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Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 48Auction date: 18 January 2024
Lot number: 133

Price realized: 180 USD   (Approx. 166 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


UMAYYAD: AE fals (2.45g), al-Sus, ND, A-G205, classic Umayyad period design, with the kalima divided between obverse & reverse, Arabic word rawâj ("current") below the obverse, the mint name below the reverse; unpublished and apparently the first known Umayyad fals of al-Sus, F-VF, RRR. Al-Sus is well attested for Arab-Sasanian copper pashiz, with most or all the legends in Pahlavi, and for Abbasid fulus dated AH151-173.

Estimate: 200-300 USD

Starting price: 170 USD

Match 1:
Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 48Auction date: 18 January 2024
Lot number: 1711

Price realized: 90 USD   (Approx. 83 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


UMAYYAD: al-Junayd b. 'Abd al-Rahman, governor, ca. 730-735, AE fals (1.30g), NM, ND, A-205T, Zeno-291946, Bactrian monogram or tamgha in center, name around, al-amir al-junayd ... possibly followed by his father's name // two Bactrian letters in center, uncertain Bactrian legend in the margin (possibly with a few Arabic letters), unpublished (3 examples in our previous auction), crude Fine. Likely from eastern Khorasan or Tokharistan. This is the fourth reported Umayyad fals with Bactrian letters; the first appeared in our Auction 43, Lot 209.

Estimate: 100-150 USD

Starting price: 85 USD

Match 2:
Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 48Auction date: 18 January 2024
Lot number: 131

Price realized: 300 USD   (Approx. 276 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


UMAYYAD: AE fals (1.37g), Bust, ND, A-B198, peacock right // Arabic ja'iz / bust; an incredible example and the first known Umayyad fals of the mint of Bust, VF, RRRR. Assigned to the Umayyads because the reverse calligraphic style resembles the early issues of Umayyad fulus at mints like Balkh, Zaranj, etc., and the use of a physical image on the obverse.

Estimate: 300-500 USD

Starting price: 280 USD

Match 3:
Spink > Auction 23129Auction date: 26 January 2024
Lot number: 10151

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


(x) Belgium, Adolphe Max, Mayor of Brussles, AE Medal, 1914, by G. Devresse, . ADOLPHE MAX BOURGMESTRE DE BRUXELLES ., uniformed three-quarters bust left, rev. . LES VERTUS CIVIQUES . JUSTICE . VIGILANCE . CHARITE, cockerel with scales of justice, 64mm, 97.87g, extremely fine; Belgium, Visit of Albert I and Elisabeth to Brazil, AR Medal, 1920, by G. Devresse, . LL . MM . ALBERT . .ET. ELISABETH, uniformed and diademed bust left, rev. 19 DE SETEMBRO 1920 15 DE OUTUBRO 1920, banner with tree branch behind, 70mm, 121.40g, extremely fine; Belgium, Trandafir Djuvara, Minister of Bulgaria in Brussels, AE Medal, 1920, by G. Devresse, TRANDAFIR G DJUVARA, uniformed bust left, rev. sixteen line inscription, listing cities and dates where he served, 74mm, 141.11g, some darker staining, otherwise extremely fine; Belgium, Death of Queen Astrid, AE Medal, 1936, by G. Devresse, draped bust left, rev. monogram right, rev. seven line inscription, 64mm, 123.69g, extremely fine, in original box of issue; Belgium, Death of Queen Astrid, AE Medal, 1935, by P. Turin, LEOPOLD III ROI DES BELGES, bust right, MCMXXXV below, rev. ASTRID REINE DES BELGES, bust left, MCMXXXV below, 67mm, 158.68g, as struck, in original box of issue; Brazil, Centenary of Independence and International Exposition, Rio de Janeiro, AE Medal, 1923, by G. Devresse, BRAZIL 7 SETEMBRO 1822-1923, kneeling woman reaches up to Victory breaking free of chains, rev. EXPOSICAO . INTERNACIONAL . RIO . DE . JANEIRO . 1922-1923, female figure seated presents laurel wreath to figure holding vase, exposition grounds beyond, 74mm, 130.33g, pleasing brown surfaces, extremely fine; Belgium, To The Heroes Who Died For The Patris, AE Medallion, c. 1915, by René Lalique, Victory holding sword, crowns a dead soldier, rev. AUX HEROS MORTS POUR LA PATRIS, L'AVENIR JAILLIT D' ENTRE LE REPOS DESMORTS CSE DE NOAILLES in six lines, 28mm, 9.41g, a handful of light contact marks, some damage to the gilt on the suspension ring, otherwise about extremely fine; France, Journee du Poilu, AE Uniface Pin Badge, 1915, by René Lalique, soldier grasps an eagle by the neck, JOURNEE DU POILU below, 34mm x 34mm, 9.85g, a most handsome art nouveau design by the renowned French jeweller Lalique, extremely fine; France, Joseph Joffre, Battle of La Marne, AR Medallion, c. 1914, uniformed bust facing, rev. LA MARNE 4 - IX - 1914 H FAUT TENIR JOFFRE, 31mm, 12.18g, some staining to the reverse, otherwise extremely fine, mounted for suspension (9).
The Journee du Poilu pin badges were sold to raise funds in France for the war effort. The direct translation of Poilu is 'the hairy one'. The phrase came to be used as a nickname for regular French infantryman during the First World War, in the same way the name 'Tommy' became synonymous with British soldiers. The word carries the sense of the infantryman's typically rustic, agricultural background, and derives from the bushy moustaches many French soldiers grew.,
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René Lalique (1860-1945) was a French jeweller, medallist, and glass designer known for his creations of glass art, perfume bottles, vases, jewellery, chandeliers, clocks, and automobile hood ornaments. ,
Estimate: £200 - £250

