Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 23

Auction Details

Thursday, September 10, 2015
Session A | 09:00 PDT Lots 1 – 555
Session B | 15:30 PDT Lots 556 – 1014
Friday, September 11, 2015
Session C | 09:00 PDT Lots 1015 – 1494
Session D | 15:00 PDT Lots 1495 – 2049
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Session E | 09:00 PDT Lots 2050 – 2452
Session F | 14:00 PDT Lots 2453 – 2747
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ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AR dirham (2.78g), Arminiya, AH143181ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AR dirham (2.78g), Arminiya, AH143
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AR dirham (2.78g), Arminiya, AH143, A-213.1, VF.
Start Price : 95.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 140.00
ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AR dirham (2.48g), Ifriqiya, AH145182ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AR dirham (2.48g), Ifriqiya, AH145
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AR dirham (2.48g), Ifriqiya, AH145, A-213.1, Lowick-273, standing Abbasid reverse of this period, clipped down to the lat
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
ABBASID: al-Mahdi, 775-785, AV dinar (4.10g), NM, AH165183ABBASID: al-Mahdi, 775-785, AV dinar (4.10g), NM, AH165
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Mahdi, 775-785, AV dinar (4.10g), NM, AH165, A-214, couple light scratches, VF.
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for (280.00 + 54.60BP) = 334.60
ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (3.78g), NM (Egypt), AH173184ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (3.78g), NM (Egypt), AH173
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (3.78g), NM (Egypt), AH173, A-218.8, citing governor 'Umar, Very Good.
Estimate : 180.00 - 220.00
Sold for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.94g), Arran, AH190185ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.94g), Arran, AH190
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.94g), Arran, AH190, A-219.2a, Vardanyan-143, Lowick-800, citing only Khuzayma, below the reverse, with the l
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.55g), Arran, AH171 (sic)186ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.55g), Arran, AH171 (sic)
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.55g), Arran, AH171 (sic), A-219.2a, Vardanyan-143var, citing Khuzayma, who was governor at Arran AH187-192,
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (160.00 + 31.20BP) = 191.20
ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.85g), Madinat Jayy, AH172187ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.85g), Madinat Jayy, AH172
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.85g), Madinat Jayy, AH172, A-219.4, citing the official Da'ud below the obverse field, triplet of pell...
Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold for (900.00) = 900.00
ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.95g), Arminiya, AH191188ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.95g), Arminiya, AH191
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.95g), Arminiya, AH191, A-219.9a, Vardanian-70, citing Khuzayma b. Khazim & Nu'aym b. Bishâr, ...
Start Price : 550.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
ABBASID: al-Amin, 809-813, AR dirham (2.30g), Arminiya, AH196 (6 recut over 5)189ABBASID: al-Amin, 809-813, AR dirham (2.30g), Arminiya, AH196 (6 recut over 5)
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Amin, 809-813, AR dirham (2.30g), Arminiya, AH196 (6 recut over 5), A-221.3a, Vardanian—, citing Ishaq b. Sulayman, mount removed and cli
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (450.00 + 87.75BP) = 537.75
ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AV dinar (4.22g), Misr, AH199190ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AV dinar (4.22g), Misr, AH199
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AV dinar (4.22g), Misr, AH199, A-222.5, citing Dhu'l-Ri'asatayn, al-Muttalib (governor of Egypt) & al-F...
Estimate : 240.00 - 300.00
Sold for (290.00 + 56.55BP) = 346.55
ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.59g), Dimashq, AH200191ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.59g), Dimashq, AH200
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.59g), Dimashq, AH200, A-223.8a, Lowick-606, with the unexplained word, tentatively read as tabuk, in t...
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for (900.00) = 900.00
ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.90g), Arran, AH207192ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.90g), Arran, AH207
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.90g), Arran, AH207, A-223.4, Vardanian-155 (same dies), citing 'Isa al-Ma'muni & Muhammad ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (400.00) = 400.00
ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.99g), Fars, AH208193ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.99g), Fars, AH208
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.99g), Fars, AH208, A-223.5, choice VF, S.
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (170.00 + 33.15BP) = 203.15
ABBASID: Ibrahim, 817-819, AR dirham (2.92g), Madinat al-Salam, AH202194ABBASID: Ibrahim, 817-819, AR dirham (2.92g), Madinat al-Salam, AH202
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: Ibrahim, 817-819, AR dirham (2.92g), Madinat al-Salam, AH202, A-E225, alif followed by the letter soft H below reverse, for the name ibrahim,
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (180.00 + 35.10BP) = 215.10
ABBASID: al Mu'tasim, 833-842, AV dinar (4.02g), Misr, AH226195ABBASID: al Mu'tasim, 833-842, AV dinar (4.02g), Misr, AH226
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al Mu'tasim, 833-842, AV dinar (4.02g), Misr, AH226, A-225, struck from worn dies, light scratch in reverse field, VF to EF.
Start Price : 220.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
ABBASID: al Mu'tasim, 833-842, AV dinar (4.18g), Madinat al-Salam, AH228 (sic)196ABBASID: al Mu'tasim, 833-842, AV dinar (4.18g), Madinat al-Salam, AH228 (sic)
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al Mu'tasim, 833-842, AV dinar (4.18g), Madinat al-Salam, AH228 (sic), A-225, posthumous issue, presumably the result of using an obsol...
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold for (1,200.00 + 234.00BP) = 1,434.00
ABBASID: al Mu'tasim, 833-842, AR dirham (3.53g), Samarqand, AH219197ABBASID: al Mu'tasim, 833-842, AR dirham (3.53g), Samarqand, AH219
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al Mu'tasim, 833-842, AR dirham (3.53g), Samarqand, AH219, A-Z226, contemporary or slightly later imitation, most likely from the Volga...
Start Price : 110.00 | Estimate : 130.00 - 170.00
ABBASID: al-Mutawakkil, 847-861, AV dinar (3.96g), al-Basra, AH245198ABBASID: al-Mutawakkil, 847-861, AV dinar (3.96g), al-Basra, AH245
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Mutawakkil, 847-861, AV dinar (3.96g), al-Basra, AH245, A-229.3, VF to EF.
Estimate : 450.00 - 550.00
Sold for (850.00 + 165.75BP) = 1,015.75
ABBASID: al-Muntasir, 861-862, AV dinar (4.11g), Misr, AH248199ABBASID: al-Muntasir, 861-862, AV dinar (4.11g), Misr, AH248
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Muntasir, 861-862, AV dinar (4.11g), Misr, AH248, A-231, Bernardi-159De (same dies), struck from worn dies (especially the reverse), clear
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (700.00) = 700.00
ABBASID: al-Musta'in, 862-866, AV dinar (3.96g), Surra man Ra'a, AH250200ABBASID: al-Musta'in, 862-866, AV dinar (3.96g), Surra man Ra'a, AH250
Stephen Album Rare Coins
ABBASID: al-Musta'in, 862-866, AV dinar (3.96g), Surra man Ra'a, AH250, A-233.2, citing the heir Abu'l-'Abbas, slightly crinkled, VF.
Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold for (240.00 + 46.80BP) = 286.80