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    E47, Lot 297:

    27 COINS. A fine collection of Greek fractional issues, mostly silver, many scarce.

    •Achaemenid Empire. AR tetartemorion. Sunrise 94. Ex CNG e322:325.

    •Aeolis, Larissa Phrikonis Æ (Weber 5563)

    •Asia Minor, Uncertain AR (3): Horse forepart (cf. CNG e333:98), horse head, facing head (all with quadripartite incuse square reverse).

    •Caria (5): Uncertain 'Mint D' AR (SNG Keckman 913-5); Uncertain mint AR (SNG Kayhan 903); Idyma Æ (SNG Cop. 420); Kasolaba AR (SNG Kayhan 1637); Hekatomnos (Satrap), Mylasa AR (SNG Kayhan 687).

    •Cilicia (3): Mallous Æ (SNG Levante 172); Soloi AR (BMC 24 var.); Uncertain AR (ex CNG e286:153)

    •Ionia AR (5): Ephesos (SNG Kayhan 129); Erythrae (SNG Kayhan 740); Magnesia ad Maeandrum (SNG Kayhan 404-7); Teos x 2 (SNG Kayhan 1495 tetartemorion and hemitetartemorion)

    •Lesbos, Methymna. AR tritartemorion or hemiobol(?). Turtle / Wreath. SNG Kayhan 96. Rare. Ex Gitbud & Naumann e29:207.

    •Lycia, Tlos. AR hemiobol. Athena / Panther. Rare and seemingly unpublished; cf. Savoca a12:232 (2017).

    •Mysia (4): Kyzikos AR x 3 (SNG France 375 hemiobol and hemitetartemorion; Klein 268); Lampsakos Æ (Klein 274).

    •Thrace AR (2): Abdera (SNG Cop. 319); Thasos, dolphin(?) / incuse quadripartite square (.05 grams; seemingly unpublished)

    •Troas, Antandros Æ. SNG von Aulock 1493.

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    E47, Lot 298:

    28 COINS. THE PARTHIAN KINGDOM. 23 silver drachms and 5 Æ representing 14 different kings.

    14 different kings are represented with silver drachms, some with various portrait styles, ranging from 191 B.C. - A.D. 228: Mithradates I, Mithradates II, Unknown King (Arsakes XVI), Gotarzes I, Orodes II, Phraates IV, Artabanus II, Vardanes I, Vonones II (Meherdates, Usurper?), Artabanus III, Vologases III, Parthamaspates, Osroes II, and Vologases VI.

    Grades average Very Fine to Extremely Fine, all with excellent portraits. Many of the drachms are EF. The Æ coins are pleasing and interesting. The holders include the collector's attributions, weights, grades, and sources. Pat purchased the majority from Mehrdad Sadigh, a prominent Iranian dealer active at the time he was collecting, and a few from other dealers including Tom Walker and Davissons.

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    The Zabel Collection.

     

    Fred B. Shore was a numismatist, dealer and friend throughout our early years dealing in coins. I recommend his “Parthian Coins & History: Ten Dragons Against Rome” ((Classical Numismatic Group, Inc., 1993). That, along with David Sellwood’s “An Introduction to the Coinage of Parthia, Second Edition” (Spink, London, Pardy & Sons Ltd., 1980) provide a fascinating entre into the world of the Parthians. Fred's book was particularly helpful as I drafted these notes.

    Circa 247 B.C. Arsakes, first king of Parthia and founder of the dynasty, led his small tribe of Central Asian nomads into the eastern frontier of the remains of Alexander’s great empire to carve out a kingdom. The predominant theory sees them as part of the stream of barbarian invasions sweeping down out of Central Asia in this period to conquer the civilized nations of Iran, India and the West, and most likely as descended from Scythian tribes. They are fascinating for several reasons. Alone among civilized nations, the Parthian kingdom stood up to Roman legions at the peak of their power and often emerged victorious, utilizing their army of horse-archers, each unit or “dragon” consisting of one thousand horsemen. But most important to us is the remarkable coinage they developed with its unique combination of Greek and nomadic art, expressing their proud and independent nature, and their gallantry in war.

    Pat Zabel used his good eye to put together a collection emphasizing quality and including many scarce types. Happily, Parthian coinage is also very affordable. This group is generally high grade with nice surfaces and beautiful old toning. Purchase this as a good starter collection along with the Shore and/or Sellwood references and you will be well on your way to forming a satisfying collection. Research continues to add to the knowledge on this fascinating series. (MD)
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    E47, Lot 299:

    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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    E47, Lot 309:

    194 COINS. ISLE OF MAN. A collection of crown issues from 1970 to 1997. 187 copper nickel crowns, 7 silver crowns (194 total). Bust of Queen Elizabeth II right; ISLE OF MAN ELIZABETH II around, date below / A variety of designs marking significant events or individuals. Krause KM 18 (1970) to KM 793 (1997) (not all inclusive). Mint State and Proof coins. All are individually in holders with neatly inked descriptions--date, KM number, metal, grade noted. (Sold AS IS).

    Heavy collection. Actual shipping charges will be added if sent outside the United States.

     

    The Isle of Man crown series of copper-nickel pieces designated “ONE CROWN” begins with a 1970 issue with Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and a Manx cat on the reverse. The Krause catalog designated the piece as KM 18.  The KM numbers continue through to KM 1267, a year 2000 issue. This collection runs through KM 793, 1 1997 issue celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the marriage of Elizabeth II and Philip. The collection is comprehensive between those years and issues but not complete. What is there is a fascinating medallic depiction of many world events, some of which are listed below.

     

    •The Millenium of Tynwald 1979 (“The oldest continuous parliament”)

    •Moscow Olympiad 1980

    •World Cup Spain 1982

    •Los Angeles Olympics 1984

    •Quincentenary of the College of Arms 1984

    •World’s Cup (Soccer) Mexico 1986

    •America’s Cup (sailing) 1987

    •Bicentenary of Steam Navigation 1988

    •Bicentenary of the Mutiny on the Bounty 1989

    •World Cup Italy 1990

    •Churchill 1990

    •Discovery of America 1992
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    E47, Lot 311:

    A collection of well over 6000 minor world coins. (over 21% silver coins).

    Predominantly 20th century weighted more toward the latter part of the century, early coins tend to be decent circulated examples, generally VF or better. The later pieces tend to be unicirculated or proof pieces. Denominations range from small change to higher parts of a dollar/crown size piece.

    Each coin has been carefully identified with the country name, the date, the catalog number—mostly the KM numbers but sometimes a Y (Yeoman) number, and a grade. I consider the grading to be generally conservative and accurate. The writing on the holders is neatly and consistently done in black ink. The number of hours the collector put into this had to have been immense.

    I have gone through the entire collection twice. While I cannot guarantee that there is no duplication, I found none. There are date runs of coins of various denominations though I think these date runs were more a matter of happenstance than specific efforts to complete any individual series. The denominations range from low denominations in base metals all the way through silver issues that represent denominations that are just under the crown/taler denomination. (We sold the crown part of this collection in our last E-Auction, though I do recall seeing four Canadian silver dollars in this collection.)

    The condition ranges from average circulated through mint state or proof. Coins from the earlier part of the 20th century typically show use but many of the later issues are fully uncirculated. I suspect that the collector had many years of a service that provided examples of new issues as they came out.

    While we knew him and had contact with him late in the 20th century we did not discuss this aspect of his collection with him. He left no notes or comments about his collection but it speaks for itself. He was interested in the entire world and its coinage and he had the time to carefully study and organize a great many pieces. (AD)

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