Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 49 | June 13-16, 2024

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, 666, AR drachm (4.07g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH47, A-C6, Malek-262/63, with obverse marginal legend bism Allah / al-malik, on

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, 666, AR drachm (3.61g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH47, A-C6, with obverse marginal legend bism Allah / al-malik, one-year type st

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. 'Amir, ca. 661-664, AR drachm (3.63g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH44, A-6, Malek-253/257, beautiful strike, VF-XF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. 'Amir, ca. 661-664, AR drachm (3.81g), DA (Darabjird), AH43 (frozen), A-7, Malek-381, rare version where 'A...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. 'Amir, ca. 661-664, AR drachm (3.26g), DAP (Fasâ), AH43 (frozen), A-7, Malek-482 (same dies), rare version...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (3.73g), DA (Darabjird), AH43 (frozen), A-8, Malek-383 ff, actually struck circa AH50-54, attra

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (3.64g), DA (Darabjird), AH43 (frozen), A-8, Malek-383 ff, actually struck circa AH50-54, stron

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (4.19g), YZ (Yazd), AH50, A-8, Malek-1304, two small die-cracks on the obverse, hence the portr

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (4.19g), MY (Maysan), AH51, A-8, Malek-897, the formula bism Allah rabbi appears entirely withi

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (3.95g), ART (Ardashir Khurra), AH52, A-8, Malek-54, appealing XF, R.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (4.06g), NAL (Narmashir), AH53, A-8, as Malek-911 but without the countermark, choice XF, R.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (4.14g), YZ (Yazd), AH53, A-8, Malek-1308, bold XF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (3.44g), ST (Istakhr), AH54, A-8, Malek-1175/77, without any pellets in the reverse margin and

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (4.13g), BCLA (al-Basra), AH55, A-8, Malek-157/59A, interesting issue, dated in the year after

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (4.15g), GD (Jayy), pseudo-date, A-8, Malek-560, The date resembles SWACA, which Malek interpre

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Hakam b. Abi'l-'As, ca. 674-677, AR drachm (3.70g), PYL, AH56, A-11, Malek-944/45, with the obverse formula bism Allah Rab...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (4.04g), BBA (the Court mint), AH62, A-12, Malek-141, choice AU, R.

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (3.74g), DShT (Dasht Maysan), AH62, A-12, Malek-539, choice AU.

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (4.13g), BYSh (Bishapur), year 53, A-12, Malek-304, bold XF, R. Drachms of Bishapur dat...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (4.13g), NY (Nihawand), AH60, A-12, generally as Malek-937, XF-AU, R.

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (3.92g), DSh (Dasht Maysan), AH60, A-12, Malek-531, strong XF. The mint abbreviation DS...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (4.18g), DShT (Dasht Maysan), AH56, A-12, Malek-538, pellet at 1h in the reverse margin...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (4.04g), SYW' (unknown location), AH60, A-12, Malek-1221/22, bold XF-AU, R.

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (3.93g), YZ (Yazd), YE50 (= AH62), A-12, Malek-1314/15, bold XF, R.

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (4.16g), ST (Istakhr), AH61, A-12, Malek-1185/86, XF-AU.

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (4.09g), ST (Istakhr), AH61, A-12, Malek-1185/87, unlike the examples illustrated by Ma...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr, 680-692, AR drachm (4.12g), DA+G (Jahrum), YE56 (= AH66), A-16, Malek-469, Pahlavi letter G of the mint ...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr, 680-692, AR drachm (4.08g), DA+G (Jahrum), YE56 (= AH66), A-16, Malek-470, Pahlavi letter G of the mint ...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr, 680-692, AR drachm (4.17g), DA+P (Fasâ), YE60 (= AH72), A-16, Malek-504, Pahlavi letter P of the mi...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Salm. b. Ziyad, ca. 680-685, AR drachm (3.23g), "MLWLWT" (Marw al-Rud), AH"63", A-18, Malek-875.877, contemporary...

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra, ca. 694-698, AE pashiz (1.59g), ST (Istakhr), PYE43 (= AH75), A-31F, Malek-1447, Gyselen, standing Sasanian b

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf, 694-713, AR dirham (3.60g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH80, A-35.3, with only lillah al-hamd in the obverse margin; trace of

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf, 694-713, AR drachm (3.89g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH80, A-35.3, with lillah al-hamd instead of bism Allah in ObQ2; evenl

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf, 694-713, AE pashiz (0.68g), NM, ND, A-B37, radial obverse, as on his silver drachm type A-A35; Orans figure (prayin

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf, 694-713, AE pashiz (0.74g), NM, ND, A-C37, Gyselen-62, facing portrait, name to the right in Pahlavi // horse facin

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Abi Bakra, fl. 698-699, AR drachm (3.98g), SK (Sijistan), blundered date, A-37, XF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, AE pashiz (1.58g), NM, ND, A-N41, variant of Gyselen-65, facing bust both sides, derived from the Anahita type of Khusro II

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, AE pashiz (3.14g), Tabaristan, year 80, A-45.1, Gyselen-46b, Sasanian bust right // mint & date in Pahlavi with fire-a...