Match 4:
Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 48Auction date: 18 January 2024
Lot number: 528

Price realized: 3,250 USD   (Approx. 2,995 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, ca. 1220s-1230s, AV dinar (4.43g), Bukhara, ND, A-1966, obverse legend qa'an / yarlighi, kalima reverse, with the mint name above the reverse field; probably undated; unpublished and the first discovery of this type, VF-EF, RRRR. The phrase "qa'an yarlighi" means "by order of the Khan". This is first Great Mongol coin we have heard of that bears the word "yarlighi" that appears on some Timurid coins in the name of Timur, especially the common miris struck at Samarqand from the AH780s to the early 800s.

Estimate: 1 000-1 500 USD

Starting price: 850 USD

Match 5:
Roma Numismatics Ltd. > E-Sale 116Auction date: 18 January 2024
Lot number: 1624

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


A Collection of 50 Abbasid Æ Fulus. Lot includes:

1) Abbasids, time of al-Ma'mun Æ Fals Samarqand mint, AH 205 = AD 821. First part of Kalima in three lines; date formula around / Continuation of kalima in three lines; citing governor Ghassan ibn 'Abbad. Album 334; Shamma p. 335, 6. Good Fine. Very Rare.
2) Abbasids, Anonymous time of Al-Mansur (?) Æ Fals. No mint, undated, citing Hamid [bin Quhatiba]?. Allah in the centre; kalima around / Hamid in the centre. Album 334E; Shamma -. Good Fine. Very Rare.
3) Abbasids, time of al-Ma'mun Æ Fals. Al-Shash mint, AH 204 = AD 820. First part of Kalima in three lines, citing governor Ghassan [ibn 'Abbad]; Quran IX, 33 around / Continuation of kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around. Album 334E; Shamma -; SICA II, -. About Very Fine. Very Rare.
4) Abbasids, Al-Mahdi Æ Fals. Kazirun mint, AH 167 = AD 784. Mint in two lines, citing Rabi' below / Caliph's name and title in three lines, citing Prefect Nusayr below; date formula around. Album A328; Shamma -; Cf. SICA II, 1242 (dated AH 166). About Very Fine. Extremely Rare.
5) Abbasids, time of Al-Amin Æ Fals. Sijistan mint, AH 194 = AD 810. First part of Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Large six-pointed star on petaled flower; Quran IX, 33 around. Album 335. Cf. Shamma p. 290, 11; SICA II, 1499. Good Fine. Rare.
6) Abbasids, time of Al-Rashid Æ Fals. Sijistan mint, AH 178 = AD 795. First part of Kalima in three lines; mint and date around / Continuation of kalima in three lines; citing the governor Yazid below. Album 335. Shamma p. 289, 7; SICA II, 1498. Good Fine. Rare.
7) Abbasids, Anonymous time of Al-Mansur Æ Fals. Jurjan mint, AH 145 = AD 763. First part of Kalima in three lines / Continuation of kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around. Album 327; Shamma p. 303, 5. Fine. Scarce.
8) Abbasids, Anonymous time of Al-Mansur Æ Fals. Jurjan mint, AH 139 = AD 757. First part of Kalima in three lines / Continuation of kalima in two lines divided by two stars and circle; mint and date formula around. Album 327; Shamma p. 302, 1. Good Fine; edge chipped. Scarce.
9) Abbasids, time of Al-Rashid Æ Fals. Jurjan mint, AH 184 = AD 800. First part of Kalima in three lines; citing governor al-Husayn ibn Ali and Isma'il ibn Mas'ub / Continuation of kalima in three lines; "Salam" (?) split above and below; mint and date formula around. Album 327; Shamma p. 304, 12. Good Fine. Rare.
