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

SABAEAN: Anonymous, ca. 4th-3rd century BC, AR 1/8 unit (0.45g), Huth-181-88, imitating Athenian issue, helmeted head of Athena right, mark of value o

SABAEAN: Anonymous, ca. 4th-3rd century BC, AR unit (5.07g), Huth-170-74, imitating Athenian issue, helmeted head of Athena right, mark of value on ch

SABAEAN: Anonymous, ca. 4th-3rd century BC, AR unit (4.98g), Huth-170-74, imitating Athenian issue, helmeted head of Athena right, mark of value on ch

SABAEAN: Anonymous, ca. 3rd century BC, AR 1/4 unit (1.01g), cf. Huth-257 (unpublished monogram), imitating Athenian issues, helmeted head of Athena r

SABAEAN: Anonymous, ca. 3rd century BC, AR unit (5.02g), cf. Huth-207ff (unpublished monogram), imitating Athenian issues, helmeted head of Athena rig

SABAEAN: Anonymous, ca. 3rd century BC, AR unit (5.14g), Huth-233, imitating Athenian issues, helmeted head of Athena right, mark of value on cheek //

SABAEAN: Anonymous, ca. 3rd-2nd century BC, AR unit (5.39g), Huth-234-37, imitating Athenian issue, helmeted head of Athena right, mark of value on ch

SABAEAN: Anonymous, ca. 3rd-2nd century BC, AR unit (5.40g), Huth-225, imitating Athenian issue, helmeted head of Athena right, mark of value on cheek

SABAEAN: Anonymous, ca. 3rd-2nd century BC, AR unit (5.43g), Huth-234-37, imitating Athenian issue, helmeted head of Athena right, mark of value on ch

SABAEAN: Anonymous, ca. 2nd century BC, AR unit (5.43g), Huth-270-73, imitating Athenian issue, male head right // stylized owl standing right with he

SABAEAN: Anonymous, ca. 2nd century BC, AR 1/2 unit (2.54g), cf. Huth-274-75 (unpublished monogram), imitating Athenian issues, male head right, mark

SABAEAN: Anonymous, ca. 2nd century BC, AR unit (5.43g), Huth-270-73, imitating Athenian issues, male head right // owl standing right with head facin

SABAEAN: Anonymous, ca. 2nd-3rd centuries AD, AR unit (1.56g), Huth-305, Bucranium series, diademed head left, symbol of Almaqah before, symbol of Ath

NUMIDIA: Juba I, ca. 60-46 BC, AE22 (7.87g), Müller-58, MAA-36, SNG Copenhagen 532, head of Africa right, wearing elephant headdress // lion wa...

ELYMAIS: Kamnaskires V, ca. 62-54 BC, AR tetradrachm (14.80g), Van't Haaff-9.2, diademed bust left, anchor behind // diademed head left, blunder...

PARTHIAN KINGDOM: Mithradates II, ca. 123-88 BC, AR drachm, Rhagai, Shore-96, Sell-28.1, bust left, wearing tiara crown with 5-point star in center an

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Hormizd II, 303-309, AR drachm (4.57g), NM, G-83, king's bust right, wearing korymbos and winged eagle crown // fire altar and...

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Shahpur II, 309-379, AR drachm (4.31g), G-102, standard type, but with a large pellet added right of the king's neck, VF-XF, R.

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Shahpur II, 309-379, AR drachm (3.29g), G-106, rare variety, with the king's head before the flames facing left instead of the...

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Khusro I, 531-579, AR drachm (3.95g), GW (Gorgan), year 2, G-198, first series, used only in his years 1 through 4, with finely desi

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Hormizd IV, 579-590, AR drachm (4.13g), BYSh (Bishapur), year 12, G-200, nearly XF.

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Khusro II, 591-628, AR drachm (4.11g), WH (Junday Sabur), year 2, G-209, early style, with group of 9 dots in each of crown wings, X

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Ardashir III, 628-630, AR drachm (4.13g), NY (probably Nihawand), year 1, G-225, first series, king's crown without wings, wel...

ALCHON HUNS: Khingila, ca. 440-490, AR drachm (3.7g), G-81, crowned bust right, wearing earrings, tamgha to left, sun-wheel (cakra) to right, Brahmi l

ALCHON HUNS: Toramana, ca. 490-515, AR drachm (3.01g), G-115, crowned bust right, solar symbol before, filleted trident behind // almost completely bl

HEPHTHALITE: Anonymous, before 700, AR drachm (3.48g), cf. Zeno-33518, imitation of a Sasanian drachm of Khusro II, Sogdian legend in ObQ3 and Sogdian

TOBAZINI: Anonymous, ca. 420-475, AR drachm (3.68g), G-, Vondrovec-32D, imitating a drachm of the Sasanian Varhran IV (388-399): Bactrian legend on th

TOBAZINI: Anonymous, ca. 420-475, AR drachm (3.76g), Vondrovec-32A, imitating a drachm of the Sasanian Varhran IV (388-399), Bactrian legend and tamgh

ARSLANID: QARLUQ: Qaghan Kobak, 8th century, AE cash (2.34g), Zeno-223141, Sogdian text for the Qarluq branch of the Arslanids of Semirech'e, pn...

