Auction Details
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Session A | 09:00 PDT | Lots 1-385 | Ancient Coins | Islamic Coins: Part 1
Session B | 14:30 PDT | Lots 386-1034 | Islamic Coins: Part 2 | China | World Coins (Asia & Middle-East)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
Session C | 09:00 PDT | Lots 1035-1414 | World Coins (Europe)
Session D | 14:00 PDT | Lots 1415-2200 | World Coins (Africa, Americas, Australia & Pacific) | India | Literature
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958NEPAL: Rajendra Vikrama, 1816-1847, AV double mohar (11.01g), SE1746 (1824). EF-AUStephen Album Rare Coins
NEPAL: Rajendra Vikrama, 1816-1847, AV double mohar (11.01g), SE1746 (1824), KM-583, Rh-828, square in obverse center (one-year type), bold strike, ch
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for (1,900.00) = 1,900.00
1409TRANSYLVANIA: Georg Rakoczi II, 1648-1660, AR thaler, Nagybanya, 1650-NB. NGC UNCStephen Album Rare Coins
TRANSYLVANIA: Georg Rakoczi II, 1648-1660, AR thaler, Nagybánya, 1650-NB, KM-282, Dav-4750, GEORGIVS RA D: G: P: T, half-length armored bust ri...
Estimate : 1,300.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (2,400.00 + 420.00BP) = 2,820.00
1932BARODA: Pratab Singh, 1938-1951, AR 1/3 mohur, VS1995. PCGS MS63Stephen Album Rare Coins
BARODA: Pratab Singh, 1938-1951, AR 1/3 mohur, VS1995, Y-M40, bust of the Gaekwar Pratab Singh right // denomination & date, PCGS graded MS63. ...
Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
Sold for (2,400.00 + 420.00BP) = 2,820.00
183ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, 694-695, AR drachm (4.00g), ART (Ardashir Khurra), AH75. VFStephen Album Rare Coins
ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, 694-695, AR drachm (4.00g), ART (Ardashir Khurra), AH75, A-34, unlike the contemporary issues of Qatari b. al-Fuja'a, ...
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,800.00
Sold for (2,600.00) = 2,600.00
414OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Selim I, 1512-1520, AV sultani (3.51g), Kostantiniye, AH918. EFStephen Album Rare Coins
OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Selim I, 1512-1520, AV sultani (3.51g), Kostantiniye, AH918, A-1314, unusually excellent strike for this type, lovely EF, R, ex Hazer
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,600.00
Sold for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
445OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Selim II, 1566-1574, AV sultani (3.48g), Kratova, AH974. EFStephen Album Rare Coins
OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Selim II, 1566-1574, AV sultani (3.48g), Kratova, AH974, A-1324, Damali-KR-A1a (same dies), superb bold strike, lovely EF, RR, ex Haz
Estimate : 1,300.00 - 1,700.00
Sold for (2,200.00 + 385.00BP) = 2,585.00
559ASSASSINS AT ALAMUT: Muhammad III, 1221-1254, AV fractional dinar (1.39g), Kursi al-Daylam, AH651. VStephen Album Rare Coins
ASSASSINS AT ALAMUT: Muhammad III, 1221-1254, AV fractional dinar (1.39g), Kursi al-Daylam, AH651, A-1920, this is the first example we have encounter
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,800.00
Sold for (3,750.00) = 3,750.00
1069DENMARK: Christian IV, 1588-1648, AR speciedaler, Copenhagen, 1626. NGC AU53Stephen Album Rare Coins
DENMARK: Christian IV, 1588-1648, AR speciedaler, Copenhagen, 1626, KM-101, Dav-3524, mintmaster NS, REGNA FIR MAT PIETAS (Piety Strengthens the Realm
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
1596GUATEMALA: Fernando VII, 1808-1821, AV escudo, 1817-NG. UNCStephen Album Rare Coins
GUATEMALA: Fernando VII, 1808-1821, AV escudo, 1817-NG, KM-74, Fr-25, CT-278, assayer M, very light hairlines, one-year type, Unc, R, ex Richard Stua
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,800.00
Sold for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
1703KUSHAN: Huvishka, ca. 155-187, AV dinar (7.94g). AUStephen Album Rare Coins
KUSHAN: Huvishka, ca. 155-187, AV dinar (7.94g), G-291, half-length profile bust of king left, above the clouds, holding mace & the hilt of his ...
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,600.00
Sold for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
2027BENGAL PRESIDENCY: AV mohur, Murshidabad.AH1202 year 19. AUStephen Album Rare Coins
BENGAL PRESIDENCY: AV mohur, Murshidabad.AH1202 year 19, KM-103.1, Stv-4.3. Prid-62, oblique milling right, struck at the Calcutta mint, struck 1793-1
Start Price : 1,200.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,400.00
125BYZANTINE EMPIRE: COLLECTION of 121 copper coinsStephen Album Rare Coins
BYZANTINE EMPIRE:COLLECTION of 121 copper coins, all identified by Sear numbers (with quantity by type when more than one): Anastasius: 491-518: Sear
Start Price : 1,100.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
450OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Selim II, 1566-1574, AV sultani (3.49g), Tunis, AH974. VFStephen Album Rare Coins
OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Selim II, 1566-1574, AV sultani (3.49g), Tunis, AH974, A-1324, Damali-TU-A1b, nice strike with minimal weakness, VF, R, ex Hazerfans
Estimate : 1,300.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (1,700.00 + 297.50BP) = 1,997.50
1702KUSHAN: Kanishka I, ca. 127-147, AV dinar (7.94g). EF-AUStephen Album Rare Coins
KUSHAN: Kanishka I, ca. 127-147, AV dinar (7.94g), G-62, king standing, holding long scepter with his left hand, and offering a sacrifice at the altar
Estimate : 1,300.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (1,800.00 + 315.00BP) = 2,115.00
1848MUGHAL: Akbar I, 1556-1605, AV square mohur, Urdu Zafar Qarin, AH987. PCGS AU58Stephen Album Rare Coins
MUGHAL: Akbar I, 1556-1605, AV square mohur, Urdu Zafar Qarin, AH987, KM-112.4, Liddle-G20, the mint is clearly Urdu Zafar Qarin, confirmed by the upp
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
Sold for (1,600.00 + 280.00BP) = 1,880.00
1060BULGARIA: Alexander I, 1879-1886, AE 10 stotinki, Heaton Mint, 1881. PCGS SP65Stephen Album Rare Coins
BULGARIA: Alexander I, 1879-1886, AE 10 stotinki, Heaton Mint, 1881, KM-3, PCGS graded Specimen 65 RB.
Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (2,400.00 + 420.00BP) = 2,820.00
1087FRANCE: Louis XVIII, 1814-1824, AV 40 francs, Lille, 1818-W. NGC MS62Stephen Album Rare Coins
FRANCE: Louis XVIII, 1814-1824, AV 40 francs, Lille, 1818-W, KM-713.6, a lovely example! NGC graded MS62.
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,400.00
1571CHILE: Republic, AE peso, Paris mint, 1851. PCGS SP63Stephen Album Rare Coins
CHILE: Republic, AE peso, Paris mint, 1851, KM-Pn9, ESSAI pattern strike in copper signed Barre F., a very rare and attractive pattern issue, with exc
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,400.00
1015UMM AL QAIWAIN: Ahmad II bin Rashid al-Mu'alla, 1928-1991, 4-coin proof set, 1970/AH1389Stephen Album Rare Coins
UMM AL QAIWAIN: Ahmad II bin Rashid al-Mu'alla, 1928-1991, 4-coin proof set, 1970/AH1389, KM-PS1, set includes: AR 1 riyal Old Cannon of Umm Al ...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Sold for (950.00 + 166.25BP) = 1,116.25
1079FRANCE: Louis XVI, 1774-1792, AV louis d'or, Paris, 1787-A. PCGS MS62Stephen Album Rare Coins
FRANCE: Louis XVI, 1774-1792, AV louis d'or, Paris, 1787-A, KM-591.1, 1st semester, without dot, LUD. XVI. D. G. FR. ET NAV. REX, bare head of t...