10) Abbasids, Anonymous time of Al-Mansur Æ Fals. Jurjan mint, AH 151 = AD 769. First part of Kalima in three lines / Continuation of kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around. Album 327; Shamma p. 303, 7. Fine. Scarce.
11) Abbasids, time of Al-Rashid Æ Fals. Jurjan mint, AH 190 = AD 806. First part of Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Continuation of kalima in three lines; citing the Abbasid governor Isma'il ibn Musa and the Abbasid official Ya'qub ibn Ishaq. Album 327; Shamma p. 304, 13. Good Fine. Rare.
12) Abbasids, Anonymous time of Al-Mansur Æ Fals. Al-Muhammadiya mint, AH 152 = AD 770. First part of Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Citing the caliph al-Mahdi as al-khalifa; Quran IX, 33 around. Album 329; Shamma p. 206, 5. About Very Fine. Scarce.
13) Abbasids, Anonymous time of Al-Mansur Æ Fals. Balkh mint, AH 142 = AD 760. First part of Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Continuation of kalima in three lines; citing Governor al-Hasan Ibn Himran around. Album 319; Shamma p. 307, 1. Very Fine; area of weakness. Scarce.
14) Abbasids, Anonymous time of Al-Mansur Æ Fals. Balkh mint, AH 149 = AD 767. First part of Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Continuation of kalima in two lines; citing Governor Harb bin Ziyad and the heir al-Mahdi around. Album 319; Shamma p. 312, 2. Very Fine. Scarce.
15) Abbasids, Anonymous time of Al-Rashid Æ Fals. Balkh mint, AH 187 = AD 803. First part of Kalima in three lines, citing 'Issa below; mint and date formula around / Continuation of kalima in three lines; Quran IX, 33 around. Album 319; Shamma p. 312, 6. About Very Fine. Scarce.
16) Abbasids, Anonymous time of Al-Rashid Æ Fals. Balkh mint, AH 182 = AD 798. First part of Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Continuation of kalima in three lines; Quran IX, 33 around. Album 319; Shamma p. 312, 3. About Very Fine.
17) Abbasids, time of Al-Mahdi Æ Fals. Kurat al-Mahdiya min Fars mint, AH 161 = AD 788. First part of Kalima in three lines; date formula around / Continuation of kalima in three lines, citing the city name "Jur" above; mint formula around. Album 328; Shamma p. 227, 1. About Very Fine. Rare.
18) Abbasids, Anonymous time of Al-Mansur Æ Fals. Bukhara mint, AH 143 = AD 761. First part of Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Continuation of kalima in three lines; citing the governor al-'Ashath and the caliphal heir al-Mahdi. Album 320; Shamma p. 327, 3. Good Very Fine. Rare.
19) Abbasids, Anonymous time of Al-Mansur Æ Fals. Bukhara mint, AH 148 = AD 766. First part of Kalima in three lines, star below; mint and date formula around / Continuation of kalima in three lines, tamgha similar to the later Zangids tamgha below; citing the governor Mu'abad and the caliphal heir al-Mahdi. Album 320; Shamma p. 328, 6. About Very Fine. Rare.
20) Abbasids, Anonymous time of Al-Mansur Æ Fals. Bukhara mint, AH 151 = AD 769. First part of Kalima in three lines, star below; mint and date formula around / Continuation of kalima in two lines divided by ornament between them; citing the governor al-Junayd b. Khalid and the caliphal heir al-Mahdi. Album 320; Shamma p. 328, 7. Very Fine; light oxidation. Rare.
