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ROBINSON AUCTION 131: ANCIENT COIN HIGHLIGHTSDealer Frank S. Robinson's 131st mail and internet auction of Ancient and Early Coins will include 593 lots, low starting bids, and no buyer fee. Live bidding will take place beginning at 11 AM Eastern Time April 18 on the biddr.com website. -Garrett Included in this sale is a further segment of a major collection of Judaean and Judaic related material, highlighted by Jewish War Year 2 Shekel in EF. Greek coins include two nice Armenian Tigranes II Tetradrachm; a classic Athenian "Owl" tetradrachm in choice quality; a Nice EF Baktrian Tetradrachm of Menander; a Nice VF spread flan Kroton Stater; and an excellent run of Parthian coins. Notable among Roman coins are an AEF Brutus Denarius; an AEF Sestertius of Nero Claudius Drusus; one of Claudius, also AEF; and a Choice EF Trajan Decius Semis. The sale also includes Byzantine and other early coinages, with a good group of German State coins with many Thalers; 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. 
Lot 100: Jewish War
Lot 109: Nero Claudius Drusus
Lot 270: JUSTINIAN I, 5N, S-244, Bust r/E & star; VF, well centered, top of E wkly struck, lt brown, lgnd crude, portrait has good detail & quite big nose. Serious connoisseurs particularly value schnozz size on these.
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