Ancient to Asian: Stephen Album’s Auction 52 Features Rare Coins from Around the World
From ancient Rome to Qing China, Auction 52 at Stephen Album Rare Coins offers 3,550 historic treasures across four days of bidding—two live, two online-only.
Stephen Album Rare Coins will hold its next premier sale, Auction 52, from May 15-18, 2025, at its Santa Rosa, California offices. The auction includes 3,550 lots of Ancient, Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and World Coins. The first two days will include in-person and online bidding, while the third and fourth days will be online-only sessions.
The firm’s CEO, Joseph Lang, notes: “The coin market is very strong currently, 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 Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection of World Coins
- The Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins
- The Roland Dauwe Collection of Coins Minted at Qumm
- The Dr. Dirk Löer Collection of Chinese Coins
- The Solar Collection of Indian Coins
Lot viewing is available by appointment at the firm’s Santa Rosa, California offices. Some highlights from the sale follow:
Lot 613
ANCIENT INDIA: KUSHAN: Huvishka, ca. 155-187 AD, gold dinar (7.97g), G-156.2 (same dies), ANS Kushan-723, diademed and crowned half-length bust left, with flames above right shoulder, holding mace and ankusa (elephant goad), clouds below, ÞAOhAHOÞAO O- OhÞKI KOÞANO // Skando-Komaro and Bizago standing facing, with heads nimbate and toward each other, tamgha between them, CKAN-ΔO KOM-AP-O BIZAΓO, small scrape and filing mark on edge, extremely rare with only a few auction examples, XF. Estimated at $8,000 to $12,000.
Lot 752
INDIAN STATES: TRIPURA: Isvara Manikya, 1600, silver tanka (16.67g), SE1522 (1600), KM-114, RB-190, lion left, border of annulets // four-line legend sri sri yutisvara manikya deva sri sri isvara sri isvara maha devyah, citing the two Queens, both called Isvara, wonderful strike, PCGS graded AU55, RRR, ex David Cashin Collection. Estimated at $4,000 to $6,000.
Lot 785
BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, Empress, 1876-1901, gold mohur, 1882-C, KM-496, Prid-14, S&W- 6.11, an attractive mint state example with light luster, NGC graded MS62. Estimated at $4,000 to $4,500.
Lot 1301
NEPAL: KATHMANDU: Lakshmi Narasimha, 1620-1641, silver mohar (10.14g), KM-150, "Ala-ud-din" type, octagon formed from interlocked squares with lion inside, pseudo-Arabic text around imitating prototypes issued by Ala-ud-Din Muhammad Shah Khalji // Nepali sri sri within circle, text around, PCGS graded EF45. Estimated at $5,000 to $7,000.
Lot 1416
CHINA: Ingots: Qing Dynasty, silver 50 tael (liang) sycee (1840.5g), Jilin Dachibao (Big Winged) type, tong qian in curved stamp, and yuan in circular stamp atop silver ingot, authenticated in GBCA box, GBCA graded AU50. Estimated at $10,000 to $15,000.
Lot 1497
CHINA: TIBET: gold 20 srang, Gser Khang mint, BE15-52 (1919), Y-20, L&M-1063A, Autonomous Tibetan issue, PCGS graded AU58. Estimated at $4,000 to $6,000.
Lot 1512
CHINA: TIBET: Paper Money, 50 tam, BE16-59 (1913), Pick-5, Autonomous Tibetan issue, blue ink, two lions at the center, unique error with missing serial numbers and seal, PCGS graded VF30, ex Alexander Lissanevitch Collection, ex Stack's Bowers & Ponterio April 2017 Hong Kong Auction, Lot 70600. Estimated at $5,000 to $6,000.
The firm is currently accepting consignments for its forthcoming auctions in 2025.
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