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

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.23g), Tarabulus (Trablus), AH440, A-719.2, Nicol-1994, lightly crimped, VF.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.06g), Tarabulus (Tripoli), AH471, A-719.2, Nicol-2017, XF.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.18g), al-Iskandariya, AH478, A-719.2, Nicol-1685, slight obverse weakness, XF.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.14g), al-Iskandariya, AH478, A-719.2, Nicol-1685, slightly wavy surfaces; full bold date, VF-XF.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.17g), al-Iskandariya, AH479, A-719.2, Nicol-1686, decent strike, traces of original luster, AU.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.26g), al-Iskandariya, AH479, A-719.2, Nicol-1686, slightly weak strike, XF.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.16g), al-Iskandariya, AH47x, A-719.2, date recut, with the final digit unclear, XF.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.32g), al-Iskandariya, AH47x, A-719.2, some uneven surface areas, XF.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.03g), al-Iskandariya, AH47x, A-719.2, couple surface dings, mostly on the obverse, Fine.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (3.94g), al-Iskandariya, AH480, A-719.2, Nicol-1687, date sufficiently legible, uneven surfaces, trace of m

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.21g), al-Iskandariya, AH480, A-719.2, Nicol-1687, weak strike, especially on the obverse (mint & d...

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (3.92g), al-Iskandariya, AH484, A-719.2, Nicol-1691, mint name partly off flan but confirmed by style and l

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.19g), al-Iskandariya, AH485, A-719.2, Nicol-1692, excellent strike, VF-XF.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (3.95g), al-Iskandariya, AH486, A-719.2, Nicol-1693, date weak but certain, slightly uneven surfaces around

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (3.88g), Misr, AH441, A-719A, Nicol-2123, nice strike, VF.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.21g), Misr, AH442, A-719A, Nicol-2124, excellent strike, XF.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (3.37g), Tarabulus (Tripoli), AH443, A-719A, Nicol-1998, XF.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.06g), Misr, AH445, A-719A, Nicol-2128, very slightly uneven surfaces, XF.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.04g), Misr, AH469, A-719A, Nicol-2150, slight touch of uneven surfaces; better date, VF-XF.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (3.78g), al-Mahdiya, AH455, A-719M, Nicol-2230 (type T1), rare type with two horizontal lines of legend wit

FATIMID: al-Musta'li, 1094-1101, AV dinar (4.21g), al-Iskandariya, AH490, A-725.2, Nicol-2398, average strike, AU, R.

BURID: Abaq, 1140-1154, AV 1/4 dinar (0.75g), NM, ND, A-N784, anonymous, citing only the caliph al-Muqtafi and the Seljuq overlord Mu'izz al-Din...

BURID: Abaq, 1140-1154, BI fals (1.01g), NM, ND, A-784M, citing Abaq and the Zangid of Syria ruler Mahmud (b. Zangi) on the obverse, the Great Seljuq

AYYUBID: al-Nasir Yusuf (Saladin), 1169-1193, AV dinar (4.07g), al-Iskandariya, AH571, A-785.1, citing the caliph al-Mustadi (AH566-575); reverse part

AYYUBID: al-Nasir Yusuf (Saladin), 1169-1193, AV dinar (4.34g), al-Qahira, AH574, A-785.1, citing Saladin as al-malik al-nasir in inner circle and his

AYYUBID: al-Nasir Yusuf (Saladin), 1169-1193, AV dinar (5.87g), al-Qahira, AH582, A-785.2, F-VF.

AYYUBID: al-Nasir Yusuf (Saladin), 1169-1193, AV dinar (5.42g), al-Qahira, AH586, A-785.2, mount removed, VF.

AYYUBID: al-Nasir Yusuf (Saladin), 1169-1193, AV dinar (6.87g), al-Qahira, AH589, A-785.2, citing the caliph al-Nasir; last year of Saladin's re...

AYYUBID: al-Nasir Yusuf (Saladin), 1169-1193, AV dinar (5.10g), al-Qahira, AH588 (sic), A-794, interest variety, normal obverse of 'Uthman with ...

AYYUBID: al-Mansur Muhammad b. 'Uthman, 1198-1199, AV dinar (3.53g), al-Qahira, AH595, A-799, strong VF-XF, RR.

