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

TURKEY: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AV zeri mahbub (2.38g), Kostantiniye, AH1223 year 1, KM-607, decent strike, a somewhat rare issue, XF.

TURKEY: Abdul Mejid, 1839-1861, AR kurush, Kostantiniye, AH1255 year 15 (1853), KM-671, a fantastic lustrous toned mint state example! PCGS graded MS6

TURKEY: Abdul Mejid, 1839-1861, AR medal (23.61g), AH1271, Pere-1097, Dogan-15, 37mm unsigned silver award medal for the Defenders of Silistra during

TURKEY: Abdul Aziz, 1861-1876, AE 10 para, Kostantiniye, AH1277 year 4, KM-700, wonderfully brilliant luster, a proof strike of great eye appeal, NGC

TURKEY: Abdul Aziz, 1861-1876, AE 20 para, Kostantiniye, AH1277 year 4, KM-701, proof issue, brilliant orange luster, NGC graded PF63 RB. Likely struc

TURKEY: Abdul Aziz, 1861-1876, AE 40 para, Kostantiniye, AH1277 year 4, KM-702, brilliantly lustrous with reflective fields, PCGS graded PF62 BN. Like

TURKEY: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AR 20 para, Kostantiniye, AH1293 year 8 (1883), KM-734, a fantastic lustrous toned mint state example! PCGS graded

TURKEY: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AR kurush, Kostantiniye, AH1293 year 8 (1883), KM-735, a stunning lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded MS67. Pa

TURKEY: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AR 2 kurush, Kostantiniye, AH1293 year 8 (1883), KM-736, a stunning lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded MS67.

TURKEY: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AR 10 kurush, AH1293 year 13, KM-738, a superb mint state example! PCGS graded MS63.

TURKEY: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AR 10 kurush, Kosova, AH1327 year 3, KM-798, City visit issue, a pleasing mint state example, PCGS graded MS62, ex

TURKEY: Mehmet V, 1909-1918, AR 10 kurush, Selanik (Thessaloniki), AH1327 year 3, KM-810, City visit issue, a pleasing mint state example, PCGS graded

TURKEY: Mehmet V, 1909-1918, AV 100 kurush, Kostantiniye, AH1327 year 10, KM-778, a lovely lustrous mint state gold coin, NGC graded MS61.

TURKEY: Mehmet V, 1909-1918, AR 5 kurush, Edirne, AH1327 year 2 (1910), KM-791, Y-49b, city visit issue, a wonderful lustrous mint state example! PCGS

TURKEY: Mehmet V, 1909-1918, AR 2 kurush, Manastir, AH1327 year 3, KM-802, Y-48d, city visit issue, struck at the mint in Constantinople, a superb min

TURKEY: Mehmet V, 1909-1918, AR 10 kurush, Manastir, AH1327 year 3, KM-804, Manastir city visit issue, cleaned, mintage of only 1,500 pieces, scarce,

TURKEY: Mehmet V, 1909-1918, AV 50 kurush, Manastir (Bitola), AH1327 year 3, KM-806, city visit, struck at Istanbul, mintage of 1200, lots of original

TURKEY: Mehmet VI, 1918-1923, AR 10 kurush, AH1336 year 1, KM-817, probably ex-jewelry, with minor repair, two-year type, mintage of only 10,000 piece

TURKEY: Mehmet VI, 1918-1923, AR 20 kurush, AH1336 year 1, KM-818, some light hairlines, lightly toned, quite attractive, two-year type, scarce, XF, e

AMIR OF AL-KHUTTAL: al-Harith b. Muhammad, fl. 977, AR broad bracteate dirham (56mm, 3.03g), Khuttal, AH366, A-F1440, in the central area is the kalim

SAMANID: 'Abd al-Malik I, 954-961, AV dinar (3.18g), Amul, AH348, A-1460, scarce mint in Mazandaran province, without the word khayr ("good...

SAMANID: 'Abd al-Malik I, 954-961, AV dinar (3.56g), Amul, AH348, A-1460, scarce mint in Mazandaran province, with the word khayr ("good&qu...

SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AV dinar (4.35g), Nishapur, AH384, A-1468, citing the Simjurid governor Abu 'Ali (Muhammad II b. Muhammad, AH377-387)...

SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AV dinar (4.02g), Nishapur, AH385, A-1468, citing Sayyid al-Umara' Abu 'Ali, who is the Simjurid subordinate at N...

SAJID: Yusuf b. Diwdad, 901-927, AV dinar (3.26g), Urmiya, AH298, A-1478, extremely rare mint for this reign, especially for gold, reported by Vardany

SU'LUKID: Muhammad b. 'Ali, 926-928, AV dinar (3.97g), al-Muhammadiya (= Rayy), AH316, A-A1483, less than 10% flat strike, otherwise very pl...