BUKHARA: Anonymous, ca. 640-710, AE cash (1.05g), cf. Zeno-289243, Bukhara tamgha at top, Chinese yuan below, and Sogdian text to left and right // cr

OTRAR: Anonymous, mid-8th century, AE cash (2.12g), Zeno-286530, Smirnova-1758, lion advancing right on ground line // Otrar tamgha in center, Runic s

OTRAR: Anonymous, mid-8th century, AE cash (2.54g), Smirnova-1580, cf. Zeno-8949, lion right // Turgesh tamgha, F-VF.

PENDJIKENT: Chekin Chur Bilga, ca. 690-709, AE cash (1.43g), Zeno-44835, Smirnova-998, Sogdian legend // crudely engraved tamgha of Pendjikent; this r

SAMITAN: Nanaiabiat, 8th century, AE cash (1.51g), cf. Zeno-77708, nanaiabiat samidanian in Sogdian script // 2 identical tamghas, VF, R. According to

SAMARKAND: Antiochus Imitation, ca. 2nd-4th century, AR obol (0.35g), cf. Zeno-305515, royal bust left with curly hair, with part of an undeciphered l

SAMARKAND: Anonymous, 6th century, AE portrait cash (2.41g), Smirnova-33, cf. Zeno-220386, long-haired portrait // Samarkand tamgha, traces of a Sogdi

SAMARKAND: Urk Wartramuka, 675-696, AE cash (5.67g), Smirnova-659, Zeno-167069, Sogdian legend wrk wrtrmwk mlka // tamghas of Samarkand and Kesh, love

SAMARKAND: Urk Wartramuka, 675-696, AE cash (3.88g), Smirnova-659, Zeno-167069, Sogdian legend wrk wrtrmwk mlka // tamghas of Samarkand and Kesh, VF.

SAYRAM: Anonymous, 8th century, AE cash (1.20g), Zeno-289244, lion advancing right on ground line // Otrar tamgha in center, Runic symbols above &am...

SEMIRECH'E: Tukhus Tribe: Anonymous, ca. 640-710, AE cash (1.05g), cf. Zeno-289243, Sogdian legends twrkys gagan pny // wg'tmysh gwßw w...

SEMIRECH'E: ARSLANID: Arslan Kul Irkin, early 8th century, AE cash (6.27g), Kam-46, Zeno-245255, Sogdian legend arslan kwyl arkyn // two Runic c...

SEMIRECH'E: Inal-tegin, mid-8th century, AE cash (2.86g), Kam-34, cf. Zeno-216064, name of ruler in distorted Sogdian script // Runic letter M a...

SEMIRECH'E: Turgesh series, 8th century, AE cash (3.12g), Kamyshev-23, Smirnova-1588, Zeno-287783, Sogdian legend bgy twrkys g'g'n pny (...

SEMIRECH'E: Turgesh series, 8th century, AE cash (5.63g), Kamyshev-23, Smirnova-1588, Zeno-287783, Sogdian legend bgy twrkys g'g'n pny (...

SEMIRECH'E: Turgesh series, 8th century, AE cash (8.53g), Kamyshev-23, Smirnova-1588, Zeno-287783, Sogdian legend bgy twrkys gagan pny ("co...

SEMIRECH'E: Turgesh series, 8th century, AE cash (5.54g), Kamyshev-30, cf. Zeno-3506, Sogdian bgy twrkws gagan pny ("coin of the divine Tur...

SEMIRECH'E: Turgesh series, 8th century, AE cash (5.54g), Kam-24, bgy twrkys gagan pny ("coin of the divine Turgesh Kaghan") in Sogdia...

SEMIRECH'E: Wahshutawa, 8th century, AE cash (2.20g), Kamyshev-38, Zeno-269411, Sogdian legend xst' w'xswt'wy pny (coin of the King ...

SEMIRECH'E: Wahshutawa, 8th century, AE cash (4.47g), Kamyshev-21, Zeno-134041, Smirnova-1585, Sogdian legend xst' w'xswt'wy pny (co...

SEMIRECH'E: Wahshutawa, 8th century, AE cash (4.00g), Kamyshev-21, Zeno-134041, Smirnova-1585, Sogdian legend xst' w'xswt'wy pny (co...