AYYUBID: al-Kamil Muhammad I, 1218-1238, AV dinar (4.81g), Misr, AH624, A-811.3, with the caliph al-Mustansir; the mint name Misr on gold coins appear

BAHRI MAMLUK: Qutuz, 1259-1260, AV dinar (6.63g), al-Qahira, AH658, A-876, just enough of the mint is visible to confirm al-Qahira, bold XF, R.

BAHRI MAMLUK: Baybars I, 1260-1277, AV dinar (7.57g), al-Iskandariya, AH6xx, A-880, lion left below the obverse field; some weakness in the margins, b

BAHRI MAMLUK: Qala'un, 1279-1290, AV dinar (5.86g), Dimashq, AH682, A-893, bold mint & date in the reverse margin, with the mint repeated at...

BAHRI MAMLUK: Lajin, 1296-1299, AV dinar (5.23g), Dimashq, DM, A-908, with the title nasir al-milla al-muhammadiya, AU, R.

BAHRI MAMLUK: Baybars II, 1309-1310, AV dinar (5.82g), Dimashq, AH709, A-V916, ruler cited as rukn al-dunya wa'l-din abu'l-fath baybars, wit...

BAHRI MAMLUK: Muhammad I, 3rd reign, 1310-1341, AV dinar (5.40g), Hamah, AH(7)16, A-919, very rare mint for Mamluk gold, MS62, RR.

BAHRI MAMLUK: Muhammad I, 3rd reign, 1310-1341, AV dinar (6.48g), al-Qahira, AH7xx, A-919, style of the last decade or so of his 3rd reign, XF-AU.

BAHRI MAMLUK: Sha'ban II, 1363-1376, AV dinar, al-Qahira, AH777, A-955, weight not indicated; bold strike, fully lustrous! ICG graded MS62.

BAHRI MAMLUK: Sha'ban II, 1363-1376, AV dinar (10.42g), Dimashq, AH783, A-955, date weak but almost certainly 783, full mint name, VF-XF.

BURJI MAMLUK: Barquq, 1382-1389 & 1390-1399, AV dinar (11.42g), Halab, AH79x, A-972, mint name barely but sufficiently visible atop the obverse,...

BURJI MAMLUK: Faraj, 1399-1405 & 4016-1412, AV bunduqi (3.38g), al-Qahira, DM, A-978, struck AH810-815, some weakness near the rims, XF.

BURJI MAMLUK: al-Musta'in, 1412, AV bunduqi (ashrafi) (3.45g), Dimashq, ND, A-984.2, strong VF-XF, RR.

BURJI MAMLUK: al-Ashraf Barsbay, 1422-1438, AV ashrafi (3.42g), al-Qahira, AH829, A-998, first year of Barsbay's monetary reform; fabulous strik...

BURJI MAMLUK: Qansuh II al-Ghuri, 1501-1516, AV ashrafi (3.33g), al-Qa(hira), AH910, A-1041, about 8% flat strike, XF.

ABBASID OF YEMEN: Anonymous, 10th century, AE fals (1.04g), Sa'da, ND, A-1064D, legends la ilah illa Allah muhammad rasul Allah // mimma dur...

RASSID: al-Hadi, 898-911, AR sudaysi (0.49g), 'Aththar, ND, A-1066, Kalima obverse, reverse legend al-hadi / billah amir / al-mu'minin; rare...

RASSID: al-Mansur al-Qasim al-Ayyani, 999-1003, AR sudaysi (0.36g), San'a, ND, A-1069N, reverse legend al-mansur / billah amir / al-mu'minin...

ZIYADID: al-Muzaffar b. 'Ali, 983-1044, AV dinar (4.47g), 'Adan, A-1071, citing the unknown official Rushd, date appears to be (4)28, bold V...

ZIYADID: al-Husayn b. Salama, vizier, ca. 983-1019, AV dinar (2.75g), Zabid, AH405, A-G1072, cf. Zeno-235912, also citing the Ziyadid king al-Muzaffar

NAJJAHID: al-Mu'ayyad Najjah, 1021-1060, AV dinar (2.45g), Zabid, A-1073, citing the Ziyadid overlord 'Ali b. al-Muzaffar with his name al-m...

NAJJAHID: al-Mansur b. Jayyash, 1094-1109, AV dinar (2.13g), Zabid, ND, A-A1075, royal legend al-malik / al-musta'in ... / al-mansur bin / al-ma...

NAJJAHID: al-Fatik II, 1127-1137, AV dinar (1.00g), Zabid, ND, A-C1075, reverse legend has al-malik / al-ajall al-ahad / al-mu'ayyad in the cent...

