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38 COINS. ANCIENT ASIA MINOR AND THE EASTERN KINGDOMS. Lydia under Persian rule, Babylonia, Phoenicia, The Elymais Kingdom, Arabia (the Himyarites), Persis, and the Sassanian Kingdom, with Pat Zabel’s notes and attributions. 13 silver and 25 Æ.

 

•PERSIAN IMPERIAL SILVER: (4 sigloi) (Kneeling archer, the Great King, holding spear and bow or dagger and bow), all with Pat Zabel’s attributions. He identifies them as Xerxes (486-465 B.C.), Artaxerxes I-Darius III (450-330 B.C.) (2), and Cyrus the Younger (401 B.C.). All with beautiful old toning; average grade Fine to Very Fine. Sources include Harlan Berk and Alex Malloy.

(These coins provide a fascinating view into the history of the great ancient Eastern empires, their massive armies, military campaigns and battles. In the mighty struggle between Sparta and Athens, Thycydides describes Persian support for the Spartan admiral Lysander and his navy. Xenophon and Plutarch and Diodorus describe the mobilization of thousands of Greek mercenaries (hoplites and peltasts), and tens of thousands of Asian fighters. Described by Zenophon as courageous, generous, grateful, warmhearted, and an audacious fighter, Cyrus the Younger was struck down at the age of 22 while attacking his brother Artaxerxes II.)

•Babylon, AR drachm with the iconic design, Baal enthroned / Lion walking (cf. S 6144). (Toned Very Fine.)

•The Elymais Kingdom (ca. 163 B.C.- ca. 224 A.D.) (19 Æ drachms) The coins average VF to Extremely Fine, and are beautifully patinated. (Includes Kamnaskires VI (?), Phraates, Orodes I, II, III, and IV, and Prince X.) Elymais was a small obscure kingdom in the hills between Babylonia and Persis. It maintained quasi-independence until conquered by Ardashir, along with Parthia, about 224 A.D. and became part of his new Sassanian Empire.

•Himyarite, A.D. 1-100, AR diobol, Raidan Mint. The Himyarite Confederacy dominated Yemen from the second century B.C. It remained independent of Rome but maintained diplomatic ties due to the importance of the trade routes to India.

•Arabia, Bostra, Antoninus Pius AE drachm (camel). (A charming relic of Roman rule in this region.)

•Persis, c. 140 B.C. Darius I (AR drachm). Napat and Prince Y (AR hemidrachms, 2). (Purchased from Tom Walker and Davissons Ltd.) Sakastan, c. AD 10-61, AE dichalkoi (Local imitation of Artabanus 63.21 with countermark of head right engraved on die (purchased from Davissons Ltd.).

Persis, a kingdom in southern Persia, produced a large amount of silver coinage during the first two centuries A.D., until in A.D. 224 they were conquered by Ardashir and became part of his New Persian Empire of the Sassanids.

•The Sassanian Kingdom. AR drachms (4). Æ chalkous (1). (purchased from Tom Walker and Mehrdad Sadigh)

•Phoenicia: Tyre (2 Æ); Sidon (1 Æ). Fine to Extremely Fine, average Good VF, all attractively toned or patinated. The majority purchased from Davissons Ltd., Mehrdad Sadigh, and Tom Walker.

 

(37 coins; 13 silver and 24 Æ) Lot sold as is, no returns.

The Zabel Collection.

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