21) Abbasids, time Al-Rashid Æ Fals. Bukhara mint, AH 185 = AH 801. First part of Kalima in three lines; date formula around / Continuation of kalima in three lines, "Adl" below; citing Ali' ibn Isa and Sa'id Ja'far around. Abum 320; Shamma p. 329, 12. Very Fine. Rare.
22) Abbasids, time of Al-Mahdi Æ Fals. Bukhara mint, AH 160 = AD 787. "Blessing Musa" as califal heir; First part of Kalima in three lines; date formula around / Continuation of kalima in three lines; citing the governor Abdullah bin Qudayd and 'Abd al-Malik bin Yazid around. Album 320; Shamma p. 329, 9. Very Fine. Rare.
23) Abbasids, time Al-Rashid Æ Fals. Bukhara mint, AH 190 = AH 806. First part of Kalima in three lines; date formula around / Continuation of kalima in three lines; citing governor al-Hakim ibn Sa'id. Abum 320; Shamma p. 330, 12. Very Fine. Rare.
24) Abbasids, Anonymous time of Al-Mansur Æ Fals. Samarqand mint, AH 144 = AD 762. First part of Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around within a dotted circle / Continuation of kalima in three lines, Tamgha of Samarqand below; citing the governor al-'Ashath and the caliphal heir al-Mahdi within a dotted circle. Album 334; Shamma p. 334, 2. About Very Fine. Very Rare.
25) Abbasids, time Al-Rashid Æ Fals. Samarqand mint, AH 172 = AH 790. First part of Kalima in three lines; date formula around / Continuation of kalima in three lines, "Adl" below; citing Jafar bin Muhammad and Masa`da b. Zuhayr. Album 334; Shamma, p.334, 4. Very Rare.
26) Abbasids, Anonymous time of Al-Mansur Æ Fals. Samarqand mint, AH 153 = AD 771. First part of Kalima in three lines; citing governor Hamza bin 'Amru around / Continuation of kalima in three lines, mint and date formula around. Album 334; Shamma p. 334, 3. About Very Fine. Very Rare.
27) Abbasids, Anonymous time of Al-Mansur Æ Fals of 1/60 dirham. Al-Shash mint, AH 149 = AD 767. First part of Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around within a dotted circle / Continuation of kalima in three lines; citing Sa'îd ibn Yahyâ and denomination of 1/60 dirham within a dotted circle. Album 334E; Shamma -; SICA II, -. Good Fine. Very Rare.
28) Abbasids, al-Mahdi Æ Fals. Madinat al-Salam mint, AH 166 = AD 783. First part of Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Continuation of kalima in three lines; citing the caliph al-Mahdi Muhammad around. Album 307.1; Shamma p. 40, 16. Good Fine; clipped.
29) Abbasids, al-Mansur Æ Fals. Madinat al-Salam mint, AH 157 = AD 774. First part of Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Continuation of kalima in three lines, " 'Adl " below; citing the caliph Abd Allah al-Mansur around. Album 307.1; Shamma p. 38, 7. Good Fine. Scarce.
30) Abbasids, al-Mahdi Æ Fals. Al-Kufa mint, AH 167 = AD 784. First part of Kalima in three lines / Continuation of kalima in three lines; " baraka" below; citing the caliph al-Mahdi, mint and date formula around. Album 306; Shamma p. 63, 20. About Very Fine.