SULAYHID: al-Mukarram Ahmad, 1081-1091, AV dinar (2.30g), 'Adan, blundered date, A-1076, AU58.

SULAYHID: Queen 'Arwa bint Ahmad, 1091-1137, AV 1/2 dinar (1.17g), Dhu Jibla, NM, A-1078.1, totally blundered date as usual, NGC graded MS64.

AYYUBID OF YEMEN: al-Mu'azzam Turanshah, 1174-1180, AV dinar (2.27g), 'Adan, AH574, A-A1087, ruler cited as al-malik al-mu'azzam / malik...

AYYUBID OF YEMEN: al-Nasir Yusuf, 1180-1193, AV dinar (2.32g) ('Adan), A-G1088, struck from crudely engraved dies, probably contemporary unoffic...

RASULID: al-Zahir Yahya, 1428-1439, AR dirham (1.80g), Zabid, AH83x, A-B1113, plant rising from a pot, with ruler's name, mint & date around...

WAHHABI SHARIFS OF MAKKA: Yahya II b. Surur, Emir & Grand Sharif, 1803-1827, AE mahmudi (18,83g), Makka, AH1219, A-S1160, mint name // date only...

WAHHABI SHARIFS OF MAKKA: Yahya II b. Surur, Emir & Grand Sharif, 1803-1827, AE mahmudi (17.54g), Makka, AH1219, A-S1160, mint name // date only...

WAHHABI SHARIFS OF MAKKA: Yahya II b. Surur, Emir & Grand Sharif, 1803-1827, AE mahmudi (18.00g), Makka, AH1222, A-S1160, mint name // date only...

WAHHABI SHARIFS OF MAKKA: Yahya II b. Surur, Emir & Grand Sharif, 1803-1827, AE mahmudi (19.28g), Makka, AH122x, A-S1160, mint name // date only...

WAHHABI SHARIFS OF MAKKA: Yahya II b. Surur, Emir & Grand Sharif, 1803-1827, AE mahmudi (21.81g), Makka, AH1223, A-T1160, mint name Makka & ...

WAHHABI SHARIFS OF MAKKA: Yahya II b. Surur, Emir & Grand Sharif, 1803-1827, AE mahmudi (20.04g), Makka, AH1223, A-T1160, mint name Makka & ...

WAHHABI SHARIFS OF MAKKA: Yahya II b. Surur, Emir & Grand Sharif, 1803-1827, AE mahmudi (19.89g), Makka, AH1223, A-T1160, mint name Makka & ...

WAHHABI SHARIFS OF MAKKA: Yahya II b. Surur, Emir & Grand Sharif, 1803-1827, AE mahmudi (19.75g), Makka (Mecca), AH1223, A-T1160, KM-B3, bird &a...

WAHHABI SHARIFS OF MAKKA: Yahya II b. Surur, Emir & Grand Sharif, 1803-1827, AE mahmudi (17.68g), Makka, AH1223, A-T1160, mint name Makka & ...

WAHHABI SHARIFS OF MAKKA: Anonymous, 1805-1825, AE mahmudi (15.99g), Makka, AH1230, A-T1160, KM-3 or 4, mint name above bird // date repeated twice, f

WAJIHID: Yusuf b. Wajih, 925-943, AR dirham (3.03g), 'Uman (Oman), AH322, A-1160, citing the caliph al-Radi (AH322-329), without the caliphal he...

WAJIHID: Yusuf b. Wajih, 925-943, AR dirham (4.12g), 'Uman (Oman), AH324, A-1160, some spots of hornsilver on both sides but still quite attract...

WAJIHID: Yusuf b. Wajih, 925-943, AR dirham (2.48g), 'Uman (Oman), AH327, A-1161, citing the caliph al-Radi (AH322-329) and the Wajihid heir Muh...

WAJIHID: Muhammad b. Yusuf, ca. 943-952, AR dirham (3.65g), 'Uman (Oman), AH335, A-1162, citing the deposed caliph al-Mustakfi - the Wajihids ac...

WAJIHID: Muhammad b. Yusuf, ca. 943-952, AR dirham (2.54g), 'Uman (Oman), AH338, A-1162, citing the caliph al-Muti' and his deceased father ...

MUKRAMID: temp. Abu Muhammad Hasan b. Mukram, 1017-1020, AV dinar (4.21g), 'Uman, AH411, A-M1164, also citing the caliph al-Qadir and the Buwayh...