SU'LUKID: Muhammad b. 'Ali, 926-928, AV dinar (3.68g), al-Muhammadiya (= Rayy), AH316, A-A1483, attractive strike, VF, R.

SALLARID: Jastan b. al-Marzuban, 957-960, AR dirham (3.25g), Ardabil, AH347, A-1486, Vardanyan-152, also citing his brother Ibrahim b. al-Marzuban and

SHADDADID: al-Fadl II b. Shawur, 1067-1075, AR dirham (0.76g), NM, ND, A-1492F, cf. Zeno-128288, citing al-Fadl in the obverse center and the Great Se

QARAKHANID: Nizam al-Dawla Tungha-tegin, 1009-1014, AR dirham (2.52g), al-Shash, AH400, A-3333, Kochnev-260-var, Zeno-16262, citing the overlord Ahmad

QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. Ibrahim, 1089, pale AV dinar (4.36g), Samarqand, AH482, A-3371, ruler cited on the reverse as al-sultan al-mu'azzam / al...

QARAKHANID: Mas'ud b. Hasan, 1161-1171, AV dinar (3.30g), MM, DM, A-3397, mint off flan, known from the mints of Samarqand and Bukhara; ruler ci...

QARAKHANID: Ibrahim b. Husayn, 1178-1203, AV dinar (4.65g), Balkh, AH(5)87 or 89, A-3405, roughly double-struck, mainly on the reverse, but the date a

QARAKHANID: Unknown ruler, ca. 11th century, AV dinar (2.77g), NM, ND, ruler cited as al-sultan al-a'zam ghiyath al-dunya wa'l-din ulugh ......

QARAKHANID: Mas'ud b. Hasan, 1161-1171, AV dinar (3.12g), Samarqand, AH(5)58, A-3397, ruler cited as al-Khaqan al-Adil Rukn al-Dawla Qilij Tafgh...

QARAKHANIDS AT TIRMIDH & BALKH: Abu'l-Fath Tughril Khaqan, fl. 1190-1195, AV dinar (2.39g), MM, DM, A-A1523, also citing the overlord Nusrat...

ALID OF TABARISTAN: al-Hassan b. Zayd, 864-884, AR dirham (3.35g), "Madinat al-Salam", AH270, A-1523, unofficial or emergency issue struck...

ALID OF TABARISTAN: al-Hasan b. al-Qasim, 927-929, AV dinar (3.38g), al-Muhammadiya (= Rayy), AH316, A-E1524, inscribed with the ruler's title, ...

ALID OF TABARISTAN: al-Hasan b. al-Qasim, 927-929, AV dinar (3.54g), al-Muhammadiya (= Rayy), AH316, A-E1524, inscribed with the ruler's title, ...

BUWAYHID: 'Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AV dinar (4.28g), Shiraz, AH361, A-1549, also citing the chief ruler Rukn al-Dawla, average strike, XF, RR. A...

BUWAYHID: 'Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AV dinar (3.88g), Madinat al-Salam, AH368, A-1551, Treadwell-, as sole ruler, exact legends as Treadwell-Ms36...

BUWAYHID: Baha' al-Dawla, 989-1012, AV dinar (3.10g), Madinat al-Salam, AH399, A-1573, Treadwell-Ms399G, with the titles baha al-dawla wa diya a...

BUWAYHID: Baha' al-Dawla, 989-1012, AR dirham (5.12g), Siraf, AH390, A-1574, Treadwell-, citing the caliph al-Qahir, clear mint & date, with...

BUWAYHID: Samsam al-Dawla, in Fars, 990-997, AR dirham (3.04g), 'Uman (Oman), AH382, A-1570, Treadwell-Um382b, citing the Buwayhid overlord Fakh...

BUWAYHID: Nur al-Dawla, 998-999, AR dirham (4.51g), Shiraz, AH389, A-1570N, Treadwell-, cf. Zeno-139208, citing the Buwayhid (Buyid) brothers Nur al-D

BUWAYHID: 'Imad al-Din Abu Kalinjar, 1024-1048, AV dinar (4.97g), Shiraz, AH435, A-A1584, Treadwell-Sh435G, with the titles imad din Allah, ghiy...

BUWAYHID: 'Imad al-Din Abu Kalinjar, 1024-1048, AR dirham (2.97g), Kard Fana Khusra, AH4(1)7, A-1584, unusual design, with different hexagonal d...

JULANDID: Ridwan b. Ja'far, 949-960, AR dirham (3.73g), al-Huzu (sic), AH340, A-1586, some weakness in the margins, but the date and mint are su...

JULANDID: Ridwan b. Ja'far, 949-960, AR dirham (3.05g), uncertain mint, AH342, A-1586M, ruler cited only by his kunya Abu'l-Muttalib, though...

