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

SEMIRECH'E: Wahshutawa, 8th century, AE cash (3.76g), Kamyshev-21, xst'w w'xswt'wy pny ("coin of King Wahshutawa") // semi...

SEMIRECH'E: "Da Li Yuan Bao", ca. 800±, AE cash (3.30g), Kam-11, cf. Zeno-343717, copying the Chinese cash of the Tang rebellion ...

SEMIRECH'E: bronze charm (5.58g), about 29mm, simple Nestorian cross with a pellet near the end of each arm, original loop still attached, likel...

SUYAB: Anonymous, probably 8th century, AE cash (2.33g), Kam-20, Zeno-6305, bust 3/4 left, with long earrings, Sogdian bgy (vaghi) "lord" ...

USTRUSHANA: Satachary, 6th/7th century, AE cash (1.58g), Zeno-310448, Sasanian-style bust, winged crown, turned slightly to the left // single tamgha

YUEH CHI: Sapadbizes, late 1st century AD, AR obol (0.63g), Mitch-2829/30, helmeted bust right, floral design on the helmet, // lion right, crescent a

ARAB-SASANIAN: Yazdigerd type, 652-668, AR drachm (3.76g), SK (Sijistan), year 20, A-1, Malek-946 ff, first Islamic coin, distinguished from the last

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 653-670, AR drachm (3.95g), BYSh (Bishapur), YE25, A-4, VF-XF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 653-670, AR drachm (3.05g), AYL (unlocated), year 27, A-4, Malek-125, standard type with three countermarks in the ob

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 653-670, AR drachm (3.99g), BYSh (Bishapur), year 35, A-4, bold strike, choice XF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (4.17g), YZ (Yazd), AH50, A-8, Malek-1304, AU.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (2.50g), BN (possibly Bamm), AH50, A-8, standard type, clipped down to a later reduced weight s

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (3.65g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH51, A-8, some hornsilver at the margins, but not affecting the imag

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (4.14g), YZ (Yazd), AH53, A-8, Malek-1308, rare date, XF-AU.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (4.09g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH53, A-8, VF-XF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, 666, AR drachm (3.49g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH47, A-C6, Malek-262/263, with obverse marginal legend bism Allah / al-malik, o

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd al-Rahman b. Zayd, ca. 672-674, AR drachm (3.02g), NAL (Narmashir), AH54, A-10, Malek-913A, standard type with two counterma...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (4.32g), BCLA (al-Basra), AH60, A-12, lightly cleaned, bold strike, XF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (4.18g), BCLA (al-Basra), AH63, A-12, bold strike, lustrous XF-AU.

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr, 680-692, AR drachm (4.09g), DAGH (Jahrum), YE60, A-16, cleaned, VF-XF.

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd al-Malik b. Marwan, 685-705, AR drachm (4.12g), DA+P (Fasâ), AH60 (frozen), A-32, pellet at 11:30 in the reverse margin...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Atiya b. al-Aswad, fl. 689-696, AR drachm (3.76g), KLMAN (Kirman), AH72, A-28, with the phrase Allah walid al-amr in ObQ2, "...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad, 700-703, AR drachm (3.54g), SK (Sijistan), AH83, A-38A, rare variety with Arabic "TS" in Ob...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Umara b. Tamim, 703-704, AR drachm (4.00g), SK (Sijistan), AH84, A-C40, standard type, with bism Allah / rabbi in the obverse ma...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Muhallab, ca. 694-698, AE pashiz (0.71g), ST (Istakhr), A-31E, Gyselen-23, facing bust on both sides, royal figure on obverse (with gov

ARAB-SASANIAN: Muhallab, ca. 694-698, AE pashiz (0.66g), ST (Istakhr), PYE-43, A-31F, Gyselen, Malek-1447, standard Sasanian bust right, governor...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, ca. 700-720, AE pashiz (2.19g), NM, A-N41, Gyselen-65, facing Sasanian bust of unusual style, with bism Allah in ObQ2 // fac

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, AE pashiz (1.04g), DShT (Dasht Barin), A-41A, Gyselen-53, Sasanian-style bust right // fire altar & two attendants; bl...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Mansur, ca. 700-705, AE pashiz (2.55g), ST (Istakhr), A-C42, Gyselen-24, Sasanian bust, Arabic al-'izza lillah to left, mansur to...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Aban b. al-Walid, ca. 720-740, AE pashiz (1.56g), NM, ND, A-S42, Gyselen-64, Sasanian bust right, name in Arabic right & left // ...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, AE pashiz (0.53g), Bishapur (in words), A-43, Gyselen-8, large & small busts, derived from Byzantine solidi of Heracli...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, ca. 690-720, AE pashiz (1.78g), NM, A-44I, cf. Gyselen-27/28 for related type, facing bust, crowned without the cross, pseud

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, AE pashiz (1.16g), ND, A-E46, Gyselen-19, Khusro style bust right // altar & two attendants, blundered mint & date...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, AE pashiz (1.77g), ST (Istakhr), AH43 (?), A-G46, Gyselen, Sasanian bust right, standard legend to left, uncertain word or n

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, AE pashiz (1.30g), NM, A-49K, Gyselen, facing bust, Pahlavi GDH to left, uncertain word right // camel walking let, F-VF, RR

TABARISTAN: Sa'id, 776-778, AR 1/2 drachm (2.08g), Tabaristan, PYE126, A-59, citing the ruler with his patronymic, sa'id bin da'laj; mou...

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Caliph, ca. 692-697, AE fals (3.40g), Halab, A-3529, obverse legend simply amir al-mu'minin; standard reverse, blundere...

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Caliph, ca. 692-697, AE fals (3.05g), Antakiya, A-3536K, TG-410, with a star left and a crescent right of the circle-on-steps

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Caliph, ca. 692-697, AE fals (3.75g), Hims, A-3539, lovely strike on an unusually broad flan (23.0 mm) with outer margins on

UMAYYAD: 'Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AR drachm (2.56g), Dimashq, AH79, A-126, Klat-323b, F-VF.

UMAYYAD: 'Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AR dirham (2.50g), al-Sus, AH80, A-126, Klat-474, chipped, VF.

UMAYYAD: 'Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AR dirham (2.53g), Suq al-Ahwaz, AH81, A-126, Klat-485, chipped, VF.

UMAYYAD: 'Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AR dirham (2.53g), Sabur, AH81, A-126, Klat-417b, "1" of date without the initial letter alif; chippe...

UMAYYAD: 'Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AR dirham (2.43g), Ramhurmuz, AH83, A-126, Klat-382, chipped, VF, R.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.85g), Herat, AH96, A-128, Klat-659b, superb strike, XF-AU.

UMAYYAD: Sulayman, 715-717, AR dirham (2.79g), Herat, AH97, A-131, Klat-659b, wonderful strike, AU.

UMAYYAD: 'Umar, 717-720, AR dirham (2.77g), Marw, AH100, A-133, Klat-597b, scarce date, VF-XF.

UMAYYAD: Yazid II, 720-724, AR dirham (2.80g), Ifriqiya, AH104, A-135, Klat-91, VF, Scarce.

UMAYYAD: Yazid II, 720-724, AR drachm (2.83g), Adharbayjan, AH105, A-135, Klat-24a, without the triplet of pellets below the reverse field, F-VF.

UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham, al-Mubaraka, AH109, A-137, Klat-572, gorgeous strike, with some original luster! NGC graded MS61. Al-Mubaraka was