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Sale 96
February 12-15 2017 Pre-Long Beach Auction
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Lot 2153 |
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7-piece Collection of Byzantine Silver Half-Siliqua. Consists of the following AR ½ siliqua: Justin II S-392; Phocas S-682, S-683 (very rare); Heraclius S-871 (3); Constans II S-1050. Coins grade Fine to Very Fine. All are scarce and each is fully described including D.O. (Dunbarton Oaks) and Sear reference numbers. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
All from the Aurora Family Collection.
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| Realized
$588 |
Lot 2154 |
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12-piece Collection of Late Byzantine Silver Coinage. Consists of varioius silver issues from Manuel I, 1238-1263 thru John VIII, 1423-1428. Each is fully described with reference numbers. Coins range in grade from VG to VF. An interesting group and all are scarce. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
All from the Aurora Family Collection.
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$1,175 |
Lot 2155 |
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6-piece lot of Byzantine Silver Hexagrams. Consists of the following AR hexagrams: Heraclius, S-798 (3); Constans II, S-991, S-996, S-998. Each is fully described and grade Very Fine. Estimate Value $600 - 800
All from the Aurora Family Collection.
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$705 |
Lot 2156 |
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187-piece Collection of Byzantine Bronze Coinage. Each in a 2" x 2" envelop and most well described with references numbers, etc. Mostly lower grades and mostly different. Also includes 10 Late Roman small bronzes for a total of 197 coins. Well worth inspecting prior to bidding. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
All from the Aurora Family Collection.
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$852 |
Lot 2157 |
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153-piece Collection of Byzantine Bronzes. Consists of Justin I, 518-527 (9); Justinian I, 527-565 (4); Heraclius, 610-641 (140). Each coin is fully described includidng D.O. (Dunbarton Oaks) and Sear reference numbers. Coins grade mostly Very Good to Fine, some better, some worse. We urge interested parties to allow enough time to examine this worthwhile lot. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
All from the Aurora Family Collection.
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$1,175 |
Lot 2158 |
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110-piece Collection of Late Byzantine Bronze Coinage. Consists of mostly later Byzantine rulers thru the Latin Empeors and Arab-Byzantine issues. Mostly different and each is fully described. This interesting lot includes some rare and seldom seen coins. Condition ranges from Good to Very Fine. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
All from the Aurora Family Collection.
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Lot 2159 |
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17-piece Collection of Byzantine Silver Miliarense. Consists of the following AR miliarense: Leo III, S-1512; Leo IV, S-1585; Leo V, S-1628; Theophilus, S-1661, S-1663; Michael III, S-1690, S-1690, S-1691; Basil I, S-1708 (2); Leo VI, S-1727; Nicephorus II, S-1781; John I, S-1792 (3); Basil II, S-1810; Constantine IX, S-1834 (very rare, only fair). Each is well described including reference numbers. Except as noted, coins grade Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
All from the Aurora Family Collection.
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$1,939 |
Lot 2160 |
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52-piece Collection of Arab-Byzantine Coinage. Consists of mostly Turkoman Figural Bronze coinage that includes the following: Urtukis; Ataregs; Zenguids; Eyoubites; etc. Also includes some silver dirhams and a Ghaznavid gold dinar. All coins are well described. Condition ranges from Good to Very Fine. A most unusual offering that deserves inspection prior to bidding. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
All from the Aurora Family Collection.
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Lot 2161 |
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4-piece Roman Coin and Jewelry Lot. Consists of: Trajan and Marcus Aurelius AR denarius, each in Fine; Trajan Decius AR antoninianus in VF; Constantine the Great AE 4 in VF housed inside a yellow 18kt bezel pendant. Estimate Value $200 - 250
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$323 |
Lot 2162 |
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Classical Greek Study Collection. A total of 44 Becker and British Museum copies of the classical rarities. Most are marked COPY, BECKER, BM or numbered on the edges. SOLD AS IS. Lot of 44 coins. Estimate Value $2,500 - UP
All from the Aurora Family Collection.
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Lot 2163 |
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Roman Sestertii Study Collection. A total of 46 different Museum copies of different emperors and empresses from Julius Caesar to Diadumenian. Includes 5 different denarii copies. Each with a museum number or COPY stamped on the edge. SOLD AS IS. Lot of 46 coins. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
All from the Aurora Family Collection.
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Lot 2164 |
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Septimius Severus. Æ 'Medallion' (66.21 g), AD 193-211. Early 20th century copy of a Rome mint medallion struck in AD 195. L SEPTIMIVS SEVERVS PERTINAX AVG IMP IIII, laureate and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus right, aegis on breastplate. Reverse: DIS AVSPICIBVS P M TR P C II COS II P P, Hercules and Bacchus standing facing, heads left; Hercules holds club and lion's skin, Bacchus holds cantharus and thyrsus; between, panther left, catching drops from Bachus' cup. Cf. Gnecchi p. 73, 4. Brown patina. Very Fine. Estimate Value $150 - 200
From the Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Arnold in the 1980s.
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$176 |
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