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

ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AV dinar (3.74g), Filastin, AH314, A-245.2, Bernardi-242Gn, VF-XF.

ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AV dinar (4.08g), Misr, AH318, A-245.2, bold strike, choice AU.

ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AV dinar (3.90g), Mah al-Basra, AH318, A-245.2, Bernardi-242Mg, with the letter hard "h" above the obverse ...

ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AV dinar (5.46g), Mah al-Basra, AH31(8), A-245.2, Bernardi-242Mg, with the letter hard "h" above the obvers...

ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AR dirham (3.05g), Tiflis (Tbilisi in Georgia), AH312, A-246.1, cf. Bennett-66, standard design of al-Muqtadir but with

ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AR dirham (4.60g), Halab, AH300, A-246.2, unusually heavy weight and a very rare date for the mint of Halab (Aleppo), X

ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AR donative dirham (2.63g), Madinat al-Salam, AH310, A-246A, with broad outer blank margins; probably mount removed but

ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AV dinar (3.89g), Filastin, AH320, A-248, Bernardi-243Gn, citing the vizier 'Imad al-Dawla, some small flat spots...

ABBASID: al-Qahir, 932-934, AV dinar (4.91g), Qumm, AH321, A-250.2, Dauwe-51.Aa2, Bernardi-277Mn, minimal weakness; with the heir Abu'l-Qasim an...

ABBASID: al-Radi, 934-940, AV dinar (7.27g), Tustar min al-Ahwaz, AH324, A-254, struck to the heavy weight used occasionally at the 3 mints around Ahw

ABBASID: al-Muttaqi, 940-944, AV dinar (3.89g), Misr, AH329, A-256E, Bernardi-306De, Zeno-276759 (this piece), extremely rare variety without the heir

ABBASID: al-Musta'sim, 1242-1258, AV dinar (7.26g), Madinat al-Salam, AH640, A-275, bold strike, AU.

ABBASID: Anonymous, ca. 760-790, AE fals (1.39g), Malatya, ND, A-T297, this is the third reported Islamic coin from Malatya prior to the Danishmendid

ABBASID: lead seal (16.52g), Hamadan, AH141, uniface, triangular stamp with two-line center legend (al-tab'a / al-..., "seal of the ...&quo...

UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: Hisham II, 976-1009, AV dinar, NM, ND, A-353S-var, citing the official 'Âmir (long after his death), posthumous imitative...

HUDID OF DENIA: Sayyid al-Dawla Sulayman, 1090-1099, BI dirham (4.00g), Daniya (Dénia), AH483, A-393, ruler cited as al-hajib / sayyid al-dawla...

DHU'L NUNID OF TOLEDO: al-Zafir Isma'il, 1032-1043, AV fractional dinar (0.61g), Tulaytila (Toledo), ND, A-395, central legends: first half ...

HUDID OF MURCIA: temp. al-Mutawakkil Muhammad, 1224-1237, AV dinar (4.51g), NM, ND, A-N4257, totally anonymous, but with reference to the Abbasid cali

GOVERNORS OF CEUTA (Sabta): Anonymous, ca. 1200+, AR square 1/4 dirham (0.41g), Sabta, A-4271E, Hohertz-662, short legends: al-hamdu lillah / rabb al-

NASRID OF GRANADA: Muhammad I, 1237-1273, AR square dirham (1.07g), NM, ND, A-L410A, lovely example, with his name muhammad bin yusuf boldly legible,

NASRID OF GRANADA: Muhammad XII, 1482-1491, square AR unit (3.78g), NM, ND, A-415A, same legends as the center of his gold dinar (A-215, Gomez-258): 4

IDRISID: Idris II, 791-828, AR dirham (2.38g), Walhamsa, AH207, A-421, with the name 'Ali below the obverse & above the reverse, with idris ...

IDRISID: Anonymous, 796-803, AR dirham (2.45g), Tudgha, AH195, A-430C, Eustache-72a (different dies), with Qur'an verse 9:33 in the reverse marg...

MU'TAZILITE: Ma'zuz b. Talut, 838-839, AR dirham (1.85g), Ijerhan, AH224, A-433, with the Mu'tazilite slogan al-adl lillah ("justic...

AMIRS OF NAKUR: temp. Jurthum b. Ahmad, 948/9-971, AR 1/2 dirham (0.72g), al-Nakur, ND, A-Q455, in the names of the late Idrisid ruler al-Qasim (937-9

KHAZRUNID: Anonymous, before 1048, AV dinar (3.89g), NM, ND, A-455-var, citing the deceased Hisham II of the Umayyads of Spain (ruled 976-1009 &...

