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Sale 41
Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction
| The Alan Levin Collection-Ancient Roman Coins |
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Lot 2821 |
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Titus, A.D. 79-81. AE Sestertius minted at Rome as Caesar by Vespasian, A.D. 72. . RIC-608 (Vesp). . C. 113. Laureate head right of Titus. Reverse: Mourning personification of Judaea seated right under palm tree; behind her, Titus standing right, holding spear and parazonium. Nearly Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000.
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| Realized
$8,050 |
Lot 2822 |
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Titus, A.D. 79-81. AE Sestertius, Rome, struck A.D. 80. . RIC-91. . H-792. Laureate head left of Titus. Reverse: Mourning personification of Judaea seated left under palm tree; to right, male standing, head reverted. Fine to Very Fine.
A David Sear certificate accompanies this lot.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,250.
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$2,185 |
Lot 2823 |
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Titus, A.D. 79-81. AE Sestertius minted at Rome as Caesar by Vespasian, A.D. 72. . RIC-640 (Vesp). . C. 383. H-793. Laureate head right of Titus. Reverse: Victory standing right inscribing shield hung on palm tree. Tooled, otherwise Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
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| Unsold |
Lot 2824 |
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Titus, A.D. 79-81. AE Sestertius, minted at Rome as Caesar by Vespasian, A.D. 72. . RIC-612 (Vesp). . C. 228. H-790. Laureate head right of Titus. Reverse: Titus as triumphator, in slow quadriga left. Fine to Very Fine.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,200.
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$460 |
Lot 2825 |
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Titus, A.D. 79-81. AE As minted at Lugdunum as Casear by Vespasian, A.D. 77/8. . RIC-784 (Vesp). . H-794. Laureate head right of Titus. Reverse: Mourning personification of Judaea seated right under palm tree; behind, arms. Porous planchet; About Very Fine.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,200.
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$460 |
Lot 2826 |
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Titus, A.D. 79-81. AE As, Rome mint, struck A.D. 79. . RIC-83. . C. 359. H-unlisted. Laureate head right of Titus. Reverse: Victory standing right holding wreath and palm. Fine to Very Fine.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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$230 |
Lot 2827 |
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Titus, A.D. 79-81. AE As minted at Lugdunum as Caesar by Vespasian, A.D. 77/8. . RIC-784 (Vesp). . H-794. Laureate head right of Titus. Reverse: Mourning personification of Judaea seated right under palm tree; behind, arms. Even greenish-brown patination; Nearly Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
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$3,910 |
Lot 2828 |
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Titus, A.D. 79-81. AE As minted at Rome as Caesar by Vespasian, A.D. 72. . RIC-627v (Vesp). . H-779v (as a Vespasian dup). Laureate head right of Titus. Reverse: Victory standing right on prow, holding wreath and palm. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,750.
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$2,760 |
Lot 2829 |
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Domitian, A.D. 81-96, Gold Aureus (7.67g), Rome, struck A.D. 86. . RIC-73. . C. 194. Laureate head right of Domitian. Reverse: Minerva advancing right, brandishing javelin and holding shield. A few slight knocks; Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500.
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$7,188 |
Lot 2830 |
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Domitian, A.D. 81-96. Gold Aureus (7.15g), Rome, minted A.D. 73 as Caesar under Vespasian. . RIC-232 (Vespasian). . C. 663. Laureate head right of Domitian. Reverse: Domitian riding left, raising right hand and holding scepter topped with human head in left hand. Nearly Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500.
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$7,188 |
Lot 2831 |
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Nerva, A.D. 96-98. AR Denarius, Rome mint, struck A.D. 96. . RIC-6. . C.99. Laureate head right of Nerva. