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

GHORID OF BAMIYAN: Baha al-Din Sam, 1192-1206, AV dinar (5.04g), MM, DM, A-1803, citing the caliph al-Qadir, about 20% flat strike only in the margins

LU'LU'IDS: Badr al-Din Lu'lu', 1233-1258, AV dinar (5.79g), al-Mawsil, AH635, A-1871.2, citing the Ayyubid al-Kamil Muhammad as over...

BEGTEGINIDS: Kökburi, 1168-1233, AV dinar (2.91g), Irbil, AH600, A-1887.1, Zeno-246065 (this piece), without overlord; decent strike for this t...

ASSASSINS AT ALAMUT (BATINID): Muhammad III, 1221-1254, AE fals (1.82g), NM, ND, A-1921I, al-mawla / al-a'zam // bird right, formed out of the n...

SALGHURID: Zangi, 1161-1175, AV dinar (2.68g), NM, ND, A-1926, citing atabeg / zangi in the obverse field, with the Salghurid tamgha between those two

SALGHURID: Tughril b. Sunqur, ca. 1175-1203, AV dinar (2.91g), NM, ND, A-1927G, Zeno-77533 (same obverse die), also citing the Western Seljuq ruler Tu

QALHATI AMIR: Nusrat Shah, 1278-1290, AV dinar (3.54g), NM, ND/DM, A-1941.2, citing Qa'an (refers to the Great Mongol Qubilai), the Ilkhan Ahmad...

GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AV dinar (5.57g), Bukhara, ND/DM, A-1964, obverse legend chingiz khan / al-'adil / al-a'zam, with tr...

GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AV dinar (2.95g), Bukhara, ND, A-1964, obverse legend chingiz khan / al-'adil / al-a'zam, with the m...

GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AV dinar (3.56g), Bukhara, ND, A-1964, obverse legend chingiz khan / al-'adil / al-a'zam, with the m...

GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AV dinar (3.63g), Bukhara, ND, A-1964, obverse legend chingiz khan / al-'adil / al-a'zam, with the m...

GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AV dinar (3.49g), Bukhara, ND, A-1964, obverse legend chingiz khan / al-'adil / al-a'zam, with the n...

GREAT MONGOLS: temp. Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AV dinar (3.38g), uncertain mint, AH626, A-A1967, date digit "6" weak but almost certain; tr...

GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AE medium dirham (3.00g), Samarqand, AH621//621, A-3703A, obverse legend khani / chingiz khan / al-'adil...

GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AE broad dirham (2.42g) (Marw), DM/ND, A-A1968, Zeno-1281 and 1294, obverse legend bi-farman / al-khaqan al-...

GREAT MONGOLS: temp. Ögedei, 1227-1241, AV dinar (4.11g), Almaligh, DM, A-3738A, Zeno-34942 (dated AH(63)1, same reverse die), mint name above ...

GREAT MONGOLS: temp. Ögedei, 1227-1241, AV dinar (3.21g), Qara Qorum, AH63x, A-3738Q, 3-line Arabic text, starting with al-urdu al-a'zam fo...

GREAT MONGOLS: temp. Ögedei, 1227-1241, AE 1/2 dirham (3.39g), Samarqand, AH[63]2, A-3748A, Zeno-50426 (2.0g), mint name as samar / qand in obv...

GREAT MONGOLS: Töregene, 1241-1246, AR dirham (2.70g), Nakhjawan, AH64(2), A-1976, Vardanyan-14 (same dies), horseman right, turned back and sh...

GREAT MONGOLS: Töregene, 1241-1246, AR dirham (2.89g) (Nakhjavan), AH(64)3, A-1976, horseman right, turned back and shooting arrow, ulugh mughu...

GREAT MONGOLS: Güyük, 1246-1249, AR fractional dirham (0.97g), NM, ND, A-3754K, cf. Nyamaa, p. 51, perhaps struck in Khwarizm; Khooboo Ong...

GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, ca. 1230s-1240s, AV dinar (3.36g), Dihistan, DM, A-1965 (now A-Y3723), citing the ruler only as al-khaqan / al-'adil /...

GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, ca. 1220s-1250s, AV khani dinar (4.50g), Khujanda, A-A1967, kalima obverse, name of the Abbasid caliph al-Nasir li-din Allah

GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, ca. 1225-1250, AV dinar (3.90g), NM, AH63x, A-A1967, citing only the deceased caliph al-Nasir li-din Allah on both sides; fi

GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, 1220s-1230s, AV dinar (2.93g), Bukhara, ND, A-B1967, totally anonymous, only the kalima on both sides, with the mint below t

GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, 1220s-1230s, AV dinar (5.02g), Bukhara, ND, A-B1967, totally anonymous, only the kalima on both sides, with the mint below t

GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, ca. 1225-1250, AV dinar (3.91g), NM, ND, A-B1967, totally anonymous, without even the caliph al-Nasir; about 10% flat strike

GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, ca. 1225-1250, AV dinar (5.68g), Bukha(ra), A-B1967, totally anonymous, without even the caliph al-Nasir, mint name below th

CHAGHATAYID KHANS: Ilchigiday, 1326-1327, AR dinar (8.05g), Tirmidh, AH726, A-1990D, the standard kalima la ilah illa Allah / muhammad rasul Allah, di

CHAGHATAYID KHANS: Tarmashirin, 1326-1333, AR dirham (7.20g), Badakhshan, AH733, A-1993, Zeno-140691, unusual type, with the ruler's name tarmas...

CHAGHATAYID KHANS: 'Ala al-Din 'Ali Sultan, 1340, AR 1/6 dinar (1.27g), Otrar, AH"148", A-2000L, Zeno-61266 (whch shows the full n...

CHAGHATAYID KHANS: Muhammad, 1340-1341, AR 1/6 dinar (1.25g), Otrar, AH(7)41, A-2001A, Zeno-143764 (same obverse die), clear mint name and the final d

CHAGHATAYID KHANS: 'Adil Sultan, 1368-1370, AR 1/6 dinar (1.22g), Khwast, ND, A-A2012, Zeno-203852 (this piece), obverse legend starts with duri...

GOLDEN HORDE: Berke, 1257-1267, AR large dirham (1.92g), Qrim (Crimea), ND, A-2019G, in his name, as padshah islam nusrat al-dunya wa'l-din // t...

GOLDEN HORDE: Töle Buqa, 1287-1290, AR dirham (1.59g), Qrim (Crimea), ND, A-2022A, name & titles in the Uighur script // lion left, mint na...

GOLDEN HORDE: Noghay, died 1300, AR dirham (1.44g), Saqchi (Isaccea), ND, A-J2063, khan / al-`adil / nughay // tamgha above fleur-de-lys, flanked by m

GOLDEN HORDE: Kunche Khan, fl. 1379-1393, AR dirham (1.16g), Uzkend, AH(78)4, A-D2047, al-sultan / kunchekhan / al-`adil, all in hexalobe // darb / uz

GIRAY KHANS (CRIMEA): Shahin Giray, 1777-1783, AE kyrmis (5 kopecks) (62.99g), Baghcha Saray, AH1191 year 5, KM-36, A-2118, nice even strike, no defec

ILKHAN: Hulagu, 1256-1265, AR dirham (2.91g), Hamah, AH65(8), A-2124, some weakness, as usual for this type, struck during the very short Ilkhan prese

ILKHAN: Abaqa, 1265-1282, AR dirham (2.01g), Tus, ND, A-C2130-var, kalima in obverse center, Uighur legend around (only the word ariba is visible) //

ILKHAN: Gaykhatu, 1291-1295, AV dinar (3.41g), Yazd, ND, A-2158.1, with the mint formula darb yazd in small letters in the obverse center, choice XF,

ILKHAN: Baydu, 1295, AV dinar (4.30g), Madinat Tabriz, AH(69)4, A-2164, lovely strike, with virtually no weakness, XF.

ILKHAN: Ghazan Mahmud, 1295-1304, AV dinar (4.22g), Tabriz, AH694, A-2167, mint name below the obverse field, fully legible, excellent XF, RR.

ILKHAN: Ghazan Mahmud, 1295-1304, AV dinar (4.22g), Tabriz, DM, A-2167, obverse legend padshah islam / shahanshah a'zam / ghazan khan / khulida ...

ILKHAN: Uljaytu, 1304-1316, AV dinar (8.72g), Bazar (the military mint), AH704, A-2177, type A (plain square obverse // pointed pentafoil reverse), on

ILKHAN: Abu Sa'id, 1316-1335, AV dinar (9.98g), Kazirun / Abu Ishaq, AH71(7), A-2191, type A (hexafoil // square), fine style; both the city nam...

ILKHAN: Abu Sa'id, 1316-1335, AV dinar (9.10g), Baghdad, AH719, A-2198, type C, "mihrab" reverse design; one tiny scratch in obverse m...

ILKHAN: Abu Sa'id, 1316-1335, AV dinar (8.92g), Abu Ishaq Kazirun, AH719, A-2198, type C ("mihrab" type: lobated square // mihrab-shap...

ILKHAN: Abu Sa'id, 1316-1335, AV dinar (8.19g), Baghdad, AH722, A-2202, type C, lovely well-centered strike, XF.

ILKHAN: Musa Khan, 1336-1337, AR 2 dirhams (2.71g), Abu Ishaq (= Kazirun), AH(73)6, A-2224.1, ornate hexagon // highlighted square, local type FA for