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Lot 120 - islamic early -  Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20

Lot 120 - islamic early - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20

TABARISTAN: al-Harashi (b. 'Abd Allah b. Sa'id), 802, AR ½ drachm (1.69g), Tabaristan, PYE151, A-61, EF, R. The date was formerly read as PYE131, but the dating was corrected, courtesy Steve DeShazo.

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Lot 204 - islamic early -  Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20

Lot 204 - islamic early - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Two Standing Figures, 670s-680s, AE fals (3.71g), Ba'albakk, A-3513.2, plain cross between the heads of the two obverse figures, bold VF to EF.

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Lot 277 - islamic early -  Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20

Lot 277 - islamic early - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20

ABBASID: al Mu'tasim, 833-842, AR dirham (2.96g), Fars, AH219, A-226, small adhesion spot in reverse margin (removable), lovely strike, choice VF, R.

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Lot 309 - islamic early -  Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20

Lot 309 - islamic early - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20

ABBASID: Uncertain, 8th-9th century, Glass weight (4.22g), A-338U, clear bism Allah in top line, the rest blundered, probably abbreviated 'abd Allah or something similar in the 2nd line, and what is probably intended for mithqal / waf plus at least one other word in the 3rd and 4th lines, green transparent, EF. Contemporary imitation, but of the correct weight for the dinar, i.e., one mithqal, perhaps a locally cast replacement weight. Photograph taken at an angle for clarity of inscription.

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Lot 113 - islamic early -  Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20

Lot 113 - islamic early - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd al-Malik b. Marwan, Umayyad caliph, 685-705, AR drachm (3.59g), DA + GH (Jahrum), YE60, A-32, lightly clipped, VF.

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Lot 183 - islamic early -  Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20

Lot 183 - islamic early - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 680-700+, AE fals (2.91g), "pseudo-Damascus ", A-3522.1, Milstein—, uncertain to left, bird atop tail of king's robe, star below the bird / cross above and uncertain below cursive m, VF, R.

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Lot 272 - islamic early -  Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20

Lot 272 - islamic early - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20

ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AV dinar (4.15g), Misr, AH201, A-222.6, citing Dhu'l-Ri'asatayn, Sulayman & al-Fadl, About VF.

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Lot 298 - islamic early -  Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20

Lot 298 - islamic early - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20

ABBASID: al-Musta'sim, 1242-1258, AV dinar (10.67g), Madinat al-Salam, AH641, A-275, lightly polished, one small weakness spot, but overall excellent strike with full mint & date, VF to EF.

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Lot 159 - islamic early -  Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20

Lot 159 - islamic early - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 680-690, AE fals (4.72g), Dimashq, ND, A-3517.3, bird above T to left, cross above flower right, with unknown design below the flower / cross above and downward crescent below capital M, Arabic duriba / dimashq / ja'iz around, choice VF, R.

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Lot 251 - islamic early -  Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20

Lot 251 - islamic early - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20

ABBASID REVOLUTION: Sulayman b. 'Abd Allah, 755-757, AE fals (2.63g), NM, ND, A-C209, Fine to VF, R. With the Qur'an verse 42:23 instead of the mint & date in the obverse margin.

Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20

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