Ancient Coins Featured in Robinson Auction
Ancient coins, Judaean rarities, Roman classics, and more headline Frank S. Robinson’s 128th auction July 13 on biddr.com—with low starting bids and no buyer fee.
Dealer Frank S. Robinson’s 128th mail and internet auction of Ancient and Early Coins will include 581 lots, low starting bids, and no buyer's fee. LIVE BIDDING will take place beginning at 11 AM Eastern Time, July 13, on the biddr.com website. (The deadline for pre-bidding will be July 12.)
This sale features a further segment of a major collection of Judaean and Judaic-related material, highlighted by Choice EF Vespasian “Judaea Capta” Sestertius, of an apparently unpublished variety.
Greek coins include a slabbed EF Armenian Tigranes II Tetradrachm, a classic Athenian “Owl” tetradrachm in choice quality, a VF Baktrian Tetradrachm of Eukratides I with a heroic bust type, and an excellent run of Parthian coins.
Notable among Roman coins are choice grade Sestertii of Agrippina Senior and Claudius; AEF denarii of Pompey and Julius Caesar; and a nice Domitius Domitianus Follis.
The sale includes early choice Irish coins from the dealer’s personal collection, Chinese cash 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 and bargain hunters. Catalogs are free; contact Robinson at Box 8600A, Albany, NY 12208, call: 518-482-2639. He can also be reached by email at frank@fsrcoin.com. The full catalog is at the website.