Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 51 | January 23-26, 2025

ABBASID: AE fals (3.60g), Sinn, AH158, A-N313, citing the Abbasid heir-apparent al-Mahdi, who became the caliph later in AH158; style as the 155 dated

ABBASID: AE fals (2.46g), Asadabad, AH190, A-318D, citing the caliphal heir-apparent al-Amin, the local official Muhammad b. (Nasr ?), and an undeciph

ABBASID: AE fals (1.55g), al-Jûzjân, ND, A-327J, citing the apparently unknown governor Ibrahim b. Musa, with the same local tamgha as the...

ABBASID: AE fals (2.01g), Tabar, AH144, A-T337, citing the official Muhammad b. 'Âmir in the obverse field, unpublished and most remarkable...

ABBASID: AE fals (3.00g), NM, ND, A-338Q, Nastich-24, in the name of Hâshim [al-Muqanna] as the inheritor of the Abbasid revolution from 'A...

UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: 'Abd al-Rahman III, 912-961, AV dinar (3.99g), al-Andalus, AH331, A-348, citing the governor Qâsim below the obverse fiel...

UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: al-Hakam II, 961-976, AV dinar (4.26g), Madinat al-Zahra, AH358, A-351J, citing the chief amir 'Âmir and the subordinate ...

IDRISID: Idris II, 791-828, AR dirham (2.35g), Wargha (Warqa), AH196, A-420, remarkable type, citing the official 'Abbas in the obverse center, ...

IDRISID: temp. Yahya I, 849-863, AR dirham (1.98g), Walila, AH243, A-425, E- (also not on CoinArchives or Zeno), there are no dirhams of the Walila mi

IDRISID: Ja'far b. Idris II, ca. 828-840+, AR dirham (1.04g), Aghmat, AH225, A-427J, citing Ja'far b. Idris above the reverse field, with th...

IDRISID CONTEMPORARIES: Ma'zuz b. Talut, 838-839, AR dirham (2.12g), Ijerhan, AH224, A-433, citing the governor Muhammad beneath the obverse and...

AGHLABID: Ziyadat Allah I, 816-837, AV dinar (4.22g), NM, AH202, A-438, early issue, before the additional of the name Masrur, perfectly centered, lov

AGHLABID: Muhammad I, 840-856, AR 1/2 dirham (1.48g), Balarm (Palermo), AH230, A-C444, totally anonymous, without the Aghlabid ruler and without any o

SICILY: Ahmad b. Qurhub, 912-916, AV 1/4 dinar (0.97g), NM, ND/DM, A-G453, quarter dinars of Ahmad b. Qurhub bear lillah above the reverse; mount remo

SICILY: Muhammad, AV fractional dinar (0.59g), NM, ND, no reference available, with the name Muhammad below la ilah illa Allah // just muhammad rasul

KHAZRUNID: Mas'ud b. Wanudin, 1048-1053, AV dinar (3.68g), NM, ND, A-456, citing his name without the patronymic and the theoretical Imam 'A...

KHAZRUNID: Mas'ud b. Wanudin, 1048-1053, AV dinar (2.41g), NM, ND, A-456, kalima in 3 lines // legend al-imam 'abd / Allah amir / mas'ud...

BANU IFRAN: Yaddû b. Ya'lâ, 958-993, AR fractional dirham (0.47g), NM, ND, A-457N-var, obverse legend al-imam / muhammad al-nâsir...

ALMORAVID: Yusuf, 1087-1106, AR qirat (0.57g), Sus, ND, A-465.2, legend yusuf / amir al-muslimin / wali 'ahduhu / al-amir 'ali // kalima, mi...

ALMORAVID: 'Ali, 1106-1142, AV dinar (3.94g), al-Mariya (Almería), AH517, A-466.1, H-285, XF.

ALMORAVID: 'Ali, 1106-1142, AR qirat (0.83g), Tanja (Tangiers), ND, A-467.2, H-974, Vives-1765, citing the heir Sir, with the mint name after th...

ALMORAVID: Tashufin b. 'Ali, 1142-1145, AV dinar, Aghmat, AH539, A-471.1, with the last 3 obverse lines amir al-muslimin tashufin / bin 'ali...

ALMORAVID: Anonymous, probably 11th century, AR 1/4 dirham (0.70g), NM, ND, A-, with the Sunni kalima on the obverse, al-imam / imârat Allah, w...

ALMORAVID: Anonymous, probably 11th century, AR 1/2 dirham (1.33g), NM, ND, A-, with the Sunni kalima on the obverse, al-imam 'abd Allah / amir ...

RIYAHID: al-Rashid b. Rafi', 1123-1149, AV dinar (3.91g), Qâbis, AH546, A-477, ruler cited as al-rashidîn bin râfi', normal s...

