Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 22

Auction Details

THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015
Session A | 09:00 PDT Lots 1 – 333
Session B | 13:30 PDT Lots 334 – 686
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015
Session C | 09:00 PDT Lots 687 – 1221
Session D | 15:30 PDT Lots 1222 – 1744
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SALLARID: Jastan b. al-Marzuban, 957-960, AR dirham (2.53g), Ardabil, AH347494SALLARID: Jastan b. al-Marzuban, 957-960, AR dirham (2.53g), Ardabil, AH347
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SALLARID: Jastan b. al-Marzuban, 957-960, AR dirham (2.53g), Ardabil, AH347, A-1486, flan crack, some weakness, Fine to VF, RR. All coins of Jastan
Estimate : 100.00 - 140.00
Sold for (170.00 + 33.15BP) = 203.15
QARAKHANID: 'Ali b. al-Hasan, 1020-1025, AR dirham (2.51g), Khutlukh Urdu, AH425495QARAKHANID: 'Ali b. al-Hasan, 1020-1025, AR dirham (2.51g), Khutlukh Urdu, AH425
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QARAKHANID: 'Ali b. al-Hasan, 1020-1025, AR dirham (2.51g), Khutlukh Urdu, AH425, A-3347, with title tabghaj buqra qara khaqan, superb elegant c...
Estimate : 240.00 - 280.00
Sold for (300.00) = 300.00
QARAKHANID: Anonymous, 1213-1214, AE dirham (8.26g), Uzkand, AH610496QARAKHANID: Anonymous, 1213-1214, AE dirham (8.26g), Uzkand, AH610
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QARAKHANID: Anonymous, 1213-1214, AE dirham (8.26g), Uzkand, AH610, A-3420N, with the remarkable Persian inscription in the obverse field, khanan-khan
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (240.00 + 46.80BP) = 286.80
BUWAYHID: Mu'izz al-Dawla Ahmad, 939-967, AR dirham (2.69g), Tustar min al-Ahwaz, AH356497BUWAYHID: Mu'izz al-Dawla Ahmad, 939-967, AR dirham (2.69g), Tustar min al-Ahwaz, AH356
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BUWAYHID: Mu'izz al-Dawla Ahmad, 939-967, AR dirham (2.69g), Tustar min al-Ahwaz, AH356, A-1545, Treadwell-Tu356, also citing his son 'Izz a...
Estimate : 120.00 - 160.00
Sold for (130.00) = 130.00
BUWAYHID: 'Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AR dirham (4.14g), Arrajan, AH342498BUWAYHID: 'Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AR dirham (4.14g), Arrajan, AH342
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BUWAYHID: 'Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AR dirham (4.14g), Arrajan, AH342, A-1550.1, lovely strike, with full blank outer margins, EF.
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold for (80.00 + 15.60BP) = 95.60
BUWAYHID: 'Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AR dirham (2.77g), Huzu, AH3(5)1499BUWAYHID: 'Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AR dirham (2.77g), Huzu, AH3(5)1
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BUWAYHID: 'Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AR dirham (2.77g), Huzu, AH3(5)1, A-1550.1, Treadwell-Hz351, very rare mint in Fars province, on the Persian ...
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
BUWAYHID: Samsam al-Dawla, 978-983, AR dirham (2.98g), Tawwaj, AH388500BUWAYHID: Samsam al-Dawla, 978-983, AR dirham (2.98g), Tawwaj, AH388
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BUWAYHID: Samsam al-Dawla, 978-983, AR dirham (2.98g), Tawwaj, AH388, A-1570D, Treadwell-Tw388, extremely rare mint in Fars province (southwest of Kaz
Estimate : 450.00 - 550.00
Sold for (400.00) = 400.00
BUWAYHID: Sultan al-Dawla, 1012-1024, AV dinar (3.13g), Madinat al-Salam, AH404501BUWAYHID: Sultan al-Dawla, 1012-1024, AV dinar (3.13g), Madinat al-Salam, AH404
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BUWAYHID: Sultan al-Dawla, 1012-1024, AV dinar (3.13g), Madinat al-Salam, AH404, A-1580, Treadwell-Ms404Gb, citing the caliph al-Qadir & his hei...
Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold for (800.00) = 800.00
BUWAYHID: Sultan al-Dawla, 1012-1024, AR dirham (3.47g), Shiraz, AH404502BUWAYHID: Sultan al-Dawla, 1012-1024, AR dirham (3.47g), Shiraz, AH404
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BUWAYHID: Sultan al-Dawla, 1012-1024, AR dirham (3.47g), Shiraz, AH404, A-1581, Treadwell-Sh404, EF.