BANU HILAL: Anonymous, 11th century, AV dinar (3.93g), NM, A-A461, with the Sunni kalima on the obverse, the names of the 4 Sunni Rashidun on the reve

ALMORAVID: Abu Bakr, 1056-1087, AV dinar (4.13g), Sijilmasa, AH454, A-461.2, Hazard-30, somewhat crudely engraved dies, as for all known examples date

ALMORAVID: Abu Bakr, 1056-1087, AV dinar (4.00g), Sijilmasa, AH454, A-461.2, Hazard-30, struck from crudely engraved dies, as for all known examples d

ALMORAVID: Abu Bakr, 1056-1087, AV dinar (4.19g), Sijilmasa, AH456, A-461.2, Hazard-32, creased; rare date, XF, RRR.

ALMORAVID: Abu Bakr, 1056-1087, AV dinar (4.20g), Sijilmasa, AH459, A-461.2, Hazard, apparently unpublished date, and none on CoinArchives; modestly c

ALMORAVID: Abu Bakr, 1056-1087, AV dinar (4.20g), Sijilmasa, AH461, A-461.2, Hazard-35, XF.

ALMORAVID: Abu Bakr, 1056-1087, AV dinar (4.21g), Sijilmasa, AH480, A-461.2, Hazard-51, slightly creased, XF.

ALMORAVID: Yusuf, 1087-1106, AV dinar (4.14g), Sijilmasa, AH485, A-464.1, Hazard-79, slightly uneven surfaces, bold strike, XF.

ALMORAVID: 'Ali, 1106-1142, AV dinar (4.17g), Marrakesh, AH527, A-466.2, H-325, citing the heir apparent Sir; slightly uneven surfaces, VF, R.

ALMORAVID: 'Ali, 1106-1142, AR qirat (0.91g), Miknasa (Meknès), A-467.1, H-906, lovely well-centered example, always extremely rare with le...

ALMORAVID: Tashufin b. 'Ali, 1142-1145, AV dinar (4.18g), Sijilmasa, AH538, A-471.1, Hazard-418, XF, R.

ALMORAVID: Ishaq b. 'Ali, 1145-1146, AV dinar (4.13g), Marrakesh, AH541, A-474, Hazard-435, bold strike, pierced, VF-XF, RR.

HINTATA: Sulayman b. Wanudin, early 12th century, AR dirham (1.28g), NM, ND, A-477H, just the name Sulayman in the obverse center, Wanudin in the reve

ALMOHAD: Abu Yusuf Ya'qub, 1184-1199, AV dinar (4.60g), NM, ND, A-484, Hazard-501, superb complete strike; gorgeous example, choice XF.

ALMOHAD: Abu Yusuf Ya'qub, 1184-1199, AV dinar (4.54g), NM, ND, A-484, Hazard-502, excellent strike, modestly wavy surfaces, small edge split, XF.

ALMOHAD: Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad, 1199-1213, AV dinar (4.63g), NM, ND, A-485, with the obverse marginal legend amir al-mu'minin / abu 'a...

ALMOHAD: Abu'l-'Ula Idris I, 1227-1232, AV dinar (4.65g), NM, ND, A-487, Hazard-511, ruler cited in the obverse margin as al-mujahid al-ma&#...

ALMOHAD: Abu Hafs 'Umar, 1248-1266, AV 1/4 dinar (1.14g), Sabta (Ceuta), A-493, H-, marginal legends amir al-mu'minin / abu hafs / bin al-am...

ALMOHAD: Abu Hafs 'Umar, 1248-1266, AR square dirham (1.39g), al-Hadra al-Mu'miniya al-Murtadiya, A-493A, mint name crudely engraved, as tho...

HAFSID: Abu Zakariya' Yahya I, 1230-1249, AV dinar (4.78g), Tilimsan (Tlemcen), ND, A-499.2, H-548, ruler cited in the reverse margin as al-amir...

HAFSID: Abu Yahya Zakariya', 1311-1318, AV dinar (4.61g), NM, A-B507var, citing al-Mahdi billah on the obverse with marginal legend bism / Allah...

HAFSID: Abu 'Amr 'Uthman, 1435-1488, AR dinar (4.73g), Tunis, A-513.1, about 15-20% weak strike, fully legible ruler's name and the mint...

MERINID: Abu Yahya Abu Bakr, 1244-1258, AV dinar (4.42g), Fès, ND, A-520, Hazard-682, mint name below the obverse; fantastic calligraphy! choic...

MERINID: Abu Yahya Abu Bakr, 1244-1258, AV 1/2 dinar (2.32g), NM, A-521, H-698, Zeno-299132 (this piece), reverse central legend al-hamdu / lillah rab