cloak above hims

KUSHAN: Kanishka I, 127-151, AE tetradrachm (15.92g), cf. ANS-540, king standing // deity NANA; lovely strike with full legends on both sides, choice

KUSHAN: Huvishka, ca. 151-190, AE tetradrachm (15.98g), ANS-794/800, king on elephant, holding long scepter // the moon deity Mao facing left; clear l

KIDARITE: Yasovarman, mid 7th century, pale AV dinar (6.99g), Mitch-3649, stylized king standing, kidara to right // Ardoksho, king's name to ri...

KIDARITE: Unknown ruler, 7th/8th century, debased AV dinar (6.90g), cf. Mitchiner-3649 for general type, local issue with blundered legends, style of

KIDARITE: Vinayaditya, 776-807, pale AV dinar (7.89g), Mitch-3656/60, stylized king standing // Ardoksho, king's name to right, EF.

KIDARITE: Vinayaditya, 776-807, pale AV dinar (7.65g), Mitch-3656/60, stylized king standing // Ardoksho, king's name to right, VF-EF.

GAHADAVALAS OF KANAUJ: Govinda Chandra, ca. 1114-1154, AV 41/2 masha (3.91g), De-145, goddess Lakshmi seated facing // Devanagari legend srimad go / v

PARAMARAS OF MALWA: Anonymous, ca. 12th century, BI gadhaiya (4.24g), De-167, Mitch-MNI:649-652, degenerate Indo-Sasanian bust right // battle scene s

VIJAYANAGAR: Krishnadevaraya, 1509-1529, AV 1/2 pagoda (1.69g), Mitch-641/44, Balakrishna ("baby Krishna") seated, facing // 3-line debase...

BENGAL: Nusrat Shah, 1519-1531, AR tanka, Dar al-Darb, AH930, G-B805, fabulous strike, with lots of original luster, NGC graded MS61.

BENGAL: Nusrat Shah, 1519-1531, AR tanka (10.64g), Dar al-Darb, ND, G-B806, a wonderful mint state example! NGC graded MS64.

BENGAL: Nusrat Shah, 1519-1531, AR tanka, Muhammadabad, AH935, G-B837, lovely bold strike, NGC graded MS62.

DELHI: Iltutmish, 1210-1235, AR tanka (11.01g), NM, ND, G-D38, style of Sind, always without mint name but likely struck in Sind, always undated, VF-E

GOVERNORS OF SIND: al-Hakim b. 'Awana, ca. 730-740, AR damma (0.32g), A-4502, Fishman-CS3, legend muhammad rasul Allah // amara bihi / al-hakam ...

FATIMID PARTISANS AT MULTAN: al-Mu'izz, ca. 965-975, AR damma (0.54g), A-4590, FT-FG1, Nicol-510, ex A-A702, Isma'ili kalima // caliphal tex...

FATIMID PARTISANS AT MULTAN: al-Mu'izz, ca. 965-975, AR damma (0.52g), A-4590, FT-FG1, Nicol-510, ex A-A702, Isma'ili kalima // caliphal tex...

FATIMID PARTISANS AT MULTAN: al-Mu'izz, ca. 965-975, AR damma (0.55g), A-4590, FT-FG1, Nicol-510, ex A-A702, Isma'ili kalima // caliphal tex...

FATIMID PARTISANS AT MULTAN: al-Aziz, 975-996, AR damma (0.49g), A-4591, FT-FG2, Nicol-859, ex A-A708, Isma'ili kalima // caliphal text nizar ab...

FATIMID PARTISANS AT MULTAN: al-Aziz, 975-996, AR damma (0.48g), A-4591, FT-FG2, Nicol-859, ex A-A708, Isma'ili kalima // caliphal text nizar ab...

FATIMID PARTISANS AT MULTAN: al-Aziz, 975-996, AR damma (0.59g), A-4591, FT-FG2, Nicol-859, ex A-A708, Isma'ili kalima // caliphal text nizar ab...

MUGHAL: Babur, 3rd reign, 1504-1530, AR shahrukhi (4.48g), Agra, AH935, Rahman-100, 2 testmarks, excellent strike with minimal weakness, strong VF, R.

MUGHAL: Babur, 3rd reign, 1504-1530, AR shahrukhi (4.53g) (Badakhshan), ND, Rahman-10, octofoil // plain square, struck almost exclusively at Badakhsh

MUGHAL: Babur, 3rd reign, 1504-1530, AR shahrukhi (4.71g), Jaunpur, AH935, Rahman-110, 2 testmarks, excellent strike with minimal weakness, F-VF, R.

