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FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2013
Session A
09:00 PST Lots 1 – 400
[Break 13:00-14:00 PST]
Session B
14:00 PST Lots 401– 825
[Break 18:00-18:30 PST]
Session C
18:30 PST Lots 826– 1122
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 2013
Session D
09:00 PST Lots 1123 – 1660
[Break 14:00-15:00 PST]
Session E
15:00 PST Lots 1661 – 2239
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151UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.98g), Mahayy, AH96Stephen Album Rare Coins
UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.98g), Mahayy, AH96, A-128, Klat-562a, dot at center, choice EF to About Unc, ex. Robert Pelletreau collecti
Estimate : 200.00 - 240.00
Sold for (150.00 + 27.00BP) = 177.00
152UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.74g), Sijistan, AH96Stephen Album Rare Coins
UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.74g), Sijistan, AH96, A-128, Fine to VF, ex. William F. Spengler collection.
Estimate : 240.00 - 280.00
Sold for (230.00) = 230.00
153UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.94g), Jayy, AH94Stephen Album Rare Coins
UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.94g), Jayy, AH94, A-128, Klat-262.2, lustrous EF to About Unc, ex. Robert Pelletreau collection.
Start Price : 210.00 | Estimate : 275.00 - 325.00
154UMAYYAD: Sulayman, 715-717, AR dirham (2.92g), Istakhr, AH97Stephen Album Rare Coins
UMAYYAD: Sulayman, 715-717, AR dirham (2.92g), Istakhr, AH97, A-131, Klat-79, superb strike, very rare in this quality, lustrous nearly Unc, ex. Rober
Start Price : 230.00 | Estimate : 275.00 - 375.00
155UMAYYAD: Sulayman, 715-717, AR dirham (2.85g), Mahayy, AH97Stephen Album Rare Coins
UMAYYAD: Sulayman, 715-717, AR dirham (2.85g), Mahayy, AH97, A-131, Klat-563.1, bold strike, trace of luster, choice EF to About Unc, ex. Robert Pelle
Start Price : 190.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
156UMAYYAD: Yazid II, 720-724, AR dirham (2.82g), Ifriqiya, AH103Stephen Album Rare Coins
UMAYYAD: Yazid II, 720-724, AR dirham (2.82g), Ifriqiya, AH103, A-135, Klat-90.2, lovely strike, EF, ex. Robert Pelletreau collection.
Estimate : 350.00 - 450.00
Sold for (340.00) = 340.00
157UMAYYAD: Yazid II, 720-724, AR dirham (2.82g), Ifriqiya, AH103Stephen Album Rare Coins
UMAYYAD: Yazid II, 720-724, AR dirham (2.82g), Ifriqiya, AH103, A-135, lovely VF.
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (190.00 + 34.20BP) = 224.20
158UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AV dinar (4.24g), NM (Damascus), AH111Stephen Album Rare Coins
UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AV dinar (4.24g), NM (Damascus), AH111, A-136, minor graffiti above reverse field, nearly EF, ex. Robert Pelletreau collecti
Estimate : 650.00 - 750.00
Sold for (900.00 + 162.00BP) = 1,062.00
159Hisham (724-743/105-125 AH), AR dirhamStephen Album Rare Coins
Hisham (724-743/105-125 AH), AR dirham, A-137, Klat-571.a, with three pellets above sharif in the obverse field, clipped down to later standard, Fine
Start Price : 700.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
160UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.93g), Ifriqiya, AH113Stephen Album Rare Coins
UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.93g), Ifriqiya, AH113, A-137, lovely strike, modestly cleaned EF.
Estimate : 280.00 - 350.00
Sold for (230.00 + 41.40BP) = 271.40
161UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.91g), Ifriqiya, AH114Stephen Album Rare Coins
UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.91g), Ifriqiya, AH114, A-137, broad flan, lustrous EF to About Unc.
Start Price : 230.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
162UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.87g), Dimashq, AH115Stephen Album Rare Coins
UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.87g), Dimashq, AH115, A-137, scarce date, bold strike, EF.
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for (190.00) = 190.00
163UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.79g), Balkh, AH115Stephen Album Rare Coins
UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.79g), Balkh, AH115, A-137, with bakhkh ("good") repeated thrice in obverse margin, as is the norm f...
Estimate : 240.00 - 300.00
Sold for (250.00 + 45.00BP) = 295.00
164UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.68g), al-Bab, AH120Stephen Album Rare Coins
UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.68g), al-Bab, AH120, A-137, cleaned VF to EF.
Estimate : 200.00 - 260.00
Sold for (240.00) = 240.00
165UMAYYAD: Marwan II, 744-750, AR dirham (2.81g), al-Jazira, AH128Stephen Album Rare Coins
UMAYYAD: Marwan II, 744-750, AR dirham (2.81g), al-Jazira, AH128, A-142, lovely strike, strong VF.