Start Price : 900.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
1381CASTILE & LEON: Juan II, 1406-1454, AV dobla de la banda (4.59g), Sevilla. AUStephen Album Rare Coins
CASTILE & LEÓN: Juan II, 1406-1454, AV dobla de la banda (4.59g), Sevilla, CC-1428, Fr-112, coat-of-arms, with oblique band flanked by lion...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Sold for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
1431EAST AFRICA & UGANDA: Edward VII, 1901-1910, AR 50 cents, 1906. NGC MS65Stephen Album Rare Coins
EAST AFRICA & UGANDA: Edward VII, 1901-1910, AR 50 cents, 1906, KM-4, light gray smokey toning, very rare in this grade, NGC graded MS65. A si...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Sold for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
2029BOMBAY PRESIDENCY: AV mohur (11.59g), "Surat", frozen year 4(6). EFStephen Album Rare Coins
BOMBAY PRESIDENCY: AV mohur (11.59g), "Surat", frozen year 4(6), Stv-3.4, Prid-262, in the name of Shah Alam, struck at the Bombay mint 18...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Sold for (850.00) = 850.00
899JAPAN: LOT of 409 cast Japanese coinsStephen Album Rare Coins
JAPAN:LOT of 409 cast Japanese coins from the Edo period of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tempo Tsuho AE 100 mon coins, cast circa 1835-70 (150 coins), Kane
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,100.00
Sold for (825.00) = 825.00
90ROMAN EMPIRE: Caligula, 37-41 AD, AR denarius (3.52g), Lugdunum (40 AD). NGC VFStephen Album Rare Coins
ROMAN EMPIRE: Caligula, 37-41 AD, AR denarius (3.52g), Lugdunum (40 AD), S-1808, C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT, laureate head of Caligula right // DIVV
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,400.00
Sold for (3,000.00 + 525.00BP) = 3,525.00
![FATIMID: al-'Aziz, 975-996, AV dinar (4.23g), [Sabta] (Ceuta), AH384. EF](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/35901/30943883_1s.jpg?v=8D619B141D110B0)
337FATIMID: al-'Aziz, 975-996, AV dinar (4.23g), [Sabta] (Ceuta), AH384. EFStephen Album Rare Coins
FATIMID: al-'Aziz, 975-996, AV dinar (4.23g), (Ceuta), AH384, A-703, Nicol—, unusual arrangement of the legends on both sides, as Nicol type A
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,400.00
Sold for (4,250.00) = 4,250.00
411OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Selim I, 1512-1520, AV sultani (3.41g), Amid, AH918. VF-EFStephen Album Rare Coins
OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Selim I, 1512-1520, AV sultani (3.41g), Amid, AH918, A-1314, similar to Damali-AD-A1, wonderful strike for this mint, bold VF to EF, R
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,400.00
Sold for (2,400.00 + 420.00BP) = 2,820.00
438OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Suleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani (3.47g), Zabid, AH954 (?). VF-EFStephen Album Rare Coins
OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani (3.47g), Zabid, AH954 (?), A-1317, date very likely 954, VF to EF, RR, ex Hazerfans Collecti...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,400.00
Sold for (1,100.00 + 192.50BP) = 1,292.50
630DURRANI: Mahmud Shah, in Herat, 1801-1829, AV mohur (10.92g), Herat, AH1218//1218. EFStephen Album Rare Coins
