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

GHAZNAVID: Mas'ud I, 1030-1041, AV dinar (4.04g), Nishapur, AH426, A-1618, with his titles nasir din Allah hafiz 'ibad Allah on the reverse,...

GHAZNAVID: Mas'ud I, 1030-1041, AV dinar (4.03g), Nishapur, AH426, A-1618, with his titles nasir din Allah hafiz 'ibad Allah on the reverse,...

GHAZNAVID: Mas'ud I, 1030-1041, AV dinar (2.93g), Hamadan, AH518, A-1618, citing Abu'l-Harith, the chief Great Seljuq ruler Sanjar (AH490-55...

GHAZNAVID: Mas'ud I, 1030-1041, AV dinar (3.40g), Ghazna, AH431, A-1619, shallow strike but still attractive, VF, ex Stephen Album Price List #2...

GHAZNAVID: Bahramshah, 1117-1157, debased AV dinar (4.14g), NM, ND, A-1651, ruler cited as what appears to be 'alâ al-dunya rather than yam...

GREAT SELJUQ: Tughril Beg, 1038-1063, AV dinar (3.46g), NM, ND, A-1665, fine gold; undeciphered inner and outer marginal Arabic legends on the obverse

GREAT SELJUQ: Takish Beg, ca. 1062-1084, pale AV dinar (2.84g), Balkh, AH466, A-1673.2, citing the chief Great Seljuq ruler Malikshah, VF, RR.

GREAT SELJUQ: Malikshah I, 1072-1092, AV dinar (3.22g), al-Ahwaz, AH457 (sic), A-1674, citing the caliph al-Qa'im (AH422-467), either a mule wit...

GREAT SELJUQ: Malikshah I, 1072-1092, AV dinar (3.66g), Nishapur, AH47x, A-1674, some weakness, creased, F-VF.

GREAT SELJUQ: Malikshah I, 1072-1092, AV dinar (3.42g), MM, AH480, A-1674, fine gold, possibly without a mint name, VF, R.

GREAT SELJUQ: Malikshah I, 1072-1092, AV fractional dinar (0.85g), AH470, A-1674B, standard legend without any governor's name; uncertain mint, ...

GREAT SELJUQ: Arslan Arghu, 1093-1097, debased AV dinar (3.12g), Sarakhs, AH48x, A-1681, also citing the Great Seljuq chief Barkiyaruq, VF, RR. Sarakh

GREAT SELJUQ: Barkiyaruq, 1093-1105, AV dinar (3.53g), Madinat al-Salam, AH487, A-1682.1, Jafar, citing the caliph al-Mustazhir in his first year, VF,

GREAT SELJUQ: Barkiyaruq, 1093-1105, AV dinar (3.34g), al-Qumm (sic), AH491, A-1682.1, Dauwe, unusual version of the mint name, also noted by Dauwe fo

GREAT SELJUQ: Muhammad I, 1099-1118, AV dinar (2.96g), Shiraz, AH498, A-1683.1, Zeno-298518 (this piece), citing the caliph al-Mustazhir, no local gov

GREAT SELJUQ: Sanjar, 1118-1157, pale AV dinar (3.74g), MM, DM, A-1687, Zeno-263760 (this piece), style of Marw or Herat mints, with unusual counterma

SELJUQ OF WESTERN IRAN: Mahmud II, 1118-1131, AV dinar (4.00g), Madinat al-Salam, AH5xx, A-1688, Zeno-291867 (this piece), also citing the caliphal he

SELJUQ OF WESTERN IRAN: Tughril II, 1132-1134, AV dinar (1.66g), MM, AH(5)26, A-1690, ruler cited only as al-malik al-a'zam abu talib tughril pl...

SELJUQ OF KIRMAN: Iranshah, 1097-1101, AV dinar (2.48g), MM, AH492, A-1701, Zeno-307918 (this piece), some weakness on both sides, mint undetermined,

KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, AV dinar (4.76g), NM, AH612, A-1712, dated the 20th or 2x of Ramadan 612, possibly connected to his capture of Ghaz

KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, AV dinar (3.77g), MM/NM, DM, A-1712, unusual style, about 25% flat strike (not noted on the slab), NGC graded MS61.

KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, AV dinar (5.64g), MM, ND, A-1712, likely Firuzkuh AH613 by style, crude strike, VF, ex John Huffman Collection.

AMIR OF WAKHSH: Abu'l-'Abbas, 1221-1224, AV dinar (2.51g), NM, AH618, A-E1754, clear date, including the month of Shawwal, VF-XF, S.

GHORID: Taj al -Din Yildiz, 1206-1215, AV dinar (4.09g), Ghazna, AH6xx, A-1793, legends al-sultan al-shahid muhammad bin sam // al-malik al-mu'a...

GHORID OF BAMIYAN: Jalal al-Din 'Ali, 1206-1215, AV dinar (2.93g), MM, DM/ND, A-V1806, as independent ruler, without the Khwarizmian overlord Mu...