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for (190.00) = 190.00
166UMAYYAD: Marwan II, 744-750, AR dirham (2.83g), al-Jazira, AH132Stephen Album Rare Coins
UMAYYAD: Marwan II, 744-750, AR dirham (2.83g), al-Jazira, AH132, A-142, lightly cleaned VF to EF. This is only Umayyad issue of year 132 that is occa
Estimate : 240.00 - 300.00
Sold for (960.00) = 960.00
167UMAYYAD: Anonymous, ca. 715-720, AE fals (2.51g), NM, NDStephen Album Rare Coins
UMAYYAD: Anonymous, ca. 715-720, AE fals (2.51g), NM, ND, A-153, calligraphic style of mints in Iraq and perhaps also Iran, perhaps either al-Kufa or
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (240.00 + 43.20BP) = 283.20
168UMAYYAD: Anonymous, circa 730s/740s, AE fals (3.08g), [Stephen Album Rare Coins
UMAYYAD: Anonymous, circa 730s/740s, AE fals (3.08g), , A-163, SNAT-29ff, 5-branch candelabra, second part of kalima on reverse, crude Fine, R.
Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 125.00
169ABBASID: al-Mahdi, 775-785, AV dinar (4.24g), NM, AH168Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Mahdi, 775-785, AV dinar (4.24g), NM, AH168, A-214, bold strike, pellet below reverse field, choice EF.
Estimate : 600.00 - 700.00
Sold for (750.00 + 135.00BP) = 885.00
170ABBASID: al-Mahdi, 775-785, AV dinar (4.22g), NM, AH169Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Mahdi, 775-785, AV dinar (4.22g), NM, AH169, A-214, nearly EF.
Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold for (560.00 + 100.80BP) = 660.80
171ABBASID: al-Mahdi, 775-785, AR dirham (2.84g), al-Basra, AH165Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Mahdi, 775-785, AR dirham (2.84g), al-Basra, AH165, A-215.1, pleasing VF.
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (110.00) = 110.00
172ABBASID: al-Hadi, 785-786, AV dinar (4.24g), NM, AH169Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Hadi, 785-786, AV dinar (4.24g), NM, AH169, A-216, with b.r below reverse field, as on AH169 dirhams of Madinat al-Salam in the name of al
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,800.00
Sold for (1,500.00 + 270.00BP) = 1,770.00
173ABBASID: al-Hadi, 785-786, AR dirham (2.86g), Madinat al-Salam, AH169Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Hadi, 785-786, AR dirham (2.86g), Madinat al-Salam, AH169, A-217.2, b.r above and letter 'ayn below reverse field, VF, S.
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (130.00) = 130.00
174ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (4.24g), NM (Madinat al-Salam), AH172Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (4.24g), NM (Madinat al-Salam), AH172, A-218.2, lovely strike, almost perfectly centered, truly rare in this qua
Estimate : 650.00 - 750.00
Sold for (620.00 + 111.60BP) = 731.60
175ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (4.22g), NM (assigned to Madinat al-Salam), AH179Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (4.22g), NM (assigned to Madinat al-Salam), AH179, A-218.3, fabulous strike, perfectly centered, choice EF to Ab
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (750.00 + 135.00BP) = 885.00
176ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (4.24g), NM (Madinat al-Salam), AH180Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (4.24g), NM (Madinat al-Salam), AH180, A-218.3, superb strike, lovely EF to About Unc.
Estimate : 650.00 - 750.00
Sold for (600.00 + 108.00BP) = 708.00
177ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (4.22g), NM (Madinat al-Salam), AH187Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (4.22g), NM (Madinat al-Salam), AH187, A-218.3, citing the heir al-Amin in inner reverse marginal text, fabulous
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (700.00 + 126.00BP) = 826.00
178ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (4.16g), NM (Egypt), AH177Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (4.16g), NM (Egypt), AH177, A-218.11, with pellet above & below obverse field, exact variant not listed by...
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (700.00 + 126.00BP) = 826.00
179ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (4.17g), NM (Egypt), AH170Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (4.17g), NM (Egypt), AH170, A-218, Lowick-6, with Arabic M above reverse field, perhaps standing for the name Mu
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Sold for (750.00 + 135.00BP) = 885.00
180ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (4.21g), NM (Egypt), AH175Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (4.21g), NM (Egypt), AH175, A-218, with pellet above, below & to right of obverse field, EF, R. Assigned ...
Estimate : 750.00 - 900.00
Sold for (700.00 + 126.00BP) = 826.00
181ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.60g), al-'Abbasiya, AH173Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.60g), al-'Abbasiya, AH173, A-219.2a, citing Yazid, superb strike, a common type but extremely rare in ...