DURRANI: Mahmud Shah, in Herat, 1801-1829, AV mohur (10.92g), Herat, AH1218//1218, A-V3138, KM-399, bold strike, standard type, used at Herat from 121
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Sold for (1,400.00 + 245.00BP) = 1,645.00
652WESTERN HAN: Han Wudi, 140-87 BC, 8 liang (3000 cash), (126.0g). VF-EFStephen Album Rare Coins
WESTERN HAN: Han Wudi, 140-87 BC, 8 liang (3000 cash) (126.0g), 53mm, stylized dragon design, bai jin lung "white metal dragon" // pseudo-...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Sold for (1,500.00 + 262.50BP) = 1,762.50
863JAPAN: Gembun, 1736-1741, AV koban (13.04g), Edo mint. VFStephen Album Rare Coins
JAPAN: Gembun, 1736-1741, AV koban (13.04g), Edo mint, H-8.22, JNDA-09-19, 35x66mm, fan-shaped kiri crest above and below, ichi ryo at top, Mitsuts
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (1,800.00 + 315.00BP) = 2,115.00
877JAPAN: Keio, 1865-1868, AE 25 mon (6.53g). EFStephen Album Rare Coins
JAPAN: Keio, 1865-1868, AE 25 mon (6.53g), H-7.5, type known as a Mito Daikoku-sen (Mito Daikoku Coin) with Daikoku, the God of Wealth on reverse, cas
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (800.00 + 140.00BP) = 940.00
999THAILAND: Rama IV, 1851-1868, AR 4 baht (tamlung) (60.11g). EF-AUStephen Album Rare Coins
THAILAND: Rama IV, 1851-1868, AR 4 baht (tamlung) (60.11g), Cr-139.1, silver "bullet money" ( pod duang ) type, with Chakra and Mongkut ma...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Sold for (2,000.00 + 350.00BP) = 2,350.00
1054BELGIUM: Philippe d'Auvergne, medallic AR 5 francs, 1815-A. NGC MS63Stephen Album Rare Coins
BELGIUM: Philippe d'Auvergne, medallic AR 5 francs, 1815-A, Maz-750; Julius-3513, 37mm, fantasy pattern, later striking circa 1870 in Brussels, ...
Start Price : 800.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
1535SOUTHERN RHODESIA: George V, 1910-1936, 1/2 penny, 1942. NGC PF65Stephen Album Rare Coins
SOUTHERN RHODESIA: George V, 1910-1936, ½ penny, 1942, KM-14a, Royal Mint VIP Proof or Proof of Record, likely the finest known, NGC graded PF6...
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,100.00
Sold for (800.00 + 140.00BP) = 940.00
1561CANADA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AR 10 cents, 1889. NGC VF25Stephen Album Rare Coins
CANADA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AR 10 cents, 1889, KM-3, key date for this type and rare in any grade, NGC graded VF25, R.
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,400.00
Sold for (1,500.00 + 262.50BP) = 1,762.50
1714GUPTA: Kumaragupta I, 409-450, AV dinar (8.01g). VF-EFStephen Album Rare Coins
GUPTA: Kumaragupta I, 409-450, AV dinar (8.01g), Mitch-4839, Kumar: class III, king on horseback, riding the caparisoned horse to the right // goddess
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Sold for (2,000.00 + 350.00BP) = 2,350.00
1770GUJARAT: Nasir al-Din Mahmud III, 1537-1553, AV tanka, NM (as always), AH955. NGC MS64Stephen Album Rare Coins
GUJARAT: Nasir al-Din Mahmud III, 1537-1553, AV tanka, NM (as always), AH955, G-G412, fabulous strike, beautifully centered, especially on the obverse
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Sold for (6,500.00 + 1,137.50BP) = 7,637.50
1845MUGHAL: Akbar I, 1556-1605, AV mohur, Lahore, AH979. NGC MS63Stephen Album Rare Coins
MUGHAL: Akbar I, 1556-1605, AV mohur, Lahore, AH979, KM-106.5, magnificent bold strike, NGC graded MS63.
