Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 50 | September 19-22, 2024

BUWAYHID: Mu'izz al-Dawla Ahmad, 939-967, AV dinar (4.76g), Madinat al-Salam, AH342, A-1542.2, Treadwell-Ms342G, also citing the chief amir Rukn...

BUWAYHID: 'Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AV dinar (4.75g), Mah al-Basra (= Nihawand), AH370, A-1551, Treadwell-Unlisted, obverse as Tr-Mb369, reverse ...

BUWAYHID: 'Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AV dinar (3.99g), AH372, A-1551, Treadwell-Ba372G, lustrous, choice AU.

BUWAYHID: Samsam al-Dawla, as governor of Khuzestan, 978-983, AV dinar (4.30g), Suq al-Ahwaz, AH368, A-1567, Treadwell-Su368G, ruler cited as al-Marzu

BUWAYHID: Samsam al-Dawla, as governor of Khuzestan, 978-983, AV dinar (4.51g), Suq al-Ahwaz, AH370, A-1567, Treadwell-Su370G, ruler cited as al-Marzu

BUWAYHID: Baha' al-Dawla, 989-1012, AV dinar (3.13g), Madinat al-Salam, AH402, A-1573, Treadwell-Ms402G, with the word ibriz below the reverse, ...

BUWAYHID: Baha' al-Dawla, 989-1012, debased AV dinar (4.19g), Suq al-Ahwaz, AH398, A-1573A, actual fineness uncertain, but likely better than ab...

BUWAYHID: Khusrafiruz, 1048-1055, AV dinar (3.87g), al-Ahwaz, AH445, A-B1585, Treadwell-Ah445G, nice strike, minor weakness in the centers, ruler...

JULANDID: Ridwan b. Ja'far, 949-960, AR dirham (2.88g), Huzu, AH340, A-1586, nice strike, About VF, RR, ex SARC Auction 12 Lot 560. Huzu was a s...

JULANDID: Ridwan b. Ja'far, 949-960, AR dirham (3.50g), Huzu, AH341, A-1586, usual weakness, About VF, RR, ex SARC Auction 12 Lot 561. Huzu was ...

JULANDID: Ridwan b. Ja'far, 949-960, AR dirham (3.15g) (Huzu), AH3(4)4, A-1586, nice centers, weak margins, About VF, RR, ex SARC Auction 12 Lot...

JULANDID: Ridwan b. Ja'far, 949-960, AR dirham (2.71g), Huzu, AH346, A-1586, caliph al-Muti', somewhat coarse flan, very clear mint & da...

ANNAZID: 'Ali b. 'Umar, fl. 1026-1033, AR dirham (5.27g), Mah al-Kufa, AH424, A-D1590, Soleimani-302 (same dies), citing the Ghaznavid Mas&#...

KAKWAYHID: 'Ala al-Dawla Muhammad, 1008-1041, AV dinar (3.50g), Saburkhwast, AH427, A-1590G, Zeno-261267 (this piece), citing the Ghaznavid over...

KAKWAYHID: Faramurz, 1041-1051, AV dinar (2.68g), Isbahan, AH436, A-1592.1, citing the Buwayhid overlord Abu Kalijar, known on examples dated AH433-43

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AV dinar (3.41g), Herat, AH421, A-1607, with the month Rabi' I and citing the Abbasid caliph al-Qadir; off-center s...

GHAZNAVID: Muhammad, 1030, AR double dirham (5.05g), Ghazna, AH421, A-1617-var, thick flan; full bold mint & date in the obverse margin, with th...

GHAZNAVID: Farrukhzad, 1053-1059, AV dinar (3.47g), Ghazna, AH444, A-1633, clear mint & date, VF.

GHAZNAVID: Mas'ud III, 1099-1115, BI jital (2.88g), Farwân, ND, A-1649F, royal legend // mint name above bull; cannot be Mas'ud I, as t...

GREAT SELJUQ: Tughril Beg, 1038-1063, AV dinar (3.38g), Nishapur, AH433, A-1665, early date for this type, VF, R.

GREAT SELJUQ: Tughril Beg, 1038-1063, AV dinar (4.88g), al-Rayy, AH447, A-1665, VF.

GREAT SELJUQ: Tughril Beg, 1038-1063, AV dinar (4.66g), al-Basra, AH449, A-1665, mount removed, VF, R.

GREAT SELJUQ: Alp Arslan, 1058-1063, AV dinar (2.42g), Madinat al-Salam, AH463, A-1670, VF, R.

GREAT SELJUQ: Malikshah I, 1072-1092, AV dinar (3.57g), NM, ND, A-1674, unusual variant, with uncertain marginal legends on both sides, apparently wit

GREAT SELJUQ: Mahmud I, 1092-1094, AV dinar (4.60g), Isfahan, AH487, A-1679, ruled in opposition to Arslan Arghu (AH486-490), but citing Barkiyaruq (4

GREAT SELJUQ: Muhammad I, 1099-1118, AV dinar (2.55g), Madinat al-Salam, AH501, A-1683.1, very slightly creased and just a little weakness, XF.

