Dealer Frank S. Robinson will conduct his 123rd mail and internet auction of Ancient and Early Coins with a closing date of January 23. The sale will include 577 lots, low minimum bids, and bids to be reduced as competition permits. Robinson notes that reductions have averaged 15-20% in his recent sales. There is no buyer fee.

Featured in this sale is a further segment of a major collection of Judaean and Judaic related material, including some rare and important items. Highlights include a Judaea aureus of Vespasian, and an extremely rare Caracalla Tetradrachm of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem).

Greek coins include a slabbed AU Armenian Trigranes II Tetradrachm; several classic Athenian tetradrachms in choice quality; an EF Baktrian Tetradrachm of Antimachos; a rare Elymais silver Tetradrachm of Kamnaskires V in Choice EF; an AVF archaic Kaulonia stater; an unusually choice Mint State coin of the last Parthian ruler, Artabanus VI; and a rare EF Tetradrachm of Vadfradad I of Persis.

Among Roman coins there is an EF Posthumous Dupondius of Augustus, an Agrippina Senior Sestertius in EF, a Choice EF Aurelian denarius, and a rare F-VF Carinus Quinarius.

This sale will also feature early Chinese coins, Russian, Byzantine and other early coinages, group lots, literature, and a section of items offered at fixed prices.

Robinson holds about three auctions annually, and tries to offer a broad range of material for advanced collectors as well as bargain hunters. Catalogs are free; contact Robinson at Box 8600A, Albany, NY 12208; phone 518-482-2639; e-mail frank@fsrcoin.com. The full catalog is at his website, www.fsrcoin.com.

140 Medal, "A Nazi Travels to Palestine" (in German) around Jewish Star/Swastika above German lgnd; 35 mm, brass, by Lauer, Nurnberg, 1934, VF.

Commemorates cooperation of a Zionist organization with Nazi official, toshow emigration to Palestine could "solve" Germany's "Jewish problem." Rare!!

(A Silvered bronze example, EF, realized $1585, Kunker 3/20.) Starting Bid $195

204 ELAGABALUS, (Pronouns "they, them, their") Ant, FIDES EXERCITVS, Fides std

w/2 standards; EF, centered on large overal flan, sl lgnd crudeness, portrait quite

sharp; bright lustery silver; minor edge crack. Ex Pars Coins as "Choice Superb EF.

(An AEF brought $445, UBS 9/08.) Starting Bid $85

To read earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
MUSEUM RECLASSIFIES EMPEROR ELAGABALUS(https://www.coinbooks.org/v26/esylum_v26n48a27.html)
MORE ON ROMAN EMPEROR ELAGABALUS(https://www.coinbooks.org/v26/esylum_v26n49a22.html)