| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 48 | Auction date: 18 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 336 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: UQAYLID: Sharaf al-Dawla Muslim, 1061-1085, BI fractional dirham (1.56g), ND, A-761, probably without a reference to either the Fatimid Imam or the Great Seljuq Malikshah; one scratch, F-VF, RR. Estimate: 200-300 USD Starting price: 140 USD |  |
Match 1:
| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 48 | Auction date: 18 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 352 Price realized: 550 USD (Approx. 507 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: MIRDASID: Mu'izz al-Dawla Thamal, 1042-1058, BI dirham (1.53g), NM, ND, A-768-var, with the ruler cited as al-amir abu 'ulwan thamâl below an uncertain name, apparently not either Asad al-Dawla or his brother Shibl al-Dawla; citing the Fatimid Imam al-Mustansir, with the word al-dawla in the reverse center; unpublished, research needed, F-VF, RRR. Estimate: 600-700 USD Starting price: 425 USD |  |
Match 2:
| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 48 | Auction date: 18 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 331 Price realized: 425 USD (Approx. 392 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: HAMDANID: 'Aziz al-Dawla Fatik, 1017-1024, BI dirham (0.77g), NM, ND, A-A753.1, citing the ruler as 'aziz al-dawla wa taj al-milla abu shuja' and the Fatimid Imam al-Hakim, F-VF, RR. Estimate: 400-600 USD Starting price: 280 USD |  |
Match 3:
| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 48 | Auction date: 18 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 355 Price realized: 700 USD (Approx. 645 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: NUMAYRID: Sani'at al-Dawla Shabib, 1019-1040, BI dirham (0.61g), NM, ND, A-S771, citing the ruler merely as al-amir al-sayyid shabib / bin mu'ayyid al-dawla, plus the Fatimid Imam al-Zahir; this appears to be the second known example, unpublished by Heidemann, with the first sold in our Auction 46, lot 497, incorrectly assigned to al-Muta'in, as the name was not as clear as on this example, VF, RRR. At some point before 427, the top line was altered for his brother al-Mutâ'in (type #R772, Heidemann-12). Estimate: 800-1 000 USD Starting price: 550 USD |  |
Match 4:
| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 48 | Auction date: 18 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 333 Price realized: 550 USD (Approx. 507 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: HAMDANID: 'Aziz al-Dawla Fatik, 1017-1024, BI dirham (1.19g), NM, ND, A-A753.2, cf. Zeno-1397/99, ruler cited as amir al-umarâ 'aziz al-dawla wa taj al-milla abu shuja' and citing the Fatimid Imam al-Zahir; type known to have been struck at Halab, F-VF, RRR. Not a member of the Hamdanid dynasty, but the successor to their Syrian possessions. Estimate: 700-800 USD Starting price: 500 USD |  |
Match 5:
| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 48 | Auction date: 18 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 337 Price realized: 500 USD (Approx. 461 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: MIRDASID: Asad al-Dawla Salih, 1023-1029, BI dirham (1.55g), NM, ND, A-766, citing the ruler and his titles on the obverse, his heir Abu 'Ulwan Thamal on the reverse, with the Fatimid Imam al-Zahir cited in the reverse margin (clear on this piece), relatively fine silver, excellent strike, attractive VF, RR. Estimate: 600-700 USD Starting price: 425 USD |  |
