| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 48 | Auction date: 18 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 496 Price realized: 600 USD (Approx. 553 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: GREAT SELJUQ: Sanjar, 1118-1157, pale AV dinar (3.31g), Marrûd (Marw al-Rudh), AH518, A-1687, some weakness on both sides; the first reported coin of any type for Sanjar from the mint of Marrûd, bold mint & date and of the highest rarity, VF, RRR. Estimate: 250-350 USD Starting price: 220 USD |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3113 | Auction date: 8 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 31158 Price realized: 29,000 USD (Approx. 26,436 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Great Britain James II gold 2 Guineas 1688/7 AU55 NGC, KM464, S-3399, Fr-294. A rather elusive and coveted two-year type that serves as an iconic issue from the short, yet consequential, reign of James II. Struck exclusively in 1687 and 1688, we can easily identify the "7" under the "8" within the date legend. To increase the rarity, there are only seven examples graded by either PCGS or NGC, and this offering at hand sits at the second highest grade possible. The surfaces are adorned with a splendid golden hue, offering a regal canvas for the elaborate portraiture of James II and the obverse motif. It is highly flashy, effortlessly highlighting the balanced strike and fine detailing. While noting the contact markings that are found on both sides, it does little to detract from the overall numismatic beauty and history found within this offering. Overall, a superb opportunity to possess a true rarity from the rich lineage of British monarch craftsmanship and coinage. https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-james-ii-gold-2-guineas-1688-7-au55-ngc-/a/3113-31158.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3113-01082024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 20000-25000 USD |  |
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| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 48 | Auction date: 18 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 191 Price realized: 280 USD (Approx. 258 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: IDRISID: Yahya I, 849-863, AR dirham (1.84g), Tilimsan (Tlemcen), AH237, A-425, actually anonymous, as only the deceased Muhammad (b. Idris, AH213-221) is cited, and without any local governor's name; bold mint and date, F-VF, RRR. This is the first reported dirham from the time of Yahya I for any mint other than the common mint of al-'Aliya. Estimate: 180-240 USD Starting price: 140 USD |  |
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| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 48 | Auction 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 |  |
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| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 48 | Auction date: 18 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 308 Price realized: 500 USD (Approx. 461 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, BI dirham aswad (0.76g), Halab, AHxx9 (probably 449), A-723, 2-line legend on both sides, with the mint/date formula in the obverse margin, clear mint and last digit of date, probably no marginal legend on the reverse, VF, RRR. Estimate: 500-600 USD Starting price: 350 USD |  |
Match 5:
| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 48 | Auction date: 18 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 396 Price realized: 475 USD (Approx. 438 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: FULAYTID SHARIF OF MECCA: Mukaththir b. 'Isa b. Fulayta, 1188-1197, AR dirham (1.21g), [Makka], ND, A-1159M, legends al-amir / abu muhammad / mukaththir // al-imam / ahmad / al-nasir (al-Nasir is the 'Abbasid caliph 1180-1125), with the legends on both sides around a central double triangle; always without mint & date, crude VF, RRRR. Although without mint name, one version may have the mint name Makka (Zeno-182392). The triangle design was also used on the gold and silver coins of the contemporary Ayyubid of Yemen ruler Tughtegin. Estimate: 500-700 USD Starting price: 425 USD |  |
