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Stephen Album Rare Coins STEPHEN ALBUM Specialist in Islamic and Indian Coins Post Office Box 7386, Santa Rosa, Calif. 95407, U.S.A. Telephone 707-539-2120 — Fax 707-539-3348 204 [email protected] http://www.stevealbum.com ANA, ANS, NI, ONS, CSNA, AVA Catalog price $2.00 28. Toghanshah, 1072-1082+, pale AV dinar (2.26 g), Herat, April 2005 date unclear, A-1678, citing Malikshah I, crude f $90 29. Sanjar, 1099-1118, pale AV dinar (2.6g) (Balkh), DM, A-1685A, as viceroy under Muhammad, with the Surat Gold Coins al-Kursi (Qur’an 2:255), f $125 30. AMIRS OF NISHAPUR: Toghanshah, 1172-1185, AV dinar (1.56 g) (Nishapur) DM, A-1708.2, 25% weak, citing Gold Coins of the Islamic Dynasties Takish, very crude vf $125 31. KHWARIZMSHAHS: ‘Ala al-Din Muhammad, 1200-1220, 1. ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar (3.56 g), without AV dinar (5.02 g), Bukhara DM, A-1712, 25% weakly mint, AH(19)3, A-218.13, clipped, li’l-khalifa below reverse, struck, very crude vf $125 vg-f $75 32. —, AV dinar (3.95g), Ghazna, DM, A-1712, attractive 2. al-Ma’mun, 810-833, AV dinar (3.22 g), [Madinat al-Salam] calligraphy, vf $115 AH207, A-222.15, clipped, double obverse margin type, 33. —, AV dinar (2.81 g), Tirmiz DM, A-1712, crimped, rare about f,R $120 mint now in Uzbekistan, crude vf $90 3. al-Mu’tamid, 870-892, AV dinar (4.29g), Madinat al-Salam, 34. GHORID: Mu’izz al-Din Muhammad, 1171-1206, AV dinar AH265, A-239.5, citing heir al-Muwaffaq, two plugged (2.90 g), Herat, DM, A-1763, 25% weakly struck, crude vf $125 holes, vf $120 35. GHORID OF BAMIYAN: Shams al-Din Muhammad, 4. AGHLABID: Muhammad I, 840-856, AV dinar (4.17 g), 1163-1192, AV dinar (2.99 g), Balkh ND, A-R1802, with without mint, AH239, A-443, crimped f $170 title malik al-sharq “king of the east”, crude f-vf, RRR $250 5. HAFSID: Abu Ishaq Ibrahim II, 1350-1369, AV ¼ dinar 36. Jalal al-Din ‘Ali, 1206-1215, AV dinar (3.79 g), Warwarliz (1.18 g), without mint or date, A-B510, crude f $120 (by die link), AH609, A-1806, citing ‘Ala al-Din of Khwarizm, 6. MERINID: ‘Abd al-Aziz II, 1393-1396, AV ½ dinar (1.53 g) original luster, 55% weakly struck, very crude au,RR $125 (Fès) ND, A-541, H-848, heavily crimped, f $90 37. —, AV dinar (3.49g) (Bamiyan), DM, A-1806, ef $150 7. MAMLUK: Sha’ban II, 1363-1376, AV dinar (9.31 g), 38. ILKHAN: Abu Sa’id, 1316-1335, AV dinar (8.02 g), Dimashq AH76x, A-955, crimped, CHEAP! crude vf $145 Kazerun AH7xx, A-2191, obverse double struck, type A, 8. AYYUBID OF YEMEN: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AV dinar crude ef $275 (1.91 g), San’a AH310, A-1058, $275 39. TIMURID: Shahrukh III, 1575-1579, AV ¼ ashrafi (0.93 g), 9. OTTOMAN: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani (3.43g), without mint or date, A-2466, vf,R $75 Dimashq, AH926, A-1317, full