Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 52 | May 15-18, 2025

ABBASID: al-Mutawakkil, 847-861, AV dinar (3.94g), Misr, AH245, A-229.3, Bernardi-158De, citing the heir by his full title al-Mu'tazz; average s...

ABBASID: al-Mutawakkil, 847-861, AR donative dirham (2.98g), Surra man Ra'a (Samarra), AH246, A-230B, lovely example, with broad outer margins o...

ABBASID: al-Musta'in, 862-866, AV dinar (3.92g), Misr, AH249, A-233.2, Bernardi-161De, with his heir al-'Abbas, bold VF

ABBASID: al-Musta'in, 862-866, AV dinar (4.33g), al-Shash (near Tashkent), AH251, A-233.2, Bernardi-161Qf, with his heir al-'Abbas; some wea...

ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AV dinar (4.38g), Madinat al-Salam, AH258, A-239.1, Bernardi-173Jh, slight weakness at the rims, VF

ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (4.31g), Wasit, AH267, A-240.10, without any names other than the caliph himself, presumably struck by ...

ABBASID: AR donative fractional dirham (1.01g), NM, ND, A-(unlisted), in the name of Ahmad b. Hafs, cited as ahmad bin hafs in the obverse margin and

ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AV dinar (4.09g), Madinat Qumm, AH304, A-245, Bernardi-242Mn, Dauwe-33.Bb (unique), extremely rare subtype, with the ob

ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AV dinar (3.34g), Qumm, AH306, A-245, Bernardi-242Mn, Dauwe-35.Aa1, excellent strike with almost no weakness, slightly

ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AV dinar (3.68g), Qumm, AH310, A-245, Bernardi-242Mn, Dauwe-40.Bb1, clear mint & date, decent strike for this min...

ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AV dinar (3.41g), Qumm, AH313, A-245, Bernardi-242Mn, Dauwe-43.Bb2, bold strike without any weakness, strong VF-XF, R,

ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AV dinar (3.80g), Qumm, AH314, A-245, Bernardi-242Mn, Dauwe-44.Aa1, nice strike with minimal weakness; bold mint &...

ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AV dinar (4.76g), Qumm, AH315, A-245, Bernardi-242Mn, Dauwe-45.Bb1, bold strike with virtually no weakness; struck from

ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AV dinar (3.47g), Qumm, AH317, A-245, Bernardi-242Mn, Dauwe-46.Dd1, about 10% flat strike, bold mint & date, VF-X...

ABBASID: al-Qahir, 932-934, AV dinar (2.76g), Qumm, AH321, A-250.2, Bernardi-277Mn, Dauwe-51.Aa3, almost no weakness, with the heir Abu'l-Qasim ...

ABBASID: al-Qahir, 932-934, AV dinar (4.05g), Qumm, AH321, A-250.2, Bernardi-277Mn, Dauwe-51.Aa3, some weakness on both sides, with the heir Abu'...

ABBASID: al-Radi, 934-940, AV dinar (3.84g), Misr, AH323, A-254.1, Bernardi-285De, slight weakness of strike, XF, Very Scarce.

ABBASID: al-Radi, 934-940, AV dinar (5.13g), al-Ahwaz, AH324, A-254.1, VF

ABBASID: al-Mustanjid, 1160-1170, AV dinar (2.17g), Madinat al-Salam, AH566, A-266, wonderful example for this type, which is usually very crudely str

ABBASID: al-Nasir, 1180-1225, AV dinar (6.00g), Madinat al-Salam, AH616, A-268, slightly uneven surfaces, but no damage to the legends, VF-XF

ABBASID: al-Musta'sim, 1242-1258, AV dinar (5.76g), Madinat al-Salam, AH649, A-275, rare date, VF-XF

ABBASID: al-Musta'sim, 1242-1258, AV dinar (5.77g), Madinat al-Salam, AH651, A-275, standard type for this series; pierced twice for suspension;...

ABBASID: Anonymous, ca. 140-170, AE fals (1.46g), Malatya, ND, A-T297, legends la ilah illa / Allah wahdahu / la sharik lahu / darb malatya // muhamma

ABBASID: AE fals (1.85g), Dabil (Dvin in Armenia), AH182, A-A316, Vardanyan, citing the governor 'Abd Allah b. Salm and Sa'id; clear mint &a...

ALGARBE: Musa b. Muhammad, 1234-1262, AR square dirham (1.56g), NM, ND, A-4275 (ex A-I410), Vives-2123, always without mint and date, amir al-gharb /

MU'TAZILITES: Muhammad b. Ma'zuz, fl. 850-851, AR dirham (2.28g), Ijerhan, AH236, A-433G, also citing Muhammad in the obverse center and an ...