LOT WITHDRAWN

TABARISTAN: Datburjmihr, 731-739, AR 1/2 dirham (2.09g), Tabaristan, PYE86, A-51.2, choice XF, S.

TABARISTAN: Nusayr, 784-785, AR 1/2 drachm, al-Rayy, AH168, A-L73, Malek-212, mint & date written in Arabic on the reverse, whereas the name of ...

TABARISTAN: Mihran, 786, AR 1/2 drachm (1.74g), Tabaristan, PYE135, A-62, attractive VF.

EASTERN SISTAN: Anonymous Khusro type, ca. AH70, AR drachm (3.86g), SK (Sijistan), blundered date, A-75, with Pahlavi legend DWM in ObQ1, which has ne

EASTERN SISTAN: Anonymous Khusro type, ca. 720s-740s, AR drachm (3.88g), SK (Sijistan), blundered date, A-78, Pahlavi word in ObQ1 (tentatively read a

EASTERN SISTAN: Anonymous Khusro type, ca. 720s-740s, AR drachm (3.72g), SK (Sijistan), blundered date, A-78, Pahlavi word in ObQ1 (tentatively read a

EASTERN SISTAN: Ishaq, 770s or 780s, AR drachm (3.40g), SK (Sijistan), ND, A-82, governor's name very clear in ObQ1, pleasant F-VF, R.

ARAB-BUKHARAN: Muhammad, ca. 761-769, AR Bukharkhoda drachm (3.00g), A-93, traditional Bukhar Khodat style, with the name Muhammad upper left on the o

UMAYYAD: 'Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AR dirham (2.64g), Manâdhir, AH80, A-126, Klat-611, some minor adhesions near the rim, minor chipping, XF,...

UMAYYAD: 'Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AR dirham (2.84g), Suq al-Ahwaz, AH80, A-126, Klat-484, XF.

UMAYYAD: 'Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AR dirham (2.89g), Jayy, AH81, A-126, Klat-255b, lovely VF-XF.

UMAYYAD: 'Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AR dirham (2.53g), al-Kufa, AH81, A-126, Klat-542, VF.

UMAYYAD: 'Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AR dirham (2.74g), Marw, AH81, A-126, Klat-583, with the mint name repeated in Pahlavi below the obverse field,...

UMAYYAD: 'Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AR dirham (2.46g), Marw, AH82, A-126, Klat-583, with the mint name repeated in Pahlavi below the obverse field,...

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.74g), Ramhurmuz, AH90, A-128, Klat-383, VF-XF.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.72g), Sarakhs, AH92, A-128, Klat-452, VF-XF.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.74g), Sijistan, AH92, A-128, Klat-434, VF-XF.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.90g), Abarshahr, AH92, A-128, Klat-6a, some light adhesions, VF.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.82g), Sijistan, AH93, A-128, Klat-435, lovely VF-XF.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.84g), Sarakhs, AH93, A-128, Klat-453, VF.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.75g), Sijistan, AH94, A-128, Klat-436, VF-XF.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.87g), al-Sus, AH94, A-128, Klat-479, VF-XF.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.72g), Bizamqubadh, AH95, A-128, Klat-155, rare mint in the Arrajan region of Fars province, active only und

UMAYYAD: Sulayman, 715-717, AR dirham (2.79g), Sijistan, AH98, A-131, Klat-440, VF-XF.

LOT WITHDRAWN

UMAYYAD: Sulayman, 715-717, AR dirham (2.73g), Sarakhs, AH99, A-131, Klat-459, VF, R.

UMAYYAD: Yazid II, 720-724, AR dirham (2.47g), Jayy (now part of Isfahan), AH102, A-135, Klat-267, clipped down to a light standard, VF, R. Klat recor

UMAYYAD: Yazid II, 720-724, AR dirham (2.81g), Ifriqiya, AH104, A-135, Klat-91, pleasant VF.

UMAYYAD: Yazid II, 720-724, AR dirham (2.86g), Adharbayjan, AH105, A-135, Klat-24b, without any pellets in the reverse field, VF.

UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.75g), Adharbayjan, AH106, A-137, Klat-25a, triplet of pellets below the reverse, VF.

UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.93g), al-Mubaraka (= Balkh), AH110, A-137, Klat-573, XF.

UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.90g), Balkh, AH115, A-137, Klat-180, touch of hornsilver by the edge; bold strike, VF-XF.

UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.75g), al-Bab, AH119, A-137, Klat-146, VF-XF. Al-Bab is now the city of Derbent in the Republic of Dagestan in t

UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.89g), al-Bab, AH120, A-137, Klat-147, lovely bold strike, choice XF. Al-Bab is now the city of Derbent in the R

UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.92g), Balkh, AH122, A-137, Klat-184, triplet of pellets in the obverse center, some weakness on the reverse, VF

UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.67g), al-Bab, AH124, A-137, Klat-151, scarce date (Klat reported only 5 pieces), XF. Al-Bab is now the city of

UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.85g), al-Bab, AH125, A-137, Klat-151, XF. Al-Bab is now the city of Derbent in the Republic of Dagestan in Russ

UMAYYAD: Marwan II, 744-750, AR dirham (2.71g), al-Bab, AH128, A-142, Klat-151, XF. Al-Bab is now the city of Derbent in the Republic of Dagestan in R

UMAYYAD: Marwan II, 744-750, AR dirham (2.88g), al-Kufa, AH129, A-142, Klat-549, XF, Scarce.

UMAYYAD: Marwan II, 744-750, AR dirham (2.87g), al-Jazira, AH132, A-142, Klat-228, this is the only Umayyad coin dated AH132 that is relatively availa

UMAYYAD: AE fals (4.39g), al-Madina Ma'din Amir al-Mu'minin, ND, A-A183, once considered al-Madina, now in Saudi Arabia, the mint is now ass...

UMAYYAD: Anonymous, circa 720-750, AE fals (1.88g), Jurjan, ND, A-202, Zeno-107488, legends amara Allah bi'l-wafa wa'l-'adl ja'iz //...

UMAYYAD: AE fals (1.92g), al-Mubaraka, ND, A-C204.3, anonymous, with the denomination sittin bi-dirham ("sixty to a dirham"), calligraphic...

UMAYYAD: AE fals (1.41g), Madinat al-Baydâ, AH112, A-M204, mint formula in the margin // date in words, XF, RRR. The mint must be the same as B...

UMAYYAD: AE fals (2.29g), Sabur, AH120, A-A205, citing the governor Aban b. al-Walid in the obverse margin along with the date, F-VF, RRR. Aban b. al-

UMAYYAD: AE fals (1.74g), NM, ND, A-205U, see Zeno-291946 for further information, in the name of al-Junayd (b. 'Abd al-Rahman), who was viceroy...

UMAYYAD: Anonymous, 7th/10th century, AV burial piece (0.54g), facing bust, derived from the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I (527-565), bracteate, VF-XF

UMAYYAD/ABBASID: AV burial piece (0.72g), imitating the Constantinople solidus of Justinian I (527-565): crowned head facing, garbled Latin legend aro

UMAYYAD/ABBASID: AV burial piece (0.75g), imitating the Constantinople solidus of Justinian I (527-565): crowned head facing, garbled Latin legend aro

UMAYYAD/ABBASID: AV burial bracteate (1.02g), imitating 6th/7th century Byzantine solidus, with crudely engraved facing bust, meaningless legend aroun

ABBASID REVOLUTION: Anonymous, 744-751, AR dirham (2.89g), Jayy, AH128, A-206.1, Klat-269, struck by the partisans of 'Abd Allah b. Mu'awiya...

ABBASID REVOLUTION: Anonymous, 744-751, AR dirham (2.37g), Marw, AH131, A-206.3, Klat-605, purely Umayyad style & text, with 8 annulet triplets ...

ABBASID REVOLUTION: Anonymous, 744-751, AR dirham (2.79g), Marw, AH132, A-206.3, Klat-606, purely Umayyad style & text, with 8 annulet triplets ...

ABBASID REVOLUTION: 'Abd al-Rahman b. Muslim, AE fals (3.12g), Jurjan, AH130, A-208A, ruler cited as abu muslim amir âl muhammad, VF, RRR.

ABBASID: al-Saffah, 749-754, AR dirham (2.89g), Ardashir Khurra, AH134, A-211, strong VF.

ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AR dirham (2.81g), al-Hashimiya, AH138, A-213.1, F-VF, R.

ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AR dirham (2.70g), Arminiya, AH144, A-213.1, attractive VF.

ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.41g), Tudgha, AH179, A-219.2a, local tribal issue, imitating the earlier dirhams of al-'Abbasiya citin...

ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.84g), Ifriqiya, AH182, A-219.3, citing the African governor Muhammad al-'Akki, bold VF, R.

ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.99g), Sijistan, AH173, A-219.4, citing the governor Ibn Khuzaym, with large pellet in lower right on reverse

ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.91g), Sijistan, AH174, A-219.4, citing the governor Ibn Khuzaym; superb strike, XF.