Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 53 | September 18-21, 2025

QAJAR: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AV toman (3.47g), Tehran, AH1289, A-2921, bold strike on sightly irregular planchet, XF.

MANGHIT OF BUKHARA: Muzaffar al-Din, 1860-1886, AV tilla, Bukhara-yi Sharif, AH1301//1300, A-3038, cleaned, date incorrectly called AH1355/1354 on the

MANGHIT OF BUKHARA: 'Abd al-Ahad, 1886-1910, AV tilla, Bukhara-yi Sharif, AH139//1319, A-3041, Y-3, "139" is an error for "1319&q...

KHOQAND: Khudayar Khan, 1844-1858/1st reign, AV tilla (4.48g), Khoqand-i Latif, AH1271//1271, A-3060, NS-K48, excellent strike, with trace of weakness

KHWAREZM: Muhammad Amin Khan, 1845-1855, AV 1/2 tilla, Khwarizm, AH1269//1269, A-3082, lovely bold strike, NGC graded AU55, R.

KHWAREZM: People's Soviet Republic, AE 500 roubles (4.96g), Khwarezm, AH1339 (1921), A-3089S, Y-18, NS-X82, broad flan type, strong strike, very...

CENTRAL ASIA: Nestorian, ca. 9th-13th century, heavy AE seal (53.55g), floral pattern, with a Christian cross in the center; beautiful example! VF-XF,

DURRANI: Ahmad Shah, 1747-1772, AV mohur, Mashhad-e Moqaddas, ND, A-3090, NGC graded AU53.

DURRANI: Ahmad Shah, 1747-1772, AR rupee (11.50g), Shahjahanabad (Delhi), AH1170 year 11, A-3092, KM-763, struck during the first Durrani occupation o

DURRANI: Ahmad Shah, 1747-1772, AR nazarana mithqal (4.54g), Shahjahanabad (Delhi), year 14, A-3092D, Zeno-142386 (= Whitehead-172, in the British Mus

DURRANI: Fath Jang, 1842, AR rupee (9.46g), Kabul, AH1258//1258, A-3148, KM-488.1, with sekke'i shah jahan fath jang in the obverse center, part...

CIVIC COPPER: AE falus (11.51g), Ja'farabad, AH978, A-K3215.5, from the "La'nat" series, with short couplet peivasteh be-la'na...

CIVIC COPPER: AE falus (8.94g), Marw, ND, A-A3249, fish // mint name & denomination; undated, but style of the early 19th century, apparently un...

MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC: Anonymous, ca. 8th-12th century, AV burial token (0.89g), A-3850, imitating a late 7th century Byzantine solidus with a reverse that

MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC: Anonymous, ca. 8th-12th century, AV burial token (1.54g), A-3850, imitating an early Byzantine obverse with a later Sasanian reverse

GANDHARA: Anonymous, ca. 400-325 BC, AR "unit" (3.57g), Pieper, 6-arm symbol, with two of the arms running through the central circle, bla...

WESTERN KSHATRAPAS: Prthivisena, 221-222, AR drachm (2.22g), SE144, Pieper-3385, standard type, clear date, bold VF-XF, RRR. Prthivisena ruled very br

WESTERN KSHATRAPAS: Samghadaman b. Rudrasimha, 2nd reign, 227, AR drachm (2.37g), SE149, Pieper-3392, BMC-378, king's bust right, sufficiently c...

KUSHAN: Huvishka, ca. 151-190, AV dinar (stater) (7.81g), G-296, ANS-756, half-length profile bust of king left, above the clouds, holding mace &...

KUSHAN: Vasudeva I, ca. 190-230, AV dinar (stater) (7.98g), Mitch-3389-94, ANS-1087-90, king standing left, offering sacrifice at altar with altar, ho

KUSHAN: Vasudeva I, ca. 190-230, AV dinar (stater) (7.92g), Mitch-3395-97, king standing left, offering sacrifice at altar with altar, holding a secon

KUSHAN: Vasudeva I, ca. 190-230, AV dinar (stater) (7.99g), G-503-504, king standing left, sacrificing over altar, holding trident // Siva standing fa

KUSHAN: Vasishka, ca. 240-250, AV stater (7.89g), G-565, ANS-1616var (control letters), king standing left, nimbate, sacrificing over altar to left an

KUSHAN: Shaka, ca. 305-335, AV dinar (stater), Mitch-3571-var, king standing, offering sacrifice on altar with trident above, Brahmi legend Mi / Shaka

KUSHAN: Gadahara, ca. 350-375, AV dinar (stater) (7.77g), Mitch-3592, king standing, offering sacrifice on altar with trident above, Brahmi legend KaP