31) Abbasids, al-Mahdi Æ Fals. Al-Kufa mint, AH 163 = AD 780. First part of Kalima in three lines / Continuation of kalima in three lines; " baraka" below; citing the caliph al-Mahdi, mint and date formula around. Album 306; Shamma p. 61, 13; Lowick 489. About Very Fine.
32) Abbasids, Anonymous time of al-Mutawakkil Æ Fals. Dimashq mint, AH 234 = AD 849. First part of Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Continuation of kalima in three lines, "al-hamd" below; Quran IX, 33 around. Album 284; Shamma p. 86, 13. About Very Fine; clipped. Scarce.
33) Abbasids, al-Rashid Æ Fals. Wasit mint, AH 187 = AD 803. First part of Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Continuation of kalima, tasliya in three lines, citing " Sa'id" below; citing the heir al-Amir around. Album 313; Shamma p. 66, 13. About Very Fine. Very Rare.
34) Abbasids, Anonymous time of al-Saffah Æ Fals. Halab mint, AH 135 = AD 754. First part of Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Continuation of kalima in three lines; Quran IX, 33 around. Album 286; Shamma p. 89, 3. About Very Fine.
35) Abbasids, Uncertain period time of al-Saffah to al-Amin in the name of Amr ibn Isa and Abd-Allah ibn Zayd Æ Fals. Hims mint, undated, circa AH 132-199 = AD 749-813. First part of Kalima in three lines; mint formula around citing Abd-Allah ibn Zayd / Continuation of kalima in three lines, citing Amr ibn Isa. Album 287; Shamma p. 96, 2. About Very Fine.
36) Abbasids, time of Al-Mansur Æ Fals. Qinnasrin mint, AH 157 = AD 774. First part of Kalima in three lines; " 'ala yaday Ahmad " below; mint and date formula around / Continuation of kalima in three lines, "bakh - bakh" below; citing Ahmad around. Album 290; Shamma p. 111, 4. Very Fine.
37) Abbasids, Al-Mansur Æ Fals. Kahazanat Halab (Treasury of Halab) mint, AH 146 = AD 764. First part of Kalima in three lines; citing Salih ibn Ali around / Continuation of kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around. Album 289; Shamma p. 90, 9. About Very Fine. Rare.
38) Abbasids, Uncertain period time of Rustam ibn Bardaw, governor of Tarsus Æ Fals. Tarsus mint, undated, circa AH 240-330 = AD 850-940. First part of Kalima in three lines / Citing the governor of Tarsus Rustam ibn Bardaw in four lines. Album 299; Shamma p. 100, 11. Fine. Very Rare.
39) Abbasids, time of Al-Rashid Æ Fals. Thaghr al-Masisa ('The Frontier town of al-Masisa') mint, undated, AH 170-193 = AD 786-809. First part of Kalima in three lines / Continuation of kalima in three lines, "bi-Taghr _ al-Masisa" split above and below. Album 298; Shamma -; SICA II, 1591. About Very Fine. Rare. Al-Masisa, the ancient city of Mopsos-Mopsuestia in Cilicia, was located at the northern frontier of the Abbasid empire in the 2nd century AH.
40) Abbasids, time of Al-Mansur Æ Fals struck under Governor al-'Abbas ibn Muhammad. Al-Jazira mint, undated, struck circa AH 130-140 = AD 750-760. Kalima in three lines; citing al-'Abbas ibn Muhammad / Continuation of kalima in three lines; mint formula around. Album 304; Shamma p. 145, 1. About Very Fine.
41) Abbasids, Uncertain period time of Muhammad ibn Musa, Tulunid governor of Cilicia Æ Cast Fals. (Tarsus) mint, undated, circa AH 280 = AD 893. Kalima in three lines; below, 'fard' (excellent) / "ordered by al-Amir Muhammad ibn Musa" in three lines. Album 300 (cf. Album 669 for the Tulunid issue); Shamma p. 99, 8. Fine. Very Rare.