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Sold for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
1979NAWANAGAR: Vibhaji, 1852-1894, AV kori, ND. NGC MS63Stephen Album Rare Coins
NAWANAGAR: Vibhaji, 1852-1894, AV kori, ND, KM-12, late style, with border of dots around both obverse & reverse, with the actual design derived...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (1,900.00 + 332.50BP) = 2,232.50
2050BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, Empress, 1876-1901, AE 1/4 anna, 1885(c). NGC MS63Stephen Album Rare Coins
BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, Empress, 1876-1901, AE ¼ anna, 1885(c), KM-486, S&W-6.502, reverse #2, NGC graded MS63 RB.
Start Price : 800.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
419OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Suleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani (3.39g), Baghdad, AH960. VFStephen Album Rare Coins
OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani (3.39g), Baghdad, AH960, A-1317, Damali-BG-A6-960 (same dies), obverse text sultan al-birray...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold for (1,300.00 + 227.50BP) = 1,527.50
628SHAYBANID: LOT of 1,174 Central Asian copper dangi coinsStephen Album Rare Coins
SHAYBANID:LOT of 1,174 Central Asian copper dangi coins from the Timurid and Shaybanid periods circa 1450-1600, many with counterstamps, a very intere
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,100.00
Sold for (750.00 + 131.25BP) = 881.25
865JAPAN: Tempo, 1830-1844, AV koban (11.26g), Edo mint. VFStephen Album Rare Coins
JAPAN: Tempo, 1830-1844, AV koban (11.26g), Edo mint, H-8.24, JNDA-09-21, 31x60mm, fan-shaped kiri crest above and below, ichi ryo at top, Mitsutsu
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,100.00
Sold for (1,100.00 + 192.50BP) = 1,292.50
870JAPAN: Man'en, 1860-1861, AV koban (3.31g), Edo mint. VFStephen Album Rare Coins
JAPAN: Man'en, 1860-1861, AV koban (3.31g), Edo mint, H-8.26, JNDA-09-23, fan-shaped kiri crest above and below, ichi ryo at top, Mitsutsugu ...
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 900.00 - 1,100.00
1509MOROCCO: LOT of 21 coins of Abdul Aziz 1894-1908Stephen Album Rare Coins
MOROCCO:LOT of 21 coins of Abdul Aziz 1894-1908, complete collection of bronze issues by date and mint from 1320-1323AH, including the very elusive lo
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,300.00
2026BENGAL PRESIDENCY: AV mohur (12.34g), "Murshidabad", AH1202 year 19 (frozen). NGC MS62Stephen Album Rare Coins
BENGAL PRESIDENCY: AV mohur (12.34g), "Murshidabad", AH1202 year 19 (frozen), Stv-9.4, Calcutta mint strike (1831-35), crescent on reverse...
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,100.00
Sold for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
2041BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, Queen, 1837-1876, AE 1/2 anna, 1845. FStephen Album Rare Coins
BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, Queen, 1837-1876, AE ½ anna, 1845, KM-447.1, East India Company issue, obverse brockage error, Fine. Known as a &quo...
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 850.00
351FATIMID: al-Zahir, 1021-1036, AV dinar (4.38g), Barqa, AH416, A-714.1, Nicol-1549, VF-EFStephen Album Rare Coins
FATIMID: al-Zahir, 1021-1036, AV dinar (4.38g), Barqa, AH416, A-714.1, Nicol-1549, mint name weak but very likely due to some weakness of strike, VF t
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
415OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Selim I, 1512-1520, AV sultani (3.50g), Serez, AH918. VFStephen Album Rare Coins
OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Selim I, 1512-1520, AV sultani (3.50g), Serez, AH918, A-1314, nice strike, bold VF, R, ex Hazerfans Collection.
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (1,200.00 + 210.00BP) = 1,410.00