STEPHEN ALBUM RARE COINS AUCTION 55

Stephen Album Rare Coins will hold its next premier sale Auction 55 from May 14-17, 2026 at their offices in Santa Rosa, California. The auction is made up of 4050 lots of Ancient, Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and general World Coins. The first two days will include in-person bidding as well as online bidding, while the third and fourth days will be online sessions.

The firm's CEO Joseph Lang notes: "The market for numismatics remains exceptionally strong, and we are grateful for the enthusiastic participation of our consignors and bidders in our recent auctions. Our current sale presents a diverse array of items that bidders have come to expect from our firm. It has the potential to be one of our best auctions on record".

• Featured collections in the auction include:
• The Bob "Swamperbob" Gurney Collection of Cap & Rays 8 Reales
• The Ismail al-Imam Collection of Fatimid Glass Weights
• The Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins
• The Dr. Dirk Löer Collection of Chinese Coins
• The Syed Rabbi Collection of World Coins
• The 1914 Collection of World Coins

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

Some highlights from the sale follow:

LOT 1514
CHINA - Republic, silver dollar (yuan), Tientsin, ND (1914), Y-322, Kann-642, L&M-858, WS-0094, Yuan Shih-kai Founding of Republic, "Tall Hat" Dollar type, with Yuan Shih-kai facing slightly left in military dress uniform and hat with tall plume, exquisitely struck down to the finest details, fantastic luster with just a bit of peripheral toning, in old NGC holder, NGC graded MS64, ex The 1914 Collection
Estimated at $35,000 to $45,000

LOT 51
ISLAMIC - ARAB-SASANIAN: Aslam (Asram) b. 'Anfawa, fl. 686, silver drachm (2.66g), GD (Jayy), AH67, A-F27, standard obverse with the Pahlavi name read as aslm i awpawa, though the patronymic seems more like swphan, with small Pahlavi monogram in ObQ1 // standard reverse with clear mint & date, clipped down to a later standard, VF
Estimated at $25,000 to $35,000

LOT 76
ISLAMIC - UMAYYAD: Ibrahim, 744, gold dinar (4.26g), NM (Dimashq), AH127, A-T140, superb quality, and the 2nd rarest date of the Umayyad gold dinars (only AH77 is rarer); some original luster and one of the finest known examples of this rare date, AU
Estimated at $15,000 to $20,000

LOT 1124
WORLD - MEXICO: Maximiliano, 1864-1867 AD, gold 20 pesos, Mexico City, 1866-Mo, KM-389, Fr-62, Grove-5445, bust of the emperor right // crowned imperial arms on top of crossed swords, flanked by griffins, the only denomination in gold issued by Maximilian, a lovely lustrous mint state example of this extremely popular type, PCGS graded MS63
Estimated at $10,000 to $15,000

LOT 1498
CHINA – Empire: Hsuan Tung, 1909-1911 AD, AE cash, Central Mint, Tientsin, ND (1910), CL-HB.84, CCC-631, cf. KM-Pn267, a lovely brown lustrous specimen quality example of this exceedingly rare pattern type without central hole issued in the final years of the Qing Dynasty, PCGS graded Specimen 63 BN
Estimated at $10,000 to $15,000

LOT 532
INDIA - GUPTA: Skandagupta, 449-467 AD, gold dinar (stater) (8.93g), Kumar-854/859, King & Lakshmi type: at the left, bare-chested king standing, facing right, holding arrow in his akimbo right hand, bow in his left hand, and at the right, Lakshmi standing, wearing a sari, holding a lotus in her left hand, her right hand raised, pointed to Garuda who is pictured atop the staff between the king and Lakshmi // Lakhsmi seated on the lotus, cross-legged, holding a diadem in her right hand, the legend sri skandaguptah to the right; one of the finest examples of this extremely rare type, choice XF, RRR, ex Syed Rabbi Collection
Estimated at $6,000 to $9,000

LOT 771
INDIA: British: Edward VII, 1901-1910 AD, silver rupee, 1901(c), KM-Pn67, S&W-7.2, Prid-1046, pattern by F.K. Wezel; EDUARDUS VII REX ET IMPERATOR around bare head Edward VII wright with star below // ONE RUPEE / INDIA 1901 in outer legend, crown above ornate circle with lion walking left and E.R.I. above, decorative motifs at the bottom, Bombay mint proof restrike, a lovely lustrous example! PCGS graded Proof 63
Estimated at $5,000 to $7,000

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

Please see www.stevealbum.com for more information.

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