SELJUQ OF WESTERN IRAN: Mahmud II, 1118-1131, AV dinar (6.21g), Isfahan, AH514, A-1688, both mint & date sufficiently clear; weak strike, Fine.

SELJUQ OF KIRMAN: Qawurd, 1048-1073, AV dinar (3.93g), Bardasir, AH452, A-1697.2, some weakness along the margins, VF.

SELJUQ OF HAMADAN: Shams al-Ma'ali Chaghri Takin, 1074-1085, AV dinar (5.48g), Hamadan, AH469, A-A1707, also citing the Great Seljuq ruler Malik...

KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, AV dinar (3.65g) (Wakhsh), DM, A-1712, mint confirmed by style, which is unique for the rare mint of Wakhsh; usual

KHWARIZMSHAH: Mangubarni, 1220-1231, AR broad dirham (6.88g), Kurramân, AH62x, A-1744, citing the caliph al-Mustansir; possibly with mount remo...

AMIR OF WAKHSH: Abu Bakr Qaratuz b. Yaghrush, ca. 1200-1212, AV dinar (4.52g) (Wakhsh), AH603, A-A1754, Zeno-261268 (this piece), citing the ruler as

GHORID: Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad, 1163-1203, AV dinar (4.43g), Kurat Firuzkuh, AH604, A-1754, month of Rajab, clear date in the reverse field, VF, RR.

GHORID: Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad, 1171-1206, AV dinar (5.18g), Ghazna, AH597, A-1760, G-D1, cf. Zeno-197654, "bull's eye" type with ...

GHORID: Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad, 1171-1206, AV dinar (5.47g), Ghazna, AH597, A-1760, G-D1, cf. Zeno-197654, "bull's eye" type with ...

GHORID: Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad, 1171-1206, AV dinar (5.47g), Ghazna, AH(597), A-1760, G-D1, cf. Zeno-197654, "bull's eye" type wit...

GHORID: Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad, 1171-1206, AV dinar (5.69g), Herat, AH59x, A-1763, inner circle both sides, about 20% flat strike, VF, R. NOT...

ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Alpi, 1152-1176, AE dirham (11.96g), NM, ND, A-1827.2, SS-27, nice portrait right, name najm al-din engraved on the neck of the po

ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Alpi, 1152-1176, AE dirham (11.75g), NM, ND, A-1827.5, SS-30.1, two facing male busts obverse, facing curly-haired female bust rev

ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Yuluq Arslan, 1184-1201, AE dirham (13.30g), NM, AH584, A-1829.1, SS-33.5, diademed facing bust, lovely strike, rare date, nice pa

ZANGIDS OF AL-MAWSIL: Arslanshah I, 1193-1211, AE dirham (15.58g), Nasibin, AH594, A-1865, SS-64, draped bust facing within square of dots, mint and d

ZANGIDS OF AL-MAWSIL: Mas'ud II, 1211-1218, AV dinar (6.70g), al-Mawsil, AH611, A-1866, citing the Ayyubid overlord Abu Bakr; slightly weak stri...

LU'LU'IDS: Badr al-Din Lu'lu', 1233-1258, AV dinar (7.14g), al-Mawsil, AH656, A-1871M, citing the Great Mongol Möngke, without ...

BEGTEGINIDS: Kökburi, 1168-1233, AV dinar (3.53g), Irbil, AH614, A-1887.2, citing the Ayyubid ruler Abu Bakr I; excellent strike, without any w...

BEGTEGINIDS: Kökburi, 1168-1233, AV dinar (3.08g), Irbil, AH618, A-1887.5, Zeno-328545 (with corrected identification), citing the Ayyubid rule...

MALIKS OF THE JIBAL: Aytughmish, 1204-1212, debased AV dinar (1.75g), NM, ND, A-1907J, clear ruler's name below the obverse and citing what is l...

ASSASSINS AT ALAMUT (BATINID): Muhammad III, 1221-1254, AR fractional dirham (0.95g), NM, ND, A-1921A, muhammad bin / (al-hasan) on obverse, al-mawla

ATABEG OF FARS: Saljuqshah, 1123-1130, AV dinar (2.89g), Shiraz, AH519, A-1922, also citing the the Great Seljuq Sanjar and the Seljuq of the West Mah

SALGHURID: Abu Bakr, 1231-1260, lead fals (8.42g), [al-Bahrayn], ND, A-C1928, Salghurid tamgha // atabeg abu bakr, ruler's name & title abou...

SALGHURID: Queen Abish bint Sa'd, 1265-1285, AV dinar (8.33g) (Shiraz), DM, A-1928.1, also citing the Ilkhan ruler Abaqa; average strike, XF. ...