Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 53 | September 18-21, 2025

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Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 53 | September 18-21, 2025

September 18, 2025 - Floor & Online Bidding - Ancient, Islamic & India
September 19, 2025 - Floor & Online Bidding - World Coins, China & Banknotes
September 20, 2025 - Online Bidding Only - Ancient, Islamic & India
September 21, 2025 - Online Bidding Only - World Coins & China

IMPORTANT NOTE - The Buyer's Premium is now $20 per lot or 20% of the hammer price, whichever amount is greater. However, we have also reduced opening bids on lower value items to adjust for the new Buyer's Premium structure, so all-in costs are still very close to what they were in the past. This change in fee structure will allow us to continue to offer coins valued at less than $100 in addition to our higher value offerings. Contact us with any questions.
IMPORTANT NOTE - The Buyer's Premium is now $20 per lot or 20% of the hammer price, whichever amount is greater. However, we have also reduced opening bids on lower value items to adjust for the new Buyer's Premium structure, so all-in costs are still very close to what they were in the past. This change in fee structure will allow us to continue to offer coins valued at less than $100 in addition to our higher value offerings. Contact us with any questions.
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SELEUKID KINGDOM: Seleukos II Kallinikos, 246-226 BC, AR tetradrachm (17.15g), Alexandria in Aria (A24 - SELEUKID KINGDOM: Seleukos II Kallinikos, 246-226 BC, AR tetradrachm (17.15g), Alexandria in Aria (A
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SELEUKID KINGDOM: Seleukos II Kallinikos, 246-226 BC, AR tetradrachm (17.15g), Alexandria in Aria (Artacoana), SC-830.3, diademed head right // Apollo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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ROMAN PROVINCIAL, THRACE: Pautalia, Caracalla, 198-217, AE30 (15.66g), VF52 - ROMAN PROVINCIAL, THRACE: Pautalia, Caracalla, 198-217, AE30 (15.66g), VF
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ROMAN PROVINCIAL, THRACE: Pautalia, Caracalla, 198-217, AE30 (15.66g), Tachev-351, Varbanov-5257 (plate example), laureate head right, AVT K M AVPH AN
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (475.00 + 95.00BP) = 570.00
 
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ROMAN PROVINCIAL, THRACE: Pautalia, Geta, 209-211, AE30 (13.57g), VF53 - ROMAN PROVINCIAL, THRACE: Pautalia, Geta, 209-211, AE30 (13.57g), VF
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ROMAN PROVINCIAL, THRACE: Pautalia, Geta, 209-211, AE30 (13.57g), Tachev-209, Varbanov-5427, laureate head right, AVT K Π CE-TIM ΓETAC
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Constantine IV Pogonatus, 668-685, AV semissis (2.14g), Constantine, AU-UNC69 - BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Constantine IV Pogonatus, 668-685, AV semissis (2.14g), Constantine, AU-UNC
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BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Constantine IV Pogonatus, 668-685, AV semissis (2.14g), Constantine, SB-1161, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, d N CONSTAN
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Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold for (375.00 + 75.00BP) = 450.00
 
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ARAB-SASANIAN: Mu'awiya, 661-680, AR drachm (3.95g), DAP (Fasâ), AH43 (frozen), XF85 - ARAB-SASANIAN: Mu'awiya, 661-680, AR drachm (3.95g), DAP (Fasâ), AH43 (frozen), XF
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ARAB-SASANIAN: Mu'awiya, 661-680, AR drachm (3.95g), DAP (Fasâ), AH43 (frozen), A-14, first Umayyad caliph, with his caliphal title AMYL-Y ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (375.00 + 75.00BP) = 450.00
 
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ARAB-SASANIAN: Mu'awiya, 661-680, AR drachm (4.06g), DAP (Fasâ), year 43 (frozen), XF86 - ARAB-SASANIAN: Mu'awiya, 661-680, AR drachm (4.06g), DAP (Fasâ), year 43 (frozen), XF
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ARAB-SASANIAN: Mu'awiya, 661-680, AR drachm (4.06g), DAP (Fasâ), year 43 (frozen), A-14, with the Pahlavi letter P added also at 11:30 in t...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (750.00 + 150.00BP) = 900.00
 
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ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf, 694-713, AR drachm (3.71g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH80, VF-XF91 - ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf, 694-713, AR drachm (3.71g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH80, VF-XF
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ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf, 694-713, AR drachm (3.71g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH80, A-35.3, with lillah al-hamd instead of bism Allah in ObQ2; nice
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (260.00 + 52.00BP) = 312.00
 
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ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, ca. 695-720, AE pashiz (2.19g), XF94 - ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, ca. 695-720, AE pashiz (2.19g), XF
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ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, ca. 695-720, AE pashiz (2.19g), A-49K, Gyselen-89, facing bust, wearing unusual cap (very clear on this example!), Pahlavi L
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (550.00 + 110.00BP) = 660.00
 
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AFRIGHID: Dhu'l-Ri'asatayn, ca. 812-821, AR drachm (2.11g), NM, ND, VF97 - AFRIGHID: Dhu'l-Ri'asatayn, ca. 812-821, AR drachm (2.11g), NM, ND, VF
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AFRIGHID: Dhu'l-Ri'asatayn, ca. 812-821, AR drachm (2.11g), NM, ND, A-94, royal bust right, Khwarizmian style, in the name of Askaswar II //...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
 
