FRANK ROBINSON 127TH AUCTION

Dealer Frank S. Robinson's 127th mail and internet auction of Ancient and Early Coins will include 583 lots, low starting bids, and no buyer fee. LIVE BIDDING will take place beginning at 11 AM Eastern Time March 22 on the biddr.com website. (The deadline for pre-bidding will be March 21.)

Featured in this sale is a further segment of a major collection of Judaean and Judaic related material, highlighted by an AEF Vespasian "Judaea Capta" Denarius, and a rare coin of Hadrian from Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), sold in a previous auction for $2160, with a starting bid now of only $600.

Greek coins include a slabbed EF Armenian Tigranes II Tetradrachm; a classic Athenian "Owl" tetradrachm in choice quality; VF Baktrian Tetradrachm of Eukratides I with heroic bust type; an excellent run of Parthian coins; and a lovely Syrian Tetradrachm of Cleopatra and Antiochos VIII.

Notable among Roman coins is an EF/AEF Tiberius "Tribute Penny" denarius; a Choice VF Germanicus Dupondius; an AEF Claudius Sestertius with rare arch reverse; and an EF Faustina Senior Sestertius.

Lot 141: CLAUDIUS, Sest, NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMAN IMP,

The sale includes early choice Irish coins from the dealer's personal collection. Also 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 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.

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