Start Price : 95.00 | Estimate : 130.00 - 160.00
182ABBASID: al-Amin, 809-813, AR dirham (2.87g), Balkh, AH194Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Amin, 809-813, AR dirham (2.87g), Balkh, AH194, A-221.4, citing only his brother al-Ma'mun as amir, heir, and son of the caliph (al-...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 160.00
183ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AV dinar (4.02g), Misr, AH203Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AV dinar (4.02g), Misr, AH203, A-222.7, also citing Tahir & al-Sari, inscribed al-maghrib ("the west"...
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (230.00 + 41.40BP) = 271.40
184ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.95g), Nishapur, AH195Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.95g), Nishapur, AH195, A-223.2, citing the vizier al-Fadl, reverse text lillah / muhammad rasul / Alla...
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold for (110.00) = 110.00
185ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.94g), al-Muhammadiya, AH196Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.94g), al-Muhammadiya, AH196, A-223.3a, citing the military commander Tahir b. al-Husayn, who later fou...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (250.00 + 45.00BP) = 295.00
186ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.79g), Nishabur, AH196Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.79g), Nishabur, AH196, A-223.4, citing the local governor Isma'il in obverse margin & al-Fadl ...
Estimate : 160.00 - 200.00
Sold for (120.00 + 21.60BP) = 141.60
187ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.86g), al-Kufa, AH204Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.86g), al-Kufa, AH204, A-223.5, lovely VF to EF, R.
Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold for (230.00 + 41.40BP) = 271.40
188ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.85g), al-Kufa, AH204Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.85g), al-Kufa, AH204, A-223.5, double-margin text on obverse, VF, R.
Start Price : 190.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
189ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR heavy dirham (3.88g), Marw, AH199Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR heavy dirham (3.88g), Marw, AH199, A-223A, very slightly porous, VF, R.
Estimate : 180.00 - 220.00
Sold for (140.00 + 25.20BP) = 165.20
190ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (4.17g), Nasibin, AH267Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (4.17g), Nasibin, AH267, A-240.2, citing al-Mufawwidh beneath obverse field, sab' for 7 recut over ...
Start Price : 180.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
191ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (3.24g), Surra man Ra'a, AH273Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (3.24g), Surra man Ra'a, AH273, A-240.2, citing only al-Mufawwidh in addition to the caliph, choice...
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold for (130.00) = 130.00
192ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (3.50g), Herat, AH270Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (3.50g), Herat, AH270, A-240.5, interesting die break on reverse, very rare Abbasid mint for silver coi...
Estimate : 225.00 - 275.00
Sold for (200.00) = 200.00
193ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (4.67g), Andaraba, AH269Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (4.67g), Andaraba, AH269, A-240.10, very clear mint & date, Fine to VF, RR.
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (210.00 + 37.80BP) = 247.80
194ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (4.09g), Andaraba, AH280Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (4.09g), Andaraba, AH280, A-240.10, struck on a broad flan and intended as a presentation or donative i...
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
195ABBASID: al-Mu'tadid, 892-902, AR dirham (3.11g), al-Rafiqa, AH288Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Mu'tadid, 892-902, AR dirham (3.11g), al-Rafiqa, AH288, A-242, pierced, lovely strike for this mint, whose dirhams are usually quite...
Estimate : 100.00 - 140.00
Sold for (85.00 + 15.30BP) = 100.30
196ABBASID: al-Muktafi, 902-908, AV dinar (4.15g), Dimashq, AH293Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Muktafi, 902-908, AV dinar (4.15g), Dimashq, AH293, A-243.1, Bernardi-226Ge, nice strike, VF, RR. Bernardi reported only 3 specimens of t
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
Sold for (2,700.00 + 486.00BP) = 3,186.00
197ABBASID: al-Muktafi, 902-908, AV dinar (4.04g), Hamadan, AH291Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Muktafi, 902-908, AV dinar (4.04g), Hamadan, AH291, A-243.2, Bernardi-228Mu, citing the vizier Wali al-Dawla, minor weakness, typical of d
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
198al-Muqtadir (908-932/295-320 AH), AU dinarStephen Album Rare Coins
al-Muqtadir (908-932/295-320 AH), AU dinar, A-245.2, mint name recut over what appears to have been Madinat al-Salam (Baghdad), slightly double-struck
Start Price : 480.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
199ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AR dirham (3.76g), Mah al-Kufa, AH313Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AR dirham (3.76g), Mah al-Kufa, AH313, A-246.2, scarce mint, especially for silver, EF, R. The slight roughness on the
Start Price : 130.00 | Estimate : 175.00 - 225.00
200ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AR dirham (2.86g), Mah al-Kufa, AH317Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AR dirham (2.86g), Mah al-Kufa, AH317, A-246.2, lovely strike, choice VF, R.
Start Price : 110.00 | Estimate : 125.00 - 175.00