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UMAYYAD: 'Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AR dirham (2.19g), Jayy, AH79, nearly VF111 - UMAYYAD: 'Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AR dirham (2.19g), Jayy, AH79, nearly VF
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UMAYYAD: 'Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AR dirham (2.19g), Jayy, AH79, A-126, Klat-253b, clipped down to the contemporary standard of Tabaristan, nearl...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (240.00 + 48.00BP) = 288.00
 
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UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham, al-Bab, AH119, NGC AU55154 - UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham, al-Bab, AH119, NGC AU55
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UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham, al-Bab, AH119, A-137, Klat-146, lovely beautifully centered strike, NGC graded AU55. Al-Bab is now the city of De
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (375.00 + 75.00BP) = 450.00
 
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UMAYYAD: AE fals (1.89g), Baniyas, VF161 - UMAYYAD: AE fals (1.89g), Baniyas, VF
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UMAYYAD: AE fals (1.89g), Baniyas, A-A170, SNAT-254/257, very rare mint in Palestine, inscribed as anbulus (or anbiyâs) and interpreted as eith...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (260.00 + 52.00BP) = 312.00
 
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ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.61g), al-Haruniya, AH171, choice XF184 - ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.61g), al-Haruniya, AH171, choice XF
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ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.61g), al-Haruniya, AH171, A-219.1, Vardanyan-197, citing the caliph as al-khalifa al-mardi (the early name o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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AMIRS OF NAKUR: temp. Jurthum b. Ahmad, 948/9-971, AR 1/2 dirham (0.72g), al-Nakur, ND, VF225 - AMIRS OF NAKUR: temp. Jurthum b. Ahmad, 948/9-971, AR 1/2 dirham (0.72g), al-Nakur, ND, VF
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AMIRS OF NAKUR: temp. Jurthum b. Ahmad, 948/9-971, AR 1/2 dirham (0.72g), al-Nakur, ND, A-Q455, in the names of the late Idrisid ruler al-Qasim (937-9
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (475.00 + 95.00BP) = 570.00
 
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ALMOHAD: Abu Hafs 'Umar, 1248-1266, AR square dirham (1.39g), al-Hadra al-Mu'miniya al-Murtadiya, ch245 - ALMOHAD: Abu Hafs 'Umar, 1248-1266, AR square dirham (1.39g), al-Hadra al-Mu'miniya al-Murtadiya, ch
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ALMOHAD: Abu Hafs 'Umar, 1248-1266, AR square dirham (1.39g), al-Hadra al-Mu'miniya al-Murtadiya, A-493A, mint name crudely engraved, as tho...
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Start Price : 180.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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FATIMID: al-Mu'izz, 953-975, AR 1/4 dirham (0.54g), NM, ND, choice XF281 - FATIMID: al-Mu'izz, 953-975, AR 1/4 dirham (0.54g), NM, ND, choice XF
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FATIMID: al-Mu'izz, 953-975, AR 1/4 dirham (0.54g), NM, ND, A-700I, Nicol (unlike all type Nicol listed for al-Mu'izz), obverse legend '...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (550.00 + 110.00BP) = 660.00
 
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BURID: Abaq, 1140-1154, AV 1/4 dinar (0.75g), NM, ND, VF322 - BURID: Abaq, 1140-1154, AV 1/4 dinar (0.75g), NM, ND, VF
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BURID: Abaq, 1140-1154, AV 1/4 dinar (0.75g), NM, ND, A-N784, anonymous, citing only the caliph al-Muqtafi and the Seljuq overlord Mu'izz al-Din...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (180.00 + 36.00BP) = 216.00
 
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BURID: Abaq, 1140-1154, BI fals (1.01g), NM, ND, VF323 - BURID: Abaq, 1140-1154, BI fals (1.01g), NM, ND, VF
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BURID: Abaq, 1140-1154, BI fals (1.01g), NM, ND, A-784M, citing Abaq and the Zangid of Syria ruler Mahmud (b. Zangi) on the obverse, the Great Seljuq
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Start Price : 180.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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WAHHABI SHARIFS OF MAKKA: Yahya II b. Surur, 1803-1827, AE mahmudi (20.04g), Makka, AH1223, VF364 - WAHHABI SHARIFS OF MAKKA: Yahya II b. Surur, 1803-1827, AE mahmudi (20.04g), Makka, AH1223, VF
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WAHHABI SHARIFS OF MAKKA: Yahya II b. Surur, Emir & Grand Sharif, 1803-1827, AE mahmudi (20.04g), Makka, AH1223, A-T1160, mint name Makka & ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (240.00 + 48.00BP) = 288.00
 
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WAHHABI SHARIFS OF MAKKA: Yahya II b. Surur, 1803-1827, AE mahmudi (19.89g), Makka, AH1223, strong  365 - WAHHABI SHARIFS OF MAKKA: Yahya II b. Surur, 1803-1827, AE mahmudi (19.89g), Makka, AH1223, strong
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WAHHABI SHARIFS OF MAKKA: Yahya II b. Surur, Emir & Grand Sharif, 1803-1827, AE mahmudi (19.89g), Makka, AH1223, A-T1160, mint name Makka & ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (190.00 + 38.00BP) = 228.00
 
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