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw I, 2nd reign, 1204-1210, AR 1/2 dirham (1.20g), Kayseri, AH605, A-1206A, Izmirlier, slight weakness near the edge, still a w

OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Murad III, 1574-1595, AV sultani (3.45g), Misr, AH982, A-1332.2, with sultan al-bahrayn ... reverse; nice strike, PCGS graded AU55.

ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AV sultani (3.20g), Jaza'ir, AH1237, KM-66, a very minor bend near one edge, overall attractive, XF.

ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1830, AR 2 budju, Jaza'ir, AH1239, KM-75, a choice mint state example with fantastic luster, top pop at PCGS (1/0), PCG...

ALGIERS: Abdel Kader, Rebel, 1834-1847, AR budju, Taqidemt, AH1256, KM-89, scarce one year type and an attractive example for type, PCGS graded AU53.

EGYPT: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 5 qirsh (6.86g), Misr, AH1223 year 29, KM-184, F-VF, RR.

EGYPT: Abdul Mejid, 1839-1861, AR 10 qirsh (13.89g), Misr, AH1255 year 4, KM-231, attractive strike without any defects, almost VF, RR.

EGYPT: Abdul Aziz, 1861-1876, AR 10 qirsh, AH1277 year 4, KM-257, light attractive tone, one-year type, NGC graded MS62.

EGYPT: Abdul Aziz, 1861-1876, AR 20 qirsh (28.08g), Misr, AH1277 year 1, KM-260, choice VF-XF.

EGYPT: Abdul Aziz, 1861-1876, AE 20 para, AH1279 (1862), KM-Pn12, Misr mint name but actually struck at the Paris Mint, bronze pattern issue in the na

EGYPT: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AR 10 para, Misr, AH1293 year 3 (1878), KM-275, scarce type, a wonderful lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded MS

EGYPT: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AR 10 para, Misr, AH1293 year 3 (1878), KM-275, scarce type, a lovely lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded MS63,

TRIPOLI: Abdul Hamid I, 1774-1789, AV zeri mahbub (2.56g), Tarabulus (Trablus), AH1187 year 7, KM-56, UBK-39.00, pierced, a very rare issue, VF-XF.

TRIPOLI: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR 10 para (2.92g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1210, KM-61, with two-petal flower instead of regnal year above the reverse, bol

TURKEY: Ahmed III, 1703-1730, AR yirmilik, Kostantiniye, AH1115, KM-153, mint master initials mim dal, a superb lustrous mint state example! PCGS grad

TURKEY: Ahmed III, 1703-1730, AR yirmilik, Kostantiniye, AH1115, KM-153, mint master initials mim dal, a wonderful lustrous mint state example! PCGS g

TURKEY: Ahmed III, 1703-1730, AR yirmilik, Kostantiniye, AH1115, KM-153, mint master initials ha, a wonderful lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded

TURKEY: Ahmed III, 1703-1730, AR kurush, Kostantiniye, AH1115, KM-159, mint master initials mim dal, a fantastic lustrous mint state example! PCGS gra

TURKEY: Ahmed III, 1703-1730, AR kurush, Kostantiniye, AH1115, KM-159, mint master initials mim dal, a wonderful lustrous mint state example! PCGS gra

TURKEY: Mahmud I, 1730-1754, AR yirmilik (20 para), Kostantiniye, AH1143, KM-207, incredible lustrous example and a fabulous strike without any weakne

TURKEY: Mahmud I, 1730-1754, AR kurush, Kostantiniye, AH1143, KM-210, mint master initials sad, a superb lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded MS65

TURKEY: Mahmud I, 1730-1754, AR kurush, Kostantiniye, AH1143, KM-210, mint master initials sad, a superb lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded MS65

TURKEY: Mahmud I, 1730-1754, AR kurush, Kostantiniye, AH1143, KM-210, mint master initials sad, a wonderful lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded M

TURKEY: Mustafa III, 1757-1774, AV 1½ altin (4.68g), Islambul, AH1171 year 1, KM-343, pierced (as usual), VF.

TURKEY: Mustafa III, 1757-1774, AV 3 altin (8.93g), Islambul, AH1171 year 9, KM-350, pierced (as usual), VF-XF.

TURKEY: Abdul Hamid I, 1774-1789, AV sultani (3.44g), Islambul, AH1187 year 15, KM-419, light surface hairlines, a somewhat rare issue, AU.