KUSHAN: Kipunada, ca. 360-375, AV dinar (stater) (7.57g), Mitch-3584/88, ANS-1682, king standing left, holding trident and sacrificing over altar, Bra

KUSHANO-SASANIAN: Hormizd I, 270-295, scyphate AV dinar (7.75g), Cribb-3, ANS-Kushan-2206, king standing left, nimbate and wearing lion-head crown, sa

KIDARITE: Sri Saha, ca. 5th/6th century, debased AV dinar (7.70g), Donum-Burns-1593/96, king standing, with crudely engraved name kidara below his lef

KIDARITE: Sri Saha, ca. 5th/6th century, debased AV dinar (7.32g), Donum-Burns-1593/96, king standing, with crudely engraved name kidara below his lef

GUPTA: Samudragupta, 344-378, AV dinar (8.00g), Mitch-4773/80, king standing, sacrificing over altar, holding long scepter, with Garuda standard to le

GUPTA: Samudragupta, 344-378, AV dinar (stater) (7.54g), Mitch-4773, Kumar Class II-D.1, standard/javelin type, king standing left, sacrificing over a

GUPTA: Kachagupta, 378-382, AV dinar (7.71g), Mitch-4793/95, Kumar-A.1, king standing, holding chakradhvaja (wheel-topped standard) and sacrificing at

GUPTA: Kachagupta, 378-382, AV dinar (7.38g), Mitch-4793/95, Kumar-A.1, king standing, holding chakradhvaja (wheel-topped standard) and sacrificing at

GUPTA: Chandragupta II, 383-412, AV dinar (8.03g), Mitch-4796 ff, Archer type: king standing, nimbate, holding arrow & bow, Garuda standard to l...

GUPTA: Chandragupta II, 383-412, AV dinar (7.74g), Mitch-4819/20, Kumar, class #1, Chhatra type: king standing, right hand sacrificing at altar, left

GUPTA: Chandragupta II, 383-412, AV dinar (7.70g), Mitch-4818, Kumar class-I, type D (his #424, same obverse die), Horseman left type: king on horseba

GUPTA: Kumaragupta I, 409-450/452, AV dinar (8.12g), Mitch-4836/38, Kumar class-III:C, Horseman type: Kumaragupta, nimbate, riding horse to right, wit

GUPTA: Kumaragupta I, 409-450/452, AV dinar (7.92g), Mitch-4836/38, Kumar class-III:B, Horseman type: Kumaragupta, nimbate, riding horse to left, hold

GUPTA: Prakasaditya, ca. 496-510, AV dinar (9.47g), Mitch-, Altekar: plate XV:14/15; Kumar: variety C, Hoseman Lion-Slayer type: king mounted on capar

GUPTA: Narasimhagupta, died ca. 530, AV dinar (9.57g), Mitch-4918/20, BMC-558/60, king standing, holding bow & arrow, traces of Brahmi legend to...

KADAMBAS OF GOA: Jayakesi III, ca. 1187-1216, AV pagoda, Samvatsara Prajapati (= AD 1211), cf. Chattopadhyaya-142ff (for type, unpublished date), lion

KADAMBAS OF GOA: Jayakesi III, ca. 1187-1216, AV pagoda, Samvatsara Angira (= AD 1212), Mitch-SI-237, cf. Chattopadhyaya-142ff (for type), lion standi

BIJAPUR: Anonymous, 17th century, AV pagoda, G-BJ47, totally anepigraphic, allegedly male and female symbols, NGC graded AU58.

BIJAPUR: Anonymous, 17th century, AV pagoda (3.31g), G-BJ47, not quite anepigraphic, allegedly male and female symbols, with Arabic sî on the o...

BIJAPUR: Anonymous, 17th century, AV pagoda (3.37g), G-BJ49, anepigraphic, allegedly male and female symbols; with consignor's description, XF, ...

BIJAPUR: Anonymous, 17th century, AV 1/2 pagoda (1.67g), G-BJ50, anepigraphic, allegedly male and female symbols; 2 small banker's marks on the ...

DELHI: Mahmud I, 1246-1266, AV tanka (10.97g) (Delhi), AH65x, G-D135, attractive luster, XF.

DELHI: Kaiqubad, 1287-1290, AV tanka (10.94g), Hadrat Delhi, AH687, G-D175, bold strike, full mint & date, AU, R.

DELHI: Muhammad II, 1296-1316, AV tanka (10.91g), MM, DM, G-D220/222, possibly style of the Qila Deogir mint; lovely bold strike, choice XF.

DELHI: Muhammad III, 1325-1351, AV dinar (12.87g), Hadrat Delhi, AH726, G-D331, citing Muhammad III with the title al-wathiq bi-ta'yid al-rahman...