HASANWAYHID: Badr b. Hasanwayh, 980-1014, AV dinar (3.05g), Arrajân, AH399, A-1588, citing the Buwayhid overlord Baha al-Dawla and the Abbasid ...

KAKWAYHID: 'Ala al-Dawla Muhammad, 1008-1041, AV dinar (4.18g), Isbahan, AH432, A-1590, without any overlord, decent strike with legends complet...

KAKWAYHID: 'Ala al-Dawla Muhammad, 1008-1041, AR dirham (3.04g), Isbahan, AH408, A-1591A, citing the ruler only as Muhammad in the obverse cente...

KAKWAYHID: 'Ala al-Dawla Muhammad, 1008-1041, AR dirham (4.50g), Saburkhwast, AH424, A-1591M, also citing the Ghaznavid overlord Mas'ud I, b...

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AV dinar (4.06g), Herat, AH391, A-1607, minor weakness, clear date, VF.

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AV dinar, Herat, AH401, A-1607, early date, when Herat dinars were still of relatively fine gold, ANACS graded VF35.

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AV dinar (3.77g), Herat, AH403, A-1607, VF.

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AV dinar (3.28g), Herat, AH415, A-1607, date sufficiently legible, clear mint; lightly uneven surfaces, VF.

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AR presentation dirham (14.82g), Balkh, AH414, A-1611R, struck on a broad and thick specially prepared planchet, standard

GHAZNAVID: Mas'ud I, 1030-1041, AV dinar (3.25g), Herat, AH426, A-1619, slightly weak strike, clear mint & date, VF.

GREAT SELJUQ: Tughril Beg, 1038-1063, AV dinar (4.64g), Aydhaj (now Izeh), AH447, A-1665, some slight weakness in the centers but all legends fully re

GREAT SELJUQ: Takish Beg, ca. 1062-1084, pale AV dinar (4.56g), Balkh, AH475, A-1673A, ruler cited as shihab al-dawla takish arslan, some weakness, F-

GREAT SELJUQ: Malikshah I, 1072-1092, AV dinar (3.79g), Madinat al-Salam, AH482, A-1674, slightly uneven surfaces, bold mint & date, VF.

GREAT SELJUQ: Malikshah I, 1072-1092, AE square fals (1.76g), A-1677-var, with 'adl in the center on both sides, imitating the Fatimid gold dina...

GREAT SELJUQ: Burhan al-Dawla, 1091-1092, pale AV dinar (6.04g), ND, A-1678G, citing the Great Seljuq Malikshah I as overlord and the caliph al-Muqtad

GREAT SELJUQ: Barkiyaruq, 1093-1105, AV dinar (2.94g), Garah, AH(4)94, A-1682.1, former city southeast of Shiraz in Fars province, known as Jirrah in

GREAT SELJUQ: Muhammad I, 1099-1118, AV dinar (3.87g), Madinat al-Salam, AH501, A-1683.1, slightly double-struck on the reverse, XF.

GREAT SELJUQ: Sanjar, 1118-1157, AV dinar (2.85g), Madinat al-Salam, AH5(3)5, A-1686, fine gold, citing the caliph al-Muqtafi (AH530-555); uneven surf

SELJUQ OF WESTERN IRAN: Mahmud II, 1118-1131, AV dinar (3.26g), AH512, A-1688, mint off flan, probably not the common mint al-Ahwaz; wavy surfaces and

SELJUQ OF WESTERN IRAN: Mas'ud b. Muhammad, 1134-1152, BI dirham (2.30g), NM, ND, A-1691D-var, citing the caliph al-Muqtafi (AH530-555) and an u...

SELJUQ OF WESTERN IRAN: Mas'ud b. Muhammad, 1134-1152, BI dirham (2.74g), NM, ND, A-1691D-var, citing the caliph al-Muqtafi (AH530-555) and an u...

SELJUQ OF WESTERN IRAN: Muhammad III b. Mas'ud, 1st reign, 1152-1153, BI dirham (2.72g), M, ND, A-1691R, citing the caliph al-Muqtafi (AH530-555...

AMIR OF NISHAPUR: Toghanshah, 1172-1185 AH, AV dinar (2.24g), MM, AH5xx, A-1708.2, citing the caliph al-Nasir and presumably also his son Sanjar as he

KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, AV dinar (3.69g), Baldat Bukhara, ND, A-1712, mint clearly legible in the reverse margin; about 10% flat strike, VF

KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, AV dinar (4.92g), Balkh, ND, A-1712, about 15% flat strike, VF, R.

KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, AV dinar (4.12g), NM/MM, AH(6)11, A-1712, slightly pale gold; date 611, month of Ramadan (a similar piece with clea

KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, AV dinar (3.61g), Wakhsh, DM, A-1712, mint name above the obverse field, about 15% flat strike; creased, AGS graded

KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, pale AV dinar (7.06g), NM, ND, A-1713, pale gold, based on the Bayana type Lakshmi dinar of the Ghorid Muhammad b.