42) Abbasids, time of Al-Mansur Æ Fals. al-Yazidiya mint, AH 149 = AD 767. First part of Kalima in three lines / Continuation of kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around. Album 313K. Shamma -; SICA II, -; Vardanyan 2016, 40. Very Fine. Extremely Rare. al-Yazidiya is a mint located probably in Armenia.
43) Abbasids, time of Al-Mansur Æ Fals. Al-Bab mint, AH 153 = AD 773. First part of Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Citing caliphal heir apparent al-Mahdi Muhammad in three lines. Album A315; Shamma p. 236, 1. About Very Fine. Extremely Rare.
44) Abbasids, time of Al-Mansur Æ Fals, struck under Governor of Armenia Yazid ibn Asid ibn Zafir al-Sulami. Bardha'a (in Armenia), AH 142 = AD 760. First part of Kalima in two lines; Citing the governor Yazid ibn Asid around / Continuation of kalima in three lines. Album 315. Shamma -; SICA II, -. About Very Fine. Very Rare. Yazid ibn Asid as-Sulami was a member of the Banu Sulaym tribe, which had participated in the Muslim conquest of Armenia and been settled by the caliphs in the western Armenian borderlands with the Byzantine Empire.
45) Abbasids, time of Al-Mansur Æ Fals. al-Yazidiya mint, AH 150 = AD 768. First part of Kalima in three lines/ Continuation of kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around. Album 313K. Shamma -; SICA II, 1628; Vardanyan 2016, 40. Good Fine. Very Rare. al-Yazidiya is a mint located probably in Armenia.
46) Abbasids, Al-Mahdi Æ Fals. Sabur mint, AH 167 = AD 784. Caliph's name and title, within elaborate border in margin / Mint and date in four lines; citing the governor Nusayr around. Album 333; Shamma p. 281, 9. About Very Fine. Scarce.
47) Abbasids, time of Al-Mahdi Æ Fals, struck under Governor of Armenia Yazid ibn Asid ibn Zafir al-Sulami. Bardha'a (in Armenia), AH 159 = AD 776. First part of Kalima in two lines; Citing the governor Yazid ibn Asid around / Continuation of kalima in three lines. Album 315. Shamma -; SICA II, -. Vardanyan 2016, 248. Very Fine. Very Rare. Yazid ibn Asid as-Sulami was a member of the Banu Sulaym tribe, which had participated in the Muslim conquest of Armenia and been settled by the caliphs in the western Armenian borderlands with the Byzantine Empire.
48) Abbasids, time of al-Rashid Æ fals. Fasa mint, AH 182 = AD 798. First part of Kalima in three lines, Muhammad below; citing Muhammad b. Yahya al-Barmaki around / Continuation of kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around, " Barmaki" below. Album 321; Shamma p.273, 3. Very Fine. Very Rare.
49) Abbasids, time of Al-Saffah Æ Fals. Ardashir Khurra mint, AH 134 = AD 752. First part of Kalima in three lines / Continuation of kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around. Album 317; Shamma p. 265, 2. About Very Fine. Very Rare.
50) Abbasids, Al-Mahdi Æ Fals. Istakhr mint, AH 167 = AD 784. First part of Kalima in three lines / Caliph's name and title in three lines, citing the governor al-Rabi below; mint and date around. Album A216; Shamma p. 269, 9. Good Very Fine. Scarce.

Lot sold as seen – no returns.

Estimate: 1500 GBP

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