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Stephen Album Rare Coins - Auction 15

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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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ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.60g), al-'Abbasiya, AH173181 - ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.60g), al-'Abbasiya, AH173
Stephen 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 ...
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 95.00 | Estimate : 130.00 - 160.00
 
 
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ABBASID: al-Amin, 809-813, AR dirham (2.87g), Balkh, AH194182 - ABBASID: al-Amin, 809-813, AR dirham (2.87g), Balkh, AH194
Stephen 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-...
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 160.00
 
 
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ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AV dinar (4.02g), Misr, AH203183 - ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AV dinar (4.02g), Misr, AH203
Stephen 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"...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (230.00 + 41.40BP) = 271.40
 
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ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.95g), Nishapur, AH195184 - ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.95g), Nishapur, AH195
Stephen 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...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.94g), al-Muhammadiya, AH196185 - ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.94g), al-Muhammadiya, AH196
Stephen 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...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (250.00 + 45.00BP) = 295.00
 
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ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.79g), Nishabur, AH196186 - ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.79g), Nishabur, AH196
Stephen 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 ...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 160.00 - 200.00
Sold for (120.00 + 21.60BP) = 141.60
 
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ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.86g), al-Kufa, AH204187 - ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.86g), al-Kufa, AH204
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.86g), al-Kufa, AH204, A-223.5, lovely VF to EF, R.
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold for (230.00 + 41.40BP) = 271.40
 
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ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.85g), al-Kufa, AH204188 - ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.85g), al-Kufa, AH204
Stephen 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.
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 190.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
 
 
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ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR heavy dirham (3.88g), Marw, AH199189 - ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR heavy dirham (3.88g), Marw, AH199
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR heavy dirham (3.88g), Marw, AH199, A-223A, very slightly porous, VF, R.
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 180.00 - 220.00
Sold for (140.00 + 25.20BP) = 165.20
 
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ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (4.17g), Nasibin, AH267190 - ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (4.17g), Nasibin, AH267
Stephen 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 ...
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 180.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (3.24g), Surra man Ra'a, AH273191 - ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (3.24g), Surra man Ra'a, AH273
Stephen 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...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (3.50g), Herat, AH270192 - ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (3.50g), Herat, AH270
Stephen 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...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 225.00 - 275.00
Sold for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (4.67g), Andaraba, AH269193 - ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (4.67g), Andaraba, AH269
Stephen 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.
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (210.00 + 37.80BP) = 247.80
 
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ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (4.09g), Andaraba, AH280194 - ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (4.09g), Andaraba, AH280
Stephen 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...
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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ABBASID: al-Mu'tadid, 892-902, AR dirham (3.11g), al-Rafiqa, AH288195 - ABBASID: al-Mu'tadid, 892-902, AR dirham (3.11g), al-Rafiqa, AH288
Stephen 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...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 140.00
Sold for (85.00 + 15.30BP) = 100.30
 
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ABBASID: al-Muktafi, 902-908, AV dinar (4.15g), Dimashq, AH293196 - ABBASID: al-Muktafi, 902-908, AV dinar (4.15g), Dimashq, AH293
Stephen 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
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
Sold for (2,700.00 + 486.00BP) = 3,186.00
 
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ABBASID: al-Muktafi, 902-908, AV dinar (4.04g), Hamadan, AH291197 - ABBASID: al-Muktafi, 902-908, AV dinar (4.04g), Hamadan, AH291
Stephen 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
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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al-Muqtadir (908-932/295-320 AH), AU dinar198 - al-Muqtadir (908-932/295-320 AH), AU dinar
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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
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 480.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AR dirham (3.76g), Mah al-Kufa, AH313199 - ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AR dirham (3.76g), Mah al-Kufa, AH313
Stephen 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
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 130.00 | Estimate : 175.00 - 225.00
 
 
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ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AR dirham (2.86g), Mah al-Kufa, AH317200 - ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AR dirham (2.86g), Mah al-Kufa, AH317
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AR dirham (2.86g), Mah al-Kufa, AH317, A-246.2, lovely strike, choice VF, R.
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 110.00 | Estimate : 125.00 - 175.00
 
 
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