even strike, ef $225 40. SAFAVID: Muhammad Khudabandah, 1578-1588, AV 10. — AV dinar (3.46 g), Sidrekapsi AH926, A-1317, lightly mithqal (4.59 g), Qazvin AH989, A-2616.2, about vf $150 crimped, vf-ef $125 41. QAJAR: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AV toman (3.44 11. —, AV dinar (3.43 g), Misr AH926, A-1317, f $110 g), Rasht AH1276, A-2921, KM-853. Cr-272.3, epithet Dar 12. Murad III, 1574-1595, AV sultani (3.50g), Baghdad, al-Marz, obverse die crack, nice ef $120 AH98(2), A-1332, 40% weakly struck, f $65 42. DURRANI: Ahmad Shah, 1747-1772, AV mohur (11.98 g), 13. SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AV dinar (3.62 g), Nishapur Mashhad, undated, A-3090, choice ef+ $360 AH317, A-1449, good vf $140 14. Nuh II, 943-954, AV dinar (4.13g), Nishapur, AH341, Modern Gold Coins A-1454, zafar below on obverse, f-vf $115 15. ‘Abd al-Malik I, 954-961, AV dinar (4.23 g), Nishapur 43. EGYPT: AV zeri mahbub (2.52g), Misr, AH(1143), KM-86, AH346, A-1460, citing Caliph al-Muti, obverse double initial letter xii (‘ayn) & xli (ya), au $175 struck, ef $135 44. AV ¼ mahbub, Misr AH1223 year 16, KM-191, ef $60 16. —, AV dinar (4.1 g), Nishapur AH346, A-1460, citing Caliph 45. AV 100 qirsh, Misr AH1255 year 4, KM-235.1, minor al-Muti, good vf $110 planchet defects, ef $175 17. Nuh III, 976-997, AV dinar (4.88 g), Nishapur AH373, 46. IRAN: AV toman, Tehran AH1314, KM-988, Y-39, Muzaffar A-1468, with Husam al-Dawla, ‘ain above obverse, crude vf $115 al-Din Shah, $300 18. BUWAYHID: Rukn al-Dawla, 947-977, AV dinar (4.28 g), 47. AV pahlavi, SH1323, KM-1148, choice unc $135 Qazvin AH34x, A-1546, crude f-vf $125 48. AV ¼ pahlavi, SH1339, KM-1160a, au $43 19. GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 994-997, AV dinar (3.46 g), Herat 49. NEPAL: AV dam, ND (1847-81), KM-604, Cr-157, ef $35 AH387, A-A1602, as governor under the Samanids with title Sayf al-Dawla, vf $185 50. AV 1/64 mohur, ND (1881-1911), KM-663, crude ef $30 20. —, AV dinar (3.85 g), Herat AH397, A-1607, attractive vf $140 51. TUNISIA: AV 20 francs, Paris, 1904/AH1322, KM-234, au $110 21. —, AV dinar (3.54g), Herat, AH395, A-1607, crude vf $105 52. AV ¼ zeri mahbub, Kostantiniye AH1223 year 5, KM-605, choice ef $35 22. Mas’ud I, 1030-1041, AV dinar (4.32 g), Ghazna AH427, A-1619, f $90 53. AV 100 kurush, Kostantiniye AH1293 year 1, KM-725, light hairlines, ef $200 23. Mawdud, 1041-1048, AV dinar (3.07 g), Ghazna, date obsure, A-1625, 20% weakly struck, crude vf $90 54. AV 100 kurush, Kostantiniye AH1293 year 10, KM-730, nice ef $125 24. Farrukhzad, 1053-1059, AV dinar (4.86 g) (Ghazna) DM, A-1633, Kufic & Naskhi inscriptions, crude f-vf $115 55. AV 100 kurush, Kostantiniye AH1327 year 5, KM-754, ef-au $145 25. —, AV dinar (3.47 g), Ghazna DM, A-1633, Kufic inscriptions, decent f $85 56. AV 100 kurush, 