MUGHAL: Babur, 3rd reign, 1504-1530, AR shahrukhi (4.69g), NM, AH934, Rahman-55, inner circle // looped quatrefoil, date within the obverse circle, 1

MUGHAL: Babur, 3rd reign, 1504-1530, AR shahrukhi (4.66g), NM, ND, Rahman, inner circle // looped inner circle, clearly without mint & date, cit...

MUGHAL: Babur, 3rd reign, 1504-1530, AR shahrukhi (4.62g), NM, ND, Rahman, octofoil // ornate looped and lobated square, citing Babur with the title g

MUGHAL: Babur, 3rd reign, 1504-1530, AR shahrukhi (4.77g), NM, ND, Rahman-60, citing Babur without the title ghazi, minimal weakness for this type, lo

MUGHAL: Babur, 3rd reign, 1504-1530, AR shahrukhi (4.71g), NM, ND, Rahman-70, obverse in plain inner circle, VF.

MUGHAL: Babur, 3rd reign, 1504-1530, AR shahrukhi (4.67g), NM, ND, Rahman-71.2 (same dies), citing Babur with the title ghazi, knotted line across the

MUGHAL: Babur, 3rd reign, 1504-1530, AR shahrukhi (4.64g), NM, ND, Rahman-71, octofoil // alternatively pointed octofoil, about 30% flat, VF, R.

MUGHAL: Babur, 3rd reign, 1504-1530, AR shahrukhi (4.55g), NM, ND, Rahman-72.1 (same dies), unusual simplified quatrefoil // similar quatrefoil; citin

MUGHAL: Kamran Mirza, 1530-1555, AR light shahrukhi (3.84g), Qandahar, ND, A-I2464.2, ornamented octofoil // inner circle, slightly wavy surfaces, pie

MUGHAL: Humayun, 1530-1556, AR shahrukhi (4.75g), Agra, AH[9]44, A-B2464, nice strike, bold date, EF.

MUGHAL: Humayun, 1530-1556, AR shahrukhi (4.75g), Agra, AH[9]44, A-B2464, nice strike, bold date, EF.

MUGHAL: Humayun, 1530-1556, AR shahrukhi (4.66g), Agra, AH[9]44, A-B2464, obverse center in elongated lozenge, with date at the bottom (partly off but

MUGHAL: Humayun, 1530-1556, AR shahrukhi (4.73g), Agra, AH[9](4)5, for this type, the "9" of the date is always omitted, bold VF-EF.

MUGHAL: Humayun, 1530-1556, AR shahrukhi (4.77g), Agra, AH[9]45, for this subtype, the "9" of the date is always omitted, bold VF.

MUGHAL: Humayun, 1530-1556, AR shahrukhi (4.74g), Agra, ND, clearly undated, not date off flan, EF.

MUGHAL: Humayun, 1530-1556, AR shahrukhi (4.75g), Agra, ND, A-B2464, same style as the AH944/945 issue, EF-AU.

MUGHAL: Humayun, 1530-1556, AR shahrukhi (4.77g), Agra, ND, A-B2464, same style as the AH944/945 issue, EF-AU.

MUGHAL: Humayun, 1530-1556, AR shahrukhi (4.75g), Agra, ND, A-B2464, same style as the AH944/945 issue, EF-AU.

MUGHAL: Humayun, 1530-1556, AR shahrukhi (4.75g), Agra, ND, A-B2464, same style as the AH944/945 issue, EF-AU.

MUGHAL: Humayun, 1530-1556, AR shahrukhi (4.74g), Agra, ND, A-B2464, same style as the AH944/945 issue, EF-AU.

MUGHAL: Humayun, 1530-1556, AR shahrukhi (4.74g), Agra, ND, A-B2464, same style as the AH944/945 issue, EF-AU.

MUGHAL: Humayun, 1530-1556, AR shahrukhi (4.74g), Agra, ND, A-B2464, same style as the AH944/945 issue, EF-AU.

MUGHAL: Humayun, 1530-1556, AR shahrukhi (4.75g), Agra, ND, A-B2464, same style as the AH944/945 issue, EF-AU.

MUGHAL: Humayun, 1530-1556, AR shahrukhi (4.71g), Badakhshan, AH(944), B-B2464, date confirmed by the example sold in our Auction 15, lot 950, clearly

MUGHAL: Humayun, 1530-1556, AR shahrukhi (4.71g) (Kabul), AH(953), Zeno-52277 (same obverse die), mint & date confirmed by die-link, nice strike...

MUGHAL: Humayun, 1530-1556, AR shahrukhi (4.71g), Kabul, ND, A-B2464, mint name at far left of the obverse, about 15% flat, one testmark, VF, R.