KHWARIZMSHAH: Mangubarni, 1220-1231, AV dinar (2.70g), MM, DM, A-1742, ruler cited as abu'l-muzaffar mangubarni bin al-sultan muhammad, referrin...

AMIR OF WAKHSH: Abu'l-'Abbas, 1221-1224, AV dinar (3.34g) (Wakhsh), DM, A-E1754, clear centers, much weakness in the margins, VF.

GHORID: Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad, 1171-1206, AV dinar (4.66g), Balad Ghazna, DM, A-1759, also citing his brother Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad; off-cent...

GHORID: Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad, 1171-1206, AV dinar (3.46g) (Ghazna), AH59x (596 or 597), A-1760, Goron-D1, cf. Zeno-197654, "bull's ey...

GHORID: Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad, 1171-1206, AV dinar (4.63g) (Ghazna), AH5xx, A-1760, Goron-D1, cf. Zeno-197654, "bull's eye" type ...

GHORID: Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad, 1171-1206, AV dinar (4.77g), Ghazna, DM, A-1760, Goron-D1, cf. Zeno-197654, "bull's eye" type with...

GHORID: Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad, 1171-1206, AV dinar (4.32g), Ghazna, DM, A-1760, Goron-D1, cf. Zeno-197654, "bull's eye" type with...

GHORID: Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad, 1171-1206, AV stater (4.26g), ND, A-1764.2, De-253a, Lakshmi obverse, naming Mu'izz al-Din alone in Nagari l...

GHORID: Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad, 1171-1206, AV stater (4.19g), ND, A-1764.2, De-253a, Lakshmi obverse, naming Mu'izz al-Din alone in Nagari l...

GHORID: Taj al -Din Yildiz, 1206-1215, AV dinar (6.85g) (Dâwar), DM, A-1791.2, citing the deceased Muhammad b. Sam (died in AH602) as al-sultan...

GHORID: Taj al -Din Yildiz, 1206-1215, debased AV dinar (4.05g) (Ghazna), AH612, A-1793, citing the deceased Muhammad b. Sam as al-sultan al-shahid ...

GHORID OF BAMIYAN: Jalal al-Din 'Ali, 1206-1215, AV dinar (5.24g), NM, AH6xx, A-V1806, without any overlord and clearly without a mint name, VF,...

GHORID OF BAMIYAN: Jalal al-Din 'Ali, 1206-1215, AV dinar (5.08g), MM, DM, A-1806, citing the Khwarizmshah ruler 'Ala al-Din Muhammad; style...

ARTUQIDS OF AMID & KAYFA: Nasir al-Din Mahmud, 1201-1222, special AE dirham (28.18g), al-Hisn, AH610, A-1823.1, double-headed eagle with wings s...

ZANGIDS OF AL-MAWSIL: Mas'ud II, 1211-1218, AV dinar (6.10g), al-Mawsil, AH609, A-1866, citing the Ayyubid ruler al-Malik al-'Adil (Abu Bakr...

ZANGIDS OF AL-MAWSIL: Mas'ud II, 1211-1218, AV dinar (6.70g), al-Mawsil, AH611, A-1866, citing the Ayyubid overlord Abu Bakr; slightly weak stri...

LU'LU'IDS: Badr al-Din Lu'lu', 1233-1258, AV dinar (5.03g), al-Mawsil, AH633, A-1871.1, citing the Ayyubid rulers al-Ashraf Musa &am...

ILDEGIZID VASSALS: Ayaz Tughriltegin, 2nd quarter of 12th century, BI dirham (3.61g), Urmiya, ND, A-T1904, Akopyan & Mosanef #11, simple legends...

ILDEGIZID VASSALS: Ayaz Tughriltegin, 2nd quarter of 12th century, BI dirham (3.81g), Urmiya, ND, A-T1904, simple legends: atabeg ayaz / tughriltegin

ASSASSINS AT ALAMUT (BATINID): Muhammad I, 1138-1162, glass weight (3.35g), A-1918W, inscribed only with his name muhammad bin buzurgumid, uniface; bl

ASSASSINS AT ALAMUT (BATINID): Muhammad III, 1221-1254, AR dirham (3.44g), Maymana, AH6(19), A-1921, date confirmed by die-link to the example sold in

ASSASSINS AT ALAMUT (BATINID): Muhammad III, 1221-1254, AR dirham (1.88g), A-1921F, citing the ruler only as 'ala al-dunya wa'l-din // al-ma...

ASSASSINS AT ALAMUT (BATINID): Muhammad III, 1221-1254, AE fals (1.45g), NM, ND, A-1921I, legend al-mawla / al-a'zam // bird right, formed out o...