1923 year 32, KM-855, Kemal Atatürk, au+ $115 26. GREAT SELJUQ: Alp Arslan Muhammad, 1058-1063, AV dinar (3.74 g), Herat AH450, A-1671, weakly struck, crude Gold Coins of India vf $160 27. —, debased AV dinar (5.42 g), Marv AH464, A-1671, 25% 57. CHITALDURG: Anonymous, ca. 17th century, AV pagoda, weak, crude vf $100 without date or mint, Mitch-1998:882, facing seated deity, choice ef-au $100 1 LIST 204 58. DELHI: Muhammad Shah III, 1325-1351, AV tanka (11.10 92. —, AR dirham, Wasit AH85, A-126, Klat-680.6, good vf $25 g), Delhi AH743, G-D427, Ra-1218, CHEAP, scruffy f $165 93. —, AR dirham, Dimashq AH81, A-126, Klat-325.2, f $16 59. MUGHAL: Shah Jahan, 1628-1658, AV mohur (10.98g), 94. —, AR dirham, Dimashq AH81, A-126, Klat-325.2, holed & Burhanpur, AH1048, KM-260.6, mint weak, choice ef $360 plugged, f $10 60. —, AV mohur (10.98g), Burhanpur, AH1048, KM-315.10, 95. temp. al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham, Sabur AH90, nearly ef $290 A-128, nice ef $28 61. Aurangzeb, 1658-1707, AV mohur (11.01g), Surat, 96. —, AR dirham, Dimashq AH88, A-128, few edge chips, ef $25 AH1092 year 25, KM-315.45, vf-ef $265 97. —, AR dirham, Dimashq AH91, A-128, some edge chips, 62. Muhamamd Shah, 1719-1748, AV pagoda (3.34 g), ef $25 Imtiyazgarh, undated, KM-439C.1, ef $125 98. —, AR dirham, Dimashq AH91, A-128, some edge chips, 63. Alamgir II, 1754-1759, AV mohur (10.88g), nearly ef $20 Shahjahanabad, year 3, KM-465.1, ef $350 99. —, AR dirham, Dimashq AH88, A-128, bad edge chips, ef $15 64. Shah ‘Alam II, 1759-1806, AV ½ fanam (0.18 g), Karpa 100. —, AR dirham, Manadhir AH95, A-128, Klat-619, very (119)4, KM-—, vf-ef $75 lightly crimped, attractive, vf-ef $60 65. —, AV ½ fanam (0.18 g) (Karpa) (118/9)3, KM-—, reverse 101. —, AR dirham, Nahr Tira AH95, A-128, vf $90 very weakly struck, vf $50 102. —, AR dirham, al-Taymara AH94, A-128, Klat-210.2, lightly 66. —, AV ½ fanam (0.17 g), Balapur DM, KM-—, reverse crimped, vf $40 weakly struck, vf $50 103. —, AR dirham, Kirman AH92, A-128, Klat-524, vf $30 67. —, AV ½ fanam (0.18 g) (Karpa) (11)68, KM-—, reverse very weakly struck, vf $35 104. —, AR dirham, Ardashir Khurra AH96, A-128, Klat-40, f-vf $30 68. —, AV ½ fanam (0.18 g), Balapur DM, KM-—, crude f $30 105. —, 705-715, AR dirham, Wasit AH94, A-128, edge chipped, f-vf $13 69. VIJAYANAGAR: Hari Hara II, 1377-1404, AV ½ pagoda, without mint or date, Mitch-1998:412, Siva & Parvati seated 106. —, AR dirham, Hamadan AH93, A-128, Klat-670, light on reverse, choice ef $75 overall adhesion and flan crack, g $15 70. MADRAS PRESIDENCY: AV pagoda, ND (1740-1807), 107. temp. Sulayman, 715-717, AR dirham, Dimashq AH98, KM-303, star on reverse, choice au $145 A-131, minor edge chips, ef $25 71. TUTICORIN: AV pagoda (3.41 g), ND (1784-94), KM-49, 108.
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