IDRISID: Idris II, 791-828, AR dirham (2.28g), Tajrajra Madinat Idris, AH200, A-421, uusual version of the mint name, perhaps confirming the Idrisid c

AGHLABID: Ibrahim I, 800-811, AR dirham (2.63g), Ifriqiya, AH196, A-435.4, citing Isma'il in obverse center, decent strike, unpublished prior to...

AGHLABID: 'Abd Allah I, 811-816, AR dirham (2.73g), Ifriqiya, AH198, A-B438, some light porosity, very clear mint & date, About VF, RRR. The...

AGHLABID: 'Abd Allah I, 811-816, AR dirham (2.32g), Ifriqiya, AH201, A-B438, with annulet in obverse center, some porosity on obverse, clear min...

AGHLABID: Ziyadat Allah I, 816-837, AR dirham (2.80g), Ifriqiya, AH203, A-439.1, nice strike, some very light porosity on reverse, citing Musa in the

KUTAMA TRIBE: Muhammad b. Sulayman, ca. 910s-930s, AR dirham (1.37g), DM, ND, A-T453, inscribed just muhammad bin sulayman in the obverse field, the F

MIDRARID: al-Shakir, 933-958, AR dirham (1.11g), NM, ND, A-454C, obverse legend al-imam / muhammad / al-shakir billah / amir al-mu'minin without...

KHAZRUNID: Mas'ud b. Wanudin, 1048-1053, AR qirat (0.91g), NM, ND, A-457, obverse legend al-amir / .... / mas'ud, kalima reverse arranged in...

BANU IFRAN: 'Abd al-Kamil Tamim, 1015-1054, AR dirham (1.36g), NM, ND, A-457R, Sunni kalima in two lines, with the name Tamîm below // al-i...

ALMORAVID: Abu Bakr, 1056-1087, AV dinar (4.16g), Sijilmasa, AH474, A-461.2, H-45, bold strike, XF

ALMORAVID: Abu Bakr, 1056-1087, AR qirat (0.98g), NM, ND, A-462, legends al-amir / abu bakr // Sunni kalima; very rare variety without the patronymic

ALMORAVID: Yusuf, 1087-1106, AV dinar (4.02g), Sijilmasa, AH481, A-464.1, H-74, XF

ALMORAVID: Yusuf, 1087-1106, AV 1/4 dinar (1.06g), Sijilmasa, ND, A-464A, H-91, in his full name, al-imam yusuf bin tashufin, mint name below the Sunn

ALMORAVID: 'Ali, 1106-1142, AV dinar (4.18g), Fès, AH535, A-466.3, H-376, with heir Tashufin, mint without the prefix madinat, amazing deli...

ALMORAVID: Tashufin b. 'Ali, 1142-1145, AV dinar (4.20g), Aghmat, AH538, A-471.1, H-405, bold mint & date on the obverse, reverse double-str...

ALMOHAD: Abu Ya'qub Yusuf I, 1163-1184, AV dinar (4.49g), NM, ND, A-A483, correct legends for Yusuf I, but much cruder than normal issues in his...

HAFSID: Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad II, 1295-1309, AR 1/2 qirat (0.49g), ND, A-, H-, obverse legend al-muntasir / billah, blank reverse; The title a...

HAFSID: Abu Ishaq Ibrahim II, 1350-1369, AV dinar (4.68g), Tunis, A-509A, rare variety with ornate late Kufic calligraphy on both sides; pierced, F-VF

ZIYANID: Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad IV, 1424-1428 & 1430-1431, AV dinar (4.32g), Tilimsan, ND, A-518, H-663, cited only as 'abd Allah al-mu...

SA'DIAN SHARIFS: Abu'l-'Abbas Ahmad, 1578-1603, AV 1/2 dinar (2.16g), MM, DM, A-566.1, struck under Ahmad's second weight standard (...

DILA'ITE: temp. Muhammad al-Hajj, 1641-1662, AE square fals (4.03g), Fès, AH1068, A-581A, legends duriba bi-fas // sanat 1068, the first re...

ALAWI SHARIF: Isma'il al-Samin, 1672-1727, AV dinar bunduqi (3.52g), Fès, DM, A-583, VF

ALAWI SHARIF: 'Abd al-Rahman, 1822-1859, AV 1/2 bunduqi, Fès, AH1243//1243, A-633, Cr-150.1, clear mint & date on both sides, NGC grade...

ALAWI SHARIF: 'Abd al-Rahman, 1822-1859, AV bunduqi, Fès, AH1270//1270, A-633, Cr-150.1, clear mint & date on both sides, bold strike, ...