STEPHEN ALBUM RARE COINS AUCTION 54

The firm's CEO Joseph Lang notes: "The coin market has been very robust and our consignors as well as our bidders have been eager to contribute to and participate in our highly successful auctions. Our current auction has a wide array of interesting items that our clients have come to expect to see in our sales".

Featured collections in the auction include:

• The Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins
• The Ismail al-Imam Collection of Fatimid Glass Weights
• The Dr. Dirk Löer Collection of Chinese Coins
• Mexican Cap and Ray 8 Reales from The Bob "Swamperbob" Gurney Collection

Lot viewing is available by appointment at the firm's offices in Santa Rosa, California.

Some highlights from the sale follow:

ANCIENTS - ROMAN EMPIRE: Titus, as caesar, 77-78 AD, AV aureus (7.11g), Rome, 77-78 AD, RIC-954 (Vespasian), laureate head right, T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS // Rome seated right on two oval shields, holding spear in left hand, eagle flying to each side, small she-wolf and twins to right, COS VI, small graffito on reverse, Strike 5/5, Surface 2/5, NGC graded Fine, ex Roma Auction 9, Lot 628
Estimated at $2,500 to $3,000

To read the complete item description, see:
ANCIENTS - ROMAN EMPIRE: Titus, as caesar, 77-78 AD, AV aureus (7.11g), Rome, 77-78 AD, RIC-954 (https://www.sarc.auction/ROMAN-EMPIRE-Titus-as-caesar-77-78-AD-AV-aureus-7-11g-Rome-77-78-AD-NGC-Fine_i58959510)

ISLAMIC - ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd al-Malik b. Abi Shay(kh), fl. 692, AR drachm (2.68g), APRShT (Abarshahr, = Nishapur)), AH72, A-29, clipped down to slightly below the post-reform Umayyad standard, clear name, mint & date, stylistically identical to the first known example (sold in our Auction 17, lot 104, back in 2013, now Zeno-128271) but struck from a different pair of dies, VF, RRRR
Estimated at $15,000 to $20,000

To read the complete item description, see:
ISLAMIC - ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd al-Malik b. Abi Shay(kh), fl. 692, AR drachm (2.68g) (https://www.sarc.auction/ARAB-SASANIAN-Abd-al-Malik-b-Abi-Shay-kh-fl-692-AR-drachm-2-68g-APRShT-Abarshahr-Nisha_i58959576)

ISLAMIC - ASSASSINS AT ALAMUT (BATINID): Muhammad III, 1221-1254, glass weight (16.10g), A-1921W, larger than usual format for an Islamic glass weight with a diameter of 38mm, with the elegantly engraved legend 'alâ / al-dunya wa'l-din / muhammad bin al-hasan / al-mawla al-a'zam, green, mostly translucent, with some light patina; completely unknown and a majestic example, VF to XF, RRRR, ex Ismail al-Imam Collection
Estimated at $15,000 to $20,000

To read the complete item description, see:
ISLAMIC - ASSASSINS AT ALAMUT (BATINID): Muhammad III, 1221-1254, glass weight (16.10g) (https://www.sarc.auction/ASSASSINS-AT-ALAMUT-BATINID-Muhammad-III-1221-1254-glass-weight-16-10g-VF-XF_i58960005)

BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, Empress, 1876-1901, AR 1/2 rupee, 1877(c), KM-491, S&W-6.169, type A/I, Calcutta Mint, a wonderful bright lustrous mint state example, incredibly rare in this state of preservation, PCGS graded MS64, the single finest graded example by PCGS and only one graded higher by NGC, ex Puddester Collection
Estimated at $20,000 to $25,000

To read the complete item description, see:
BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, Empress, 1876-1901, AR 1/2 rupee, 1877(c) (https://www.sarc.auction/BRITISH-INDIA-Victoria-Empress-1876-1901-AR-1-2-rupee-1877-c-PCGS-MS64_i58960176)

WORLD COINS - TRANSYLVANIA / HUNGARY: Leopold I, 1657-1705, AV 5 ducats (17.31g), Nagybánya, 1803, KM-A257, ÉH-977b, H-1295, mount expertly removed, still an attractive lustrous example of this large gold issue, PCGS graded AU details
Estimated at $6,000 to $8,000

To read the complete item description, see:
WORLD COINS - TRANSYLVANIA / HUNGARY: Leopold I, 1657-1705, AV 5 ducats (17.31g), Nagybánya, 1803, KM-A257, ÉH-977b, H-1295 (https://www.sarc.auction/HUNGARY-Leopold-I-1657-1705-AV-5-ducats-17-31g-Nagyb-nya-1803-PCGS-AU-details_i58960766)

WORLD COINS - CEYLON: Dutch, AE 6 stuiver (1/2 larin) (65.74g), Colombo, ND (1660-1720), KM-21, Scholten-1288a, Passon-53.4, dump style bar, St within leafy wreath at left end of bar and VI in similar wreath at right end of bar, repeated on the reverse, letters DXCII (Roman for 592) written in museum ink on one side, noted as circa 1660-1720 on the NGC label, described as circa 1712 on the Lakdiva website, an item of the utmost rarity that almost never comes up for auction, NGC graded VF30 BN, RRR, ex Taisei-Baldwin-Gillio Auction 19, February 23, 1995, Lot 48; ex Dick Ford Collection
Estimated at $9,000 to $12,000

To read the complete item description, see:
WORLD COINS - CEYLON: Dutch, AE 6 stuiver (1/2 larin) (65.74g), Colombo, ND (1660-1720) (https://www.sarc.auction/CEYLON-Dutch-AE-6-stuiver-1-2-larin-65-74g-Colombo-ND-1660-1720-NGC-VF30-BN_i58960985)

CHINA - XIN DYNASTY: Wang Mang, 7-23 AD, AE gold key money (35.12g), H-9.12, yi dao ping wu qian (one knife worth five thousand) with the words yi dao written in gold inlay, minor encrustation, graded 85 by GBCA Grading Company, a lovely example of this rare and popular type! XF, ex Zhao Quanzhi Collection
Estimated at $8,000 to $10,000

To read the complete item description, see:
CHINA - XIN DYNASTY: Wang Mang, 7-23 AD, AE gold key money (35.12g), H-9.12 (https://www.sarc.auction/XIN-Wang-Mang-7-23-AD-AE-gold-key-money-35-12g-XF_i58961150)

The firm is currently accepting consignments for its forthcoming auctions in 2026.

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