ARTUQIDS OF AMID & KAYFA: Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan, 1144-1174, AE dirham (12.75g), NM, AH560, A-1820.6, SS-6, long-haired male bust facing, citi...

ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Alpi, 1152-1176, AE dirham (15.57g), NM, ND, A-1827.3, SS-28, two long-haired busts vis-à-vis // nimbate Virgin Mary crowni...

ZANGIDS OF AL-MAWSIL: Mahmud, 1219-1233, AV dinar (7.29g), al-Mawsil, AH628, A-1869, cting the Ayyubid overlord al-Kamil and the caliph al-Mustansir;

LU'LU'IDS: Badr al-Din Lu'lu', 1233-1258, AV dinar (6.58g), al-Mawsil, AH638, A-1871.3, without overlord, considered a mint-error da...

LU'LU'IDS: Badr al-Din Lu'lu', 1233-1258, AV dinar (4.56g), al-Mawsil, AH657, A-1871M, ruler cited with the additional title al-mali...

ATABEG OF FARS: Qaraja Sâghi, fl. 1124-1128, AV dinar (2.38g), Fasâ, AH522, A-1922Q, citing the western Seljuq ruler Abu'l-Qasim Mahmu...

ASSASSINS AT ALAMUT (BATINID): Rukn al-Din Khurshah b. Muhammad, 1255-1256, AV dinar (4.71g), MM, DM, A-1921R, ruler cited as al-sultan al-a'zam...

MENKUJAKIDS: Fakhr al-Din Bahramshah, 1167-1225, AV dinar (4.95g) (al-Qahira), DM, A-V1892, Zeno-334755 (this piece), a proper die of Bahramshah b. Da

SALGHURID: Zangi, 1161-1175, AV dinar (2.46g), NM, ND, A-1926, name Zangi boldly clear, caliph al-Mustadi, tamgha in obverse center, additional title

QUTLUGHKHANID: Qutb al-Din Muhammad, 1252-1257, AV dinar (4.42g), MM, AHxx7, A-A1935, the ruler is cited only as 'Abd Allah Muhammad with the ti...

QUTLUGHKHANID: Qutb al-Din Muhammad, 1252-1257, AV dinar (3.74g), MM, DM, A-A1935, the ruler is cited only as 'Abd Allah Muhammad with the title...

QALHATI AMIRS: Turanshah II, 1437-1456, AV 1/2 dinar (1.24g), Jarun, AH844, A-1942, mint name in mihrab on obverse, fi sana 844 on reverse, struck wit

QALHATI AMIRS: Turanshah II, 1437-1456, AV 1/2 dinar (1.27g), Jarun, AH84x, A-1942, mint name in mihrab // fi sana 84x, VF-XF, R, ex SARC Auction 12 L

QALHATI AMIRS: Turanshah III, 1512-1521, AV dinar (1.45g), Jarun, AH930, A-1943, reverse has circular legend with date & mint, VF, RR, ex Stephe...

QALHATI AMIRS: Turanshah III, 1512-1521, AV "dinar" (1.50g), Jarun, AH930 (sic), A-1943A, clear mint & date, unpublished variety, some...

GREAT MONGOLS: Möngke, 1251-1260, AV dinar, NM/MM, ND, A-V1977, obverse legend möngka qa'an al-a'zam al-'adil, kalima reverse;...

GREAT MONGOLS: Möngke, 1251-1260, AV dinar (3.58g), MM, ND, A-V1977, obverse legend möngka qan / al-'adil / al-a'zam, with kalima ...

GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, ca. 1220s-1250s, AV dinar (2.90g), ND/DM, A-Y3723 (was 1965), obverse legend al-khaqan / al-'adil / al-a'zam, kali...

GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, ca. 1220s-1240s, AV broad dinar (4.06g) (Astarabad), ND, A-1965, Zeno-228747 (this piece), cf. Zeno-70293 (same obverse die,

GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, ca. 1230s-1260s, AE jital (3.38g), Kurraman, A-3779D, legends be-tawfiq-e parvardegân ("by grace of the omnipres...

GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, ca. 1230s-1260s, AE jital (3.75g), Kurraman, ND, A-3779D, legends be-tawfiq-e parvardegân ("by grace of the omni...

GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, ca. 1230s-1260s, AE jital (3.73g), Kurraman, A-3779D, legends be-tawfiq-e parvardegân ("by grace of the omnipres...

GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, ca. 1260, AE jital (3.75g), Tûkâna (tentative reading), ND, A-1978K, legends be-quvvat-i / padishah-i / (jahan?)...

GREAT MONGOLS: temp. Arigh Buqa, 1260-1264, AR dirham (1.46g), Imil (in Xinjiang, China), AH660, A-R1979, cf. Zeno-126385, month of Dhu'l-Qa'...

GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, ca. 13th/14th century, AV burial piece (1.10g), A-3850, legends in Arabic, central legend al-sultan al-a'zam followed ...