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FRANK S. ROBINSON

FRANK S. ROBINSON | Auction 115 | 24 February 2021

Online bidding ends: 21 February 2021 05:00

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Lot 1   GREEK COINS

ABYDOS, Obol, c.450 BC, Eagle stg l/Facg Gorgoneion in incuse square, S40045 (£125); VF or so, nrly centered, bright with only minimal granularity; Gorgon face somewhat crude but reasonably clear. (A VF of the type brought $356, CNG eAuc 9/04.)
  • Starting price: $35 (USD)
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Lot 2   GREEK COINS

AKANTHOS, Tetrobol, 470-439 BC, Forepart of bull kneeling, A above/4-part incuse square; Nice VF, obv well centered & bold on elongated flan, rev somewhat off-ctr; good metal with lt tone. (Same variety, GVF, brought $381, CNG eAuc 10/10.)
  • Starting price: $70 (USD)
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Lot 3   GREEK COINS

R AKRAGAS, Æ20, Trias, 425-406 BC, Eagle r, on hare/crab, crayfish & 3 pellets below, S1023; VF+, good centering & detail, brown-green patina with only very sl roughness. Very nice for this. (A VF realized $660, Kunker 3/11.)
  • Starting price: $100 (USD)
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Lot 4   GREEK COINS

AMISOS, Æ23, c.100 BC, Dionysos head r/Cista mystica & monogram, S3640; AEF, well centered & struck on large flan, golden orichalcum color with some darker tone in recesses accentuating features. Well detailed & nice. Note, I try to make the photos u...
  • Starting price: $30 (USD)
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Lot 5   GREEK COINS

AMPHIPOLIS, Tet, 158-149 BC, Artemis bust rt in Macedonian shield/club in wreath, monograms, as S1386 SNG Cop 1315; VF, minimally off-ctr, outer shield details weak, otherwise bold features. (Same variety, GVF, brought $805, CNG 5/11.)
  • Starting price: $160 (USD)
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Lot 6   GREEK COINS

ARMENIA , Æ19+, Tigranes II, 95-56 BC, Bust r in tiara/ Tyche std r, river god swimming below; F+, nrly centered, medium brown, faintly grainy but decent with everything clear. (An F-VF/AF brought $111 on $120 bid in my 11/13 sale.)
  • Starting price: $35 (USD)
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Lot 7   GREEK COINS

ASPENDOS, Stater, 465-430 BC, Warrior adv rt with spear & shield/triskeles in incuse square, S5381 (£750). F-VF, obv nrly centered, rev sl off-ctr, decent metal with clear features incl several rev letters. This early type was never seen till recent ...
  • Starting price: $75 (USD)
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Lot 8   GREEK COINS

ATHENS, Tet, 465-460 BC, Athena head r/owl stg rt, Starr V.B, early transitional type with distinctively different owl head, much scarcer than the later 'mass coinage' type; AEF, obv beautifully centered & well struck with Athena's hair waves sharp; ...
  • Starting price: $1,100 (USD)
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Lot 9   GREEK COINS

ATHENS, Tet, 449-413 BC, Athena head r/owl stg r, S2526; Choice Mint State, obv well centered, rev nrly so, on somewhat elongated flan; Great metal with flashy mint luster. Very sharp strike with the obv hair waves incredibly crisp. That's what I loo...
  • Starting price: $1,000 (USD)
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Lot 10   GREEK COINS

ATHENS, Tet, 449-413 BC, Athena head r/owl stg r, S2526; Choice EF/AEF, well centered, metal (hint of die rust on rev); Very bold strike on obv struck with, again, Athena's hair waves so sharp they just jump out at you. (Compare a GVF bringing $4600,...
  • Starting price: $750 (USD)
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