MUGHAL: Humayun, 1530-1556, AR light shahrukhi (3.91g), Qandahar, ND, A-G2464, most examples of this type are undated, examples of even lighter standa

MUGHAL: Humayun, 1530-1556, AR light shahrukhi (3.96g), Qandahar, ND, A-G2464, most examples of this type are undated, examples of even lighter standa

MUGHAL: Humayun, 1530-1556, AR light shahrukhi (3.96g), Qandahar, ND, A-G2464, decent strike with less than usual weakness, VF-EF, R.

MUGHAL: Aurangzeb, 1658-1707, AR rupee, Itawa, AH1107 year 39, KM-300.39, magnificent strike! NGC graded MS63.

MUGHAL: Aurangzeb, 1658-1707, AR rupee, Shahjahanabad (Delhi), AH1104 year 37, KM-300.81, incredible bold strike! NGC graded MS63.

MUGHAL: Aurangzeb, 1658-1707, AR rupee, Surat, AH1104 year 37, KM-300.86, delightful strike, without any of the weakness so often found on Surat rupee

MUGHAL: Farrukhsiyar, 1713-1719, AR rupee (11.44g), Macchlipattan, AH1127 year 4, KM-377.45, blackened, VF.

ASSAM: Lakshmi Simha, 1769-1780, AR 1/2 rupee, ND, KM-178, an attractive mint state example, NGC graded MS61.

ASSAM: Gaurinatha Simha, 1780-1796, AR octagonal rupee, SE1708 year 7 (1786), KM-218, a lovely mint state example, NGC graded MS61.

ASSAM: Brajanatha Simha, 1818-1819, AR 1/32 rupee (0.33g), ND, KM-260, R&B-T17.1, VF-EF, RR, ex Nicholas Rhodes Collection, ex Paul Stevens Coll...

LADAKH: AR ja'u (1.73g), "Butan", ND (1842-1850), KM-7.3, in the name of Raja Gulab Singh of Jammu, lazy "8" on katar blade,...

MYSORE: Haidar Ali, 1761-1782, AV pagoda (3.44g), KM-15, Siva and Parvati seated facing // large Persian letter H (for Haidar) on a granular field, sm

MYSORE: Krishna Raja Wodeyar, 1799-1868, AV pagoda (3.44g), Cr-210. Fr-1358, Siva and Parvati seated facing // sri krishnaraja in Devanagari, light ed

NAWANAGAR: Vibhaji, 1852-1894, AR 21/2 kori, VS1950, KM-21, an attractive nearly mint state example, toned, PCGS graded AU58.

SIKH EMPIRE: AR nanakshahi rupee (11.02g), Amritsar, VS1836, KM-A20.1, Herrli-01.03.04, scarce variety, with different obverse legend arrangement, 2 t

SIKH EMPIRE: AR nanakshahi rupee (11.10g), Amritsar, VS1863, KM-20.1, Herrli-01.07.04, rare date for this common type; most rupees dated VS1863 are of

SIKH EMPIRE: AR nanakshahi rupee (11.04g), Amritsar, VS[18]85, Herrli-01.10.04, KM-21.1., VS1884 series, bold strike, choice EF.

SIKH EMPIRE: AR nanakshahi rupee (11.17g), Amritsar, VS[18]88, KM-21.1, Herrli-01.10.04, VF1884 series; 2 small testmarks on the edge, none in the fie

SIKH EMPIRE: AR gobindshahi rupee (11.14g), Amritsar, VS[18]97, KM-21.2. Herrli-01.21.04, VS1884 series; intricate background design, gorgeous strike,

SIKH EMPIRE: AR gobindshahi rupee (11.10g), Amritsar, VS1900, KM-21.2. Herrli-01.22.04, VS1884 series; "parachute" symbol in obverse cente...

SIKH EMPIRE: AR gobindshahi rupee (11.09g), Amritsar, VS1900, KM-21.2. Herrli-01.22.04, VS1884 series; simplified "parachute" symbol in ob...

SIKH EMPIRE: AR nanakshahi rupee, Amritsar, VS[18]96, KM-22.1, Herrli-01.11.04, VS1885 series, fabulous strike! NGC graded MS63.

SIKH EMPIRE: AR nanakshahi rupee (11.12g), Amritsar, VS[18]97, KM-22.4, Herrli-01.11.04, VS1885 series, Nagari word OM in the obverse center; 3 small

SIKH EMPIRE: AR nanakshahi rupee (11.10g), Amritsar, VS[18]97, Herrli-01.11.04, KM-22.4., VS1885 series, with Nagari OM in the obverse center, rare on