ALMOHAD: Abu Ya'qub Yusuf I, 1163-1184, AV dinar (4.67g), Madinat Sabta (Ceuta), A-V483, mint name below the obverse field and boldly clear; exc...

ALMOHAD: Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad, 1199-1213, AV dinar (4.67g), Fès, A-485, H-504, obverse marginal legend amir al-mu'minin / abu 'a...

ALMOHAD: Abu'l-'Ula Idris II, 1266-1269, AV 1/4 dinar (1.13g), NM, A-495, H-539, kalima in center, ruler cited in margin as amir al-mu'm...

HAFSID: Abu Zakariya' Yahya I, 1230-1249, AV dinar (4.80g), Tilimsan (Tlemcen), A-499.2, H-548, gorgeous calligraphy, adopted from the finest st...

HAFSID: Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad I, 1249-1277, AV dinar (4.75g), NM, A-501, H-564, second series with his title amir al-mu'minin, VF-XF, R.

HAFSID: Abu Hafs 'Umar I, 1284-1295, AV dinar (4.54g), Tunis, A-504, Zeno-254931 (this piece), ornate Kufic script on both sides, with his full ...

HAFSID: Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad V, 1494-1526, AV dinar (4.74g), ND, A-513, very crude style, typical of gold coins of this ruler, the last Hafsi...

MERINID: temp. Abu Ya'qub Yusuf, 1286-1307, AV dinar (4.64g), Sijilmasa, A-524, H-717, Zeno-250383 (this piece), mint name at the bottom of the ...

MERINID: Abu Ya'qub Yusuf, 1286-1307, AV dinar (4.68g), NM, A-524, H-645, Zeno-259038 (this piece), fine calligraphy, couple very small spots of...

MERINID: Abu Ya'qub Yusuf, 1286-1307, AV dinar (4.64g), Madinat Sabta (Ceuta), A-524, H-716, mint name below the obverse field; excellent strike...

MERINID: temp. Abu'l-Hasan 'Ali, 1331-1351, AV 1/2 dinar (2.38g), NM, A-529, H-756-var, Zeno-298546 (this piece), with the traditional Nasri...

MERINID: Abu'l-'Abbas Ahmad, 1373-1384 & 1387-1393, AV dinar (4.39g), Fès, A-535, H-825, Zeno-250389 (this piece), somewhat crude s...

MERINID: Anonymous, late 13th or early 14th century, AR square double dirham (2.94g), NM, ND, A-547D, Brethes-1072 (assigned to the Almohads), Hohertz

SA'DIAN SHARIFS: Zaydan al-Nasir, 1603-1627, AV 1/2 dinar (1.95g), Marrakesh, AHxx5 (probably 1025), A-570A, ruler cited as zaydan bin ahmad ami...

ALAWI SHARIF: Muhammad III, 1757-1790, AV light bunduqi (2.94g), Fez, AH1189, A-587, KM-40.3, octagram border both sides, anonymous, just ahad ahad on

ALAWI SHARIF: Sulayman, 1793-1822, AV bunduqi, Fès, AH1218//1218, A-618, lovely strike for this period, NGC graded AU55.

ALAWI SHARIF: Sulayman, 1793-1822, AV 1/4 bunduqi (0.87g), Hadrat Fès, AH1208, A-619A, KM-111.1, fully legible mint & date, bold VF, RR.

TULUNID: Ahmad b. Tulun, 868-884, AV dinar (3.95g), Misr, AH270, A-661, citing the western Abbasid heir al-Mufawwid illa Allah, VF.

TULUNID: Ahmad b. Tulun, 868-884, AR dirham (2.91g), Halab, AH267, A-662, bold mint name and clear date; crinkled, VF, RRR. This is the first confirme

TULUNID: Khumarawayh, 884-896, AV dinar (4.26g), Misr, AH273, A-664.1, citing the western Abbasid heir al-Mufawwid illa Allah; slightly uneven surface

TULUNID: Khumarawayh, 884-896, AV dinar (4.14g), Misr, AH277, A-664.1, citing the Abbasid western heir apparent al-Mufawwad, scruffy surfaces, NGC gra

TULUNID: Khumarawayh, 884-896, AR donative dinar (2.83g), Misr, AH276, A-665E, struck with standard inscriptions (as #665), but on narrow flan (17.4 m

FATIMID: al-Mansur, 946-953, AR 1/2 dirham (0.94g), Tanja, DM, A-696F, generally as type A-696F of Fès, but mint that has been read as Tanja (T...

FATIMID: al-Mansur, 946-953, AR fractional dirham (0.50g), NM, NM, A-696I, issue of the local governor Ahmad b. 'Isa: based on the standard 1/2 ...

FATIMID: al-Mu'izz, 953-975, AV dinar (4.16g), al-Mahdiya, AH365, A-697, Nicol-481, F-VF.