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
BUWAYHID: 'Imad al-Din Abu Kalinjar, 1024-1048, AV dinar (5.55g), 'Uman, AH432503BUWAYHID: 'Imad al-Din Abu Kalinjar, 1024-1048, AV dinar (5.55g), 'Uman, AH432
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BUWAYHID: 'Imad al-Din Abu Kalinjar, 1024-1048, AV dinar (5.55g), 'Uman, AH432, A-A1584, usual weakness of strike, but clear mint and especi...
Start Price : 425.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
BUWAYHID:504BUWAYHID:
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BUWAYHID: LOT of 64 silver dirhams (about 48 Buwayhid & 16 Samanid), including 'Ali b. Buwayh, 'Adud al-Dawla, Mu'ayyid al-Dawla, Sa...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold for (800.00 + 156.00BP) = 956.00
KAKWAYHID: Faramurz, 1041-1051, AV dinar (2.29g), Isbahan, AH435505KAKWAYHID: Faramurz, 1041-1051, AV dinar (2.29g), Isbahan, AH435
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KAKWAYHID: Faramurz, 1041-1051, AV dinar (2.29g), Isbahan, AH435, A-1592.2, without the word shams above the reverse, Unc.
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold for (180.00 + 35.10BP) = 215.10
GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, as Samanid governor of Khorasan, 994-997, AV dinar (4.15g), Nishapur, AH384506GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, as Samanid governor of Khorasan, 994-997, AV dinar (4.15g), Nishapur, AH384
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GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, as Samanid governor of Khorasan, 994-997, AV dinar (4.15g), Nishapur, AH384, A-A1602, VF.
Estimate : 240.00 - 300.00
Sold for (270.00 + 52.65BP) = 322.65
GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AV dinar (3.88g), Herat, AH391507GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AV dinar (3.88g), Herat, AH391
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GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AV dinar (3.88g), Herat, AH391, A-1607, VF.
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for (170.00) = 170.00
GHAZNAVID: Isma'il, 997-998, AR multiple dirham (11.58g), Warwarliz, AH388508GHAZNAVID: Isma'il, 997-998, AR multiple dirham (11.58g), Warwarliz, AH388
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GHAZNAVID: Isma'il, 997-998, AR multiple dirham (11.58g), Warwarliz, AH388, A-1600, 11.58g, citing the Samanid ruler Nuh III, one of the rarest ...
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (750.00 + 146.25BP) = 896.25
GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AV dinar (3.51g), Herat, AH407509GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AV dinar (3.51g), Herat, AH407
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GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AV dinar (3.51g), Herat, AH407, A-1607, 6-point rosette above obverse field, VF.
Estimate : 180.00 - 220.00
Sold for (150.00) = 150.00
GHAZNAVID: Ibrahim, 1059-1099, AV dinar (4.20g) (Ghazna), DM510GHAZNAVID: Ibrahim, 1059-1099, AV dinar (4.20g) (Ghazna), DM
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GHAZNAVID: Ibrahim, 1059-1099, AV dinar (4.20g) (Ghazna), DM, A-1637, pale gold, type struck AH480-485, VF.
Estimate : 130.00 - 170.00
Sold for (130.00 + 25.35BP) = 155.35
GREAT SELJUQ: Alp Arslan, 1058-1063, AV dinar (3.69g), Herat, AH(4)52511GREAT SELJUQ: Alp Arslan, 1058-1063, AV dinar (3.69g), Herat, AH(4)52
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GREAT SELJUQ: Alp Arslan, 1058-1063, AV dinar (3.69g), Herat, AH(4)52, A-L1670, very clear mint & date, VF, RR. Alp Arslan was assigned to He...
Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold for (260.00) = 260.00
GREAT SELJUQ: Malikshah I, 1072-1092, pale AV dinar (5.92g), Warwarliz, AH(4)75512GREAT SELJUQ: Malikshah I, 1072-1092, pale AV dinar (5.92g), Warwarliz, AH(4)75
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GREAT SELJUQ: Malikshah I, 1072-1092, pale AV dinar (5.92g), Warwarliz, AH(4)75, A-1675, caliph al-Muqtadi (AH467-487), date weak but likely, mint nam
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (260.00 + 50.70BP) = 310.70
GREAT SELJUQ: Sanjar, 1099-1118, AV dinar (4.00g) (Nishapur), DM513GREAT SELJUQ: Sanjar, 1099-1118, AV dinar (4.00g) (Nishapur), DM
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GREAT SELJUQ: Sanjar, 1099-1118, AV dinar (4.00g) (Nishapur), DM, A-1685.1, citing Abu Shuja' Muhammad as overlord, flipped over and restruck, VF.
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (160.00) = 160.00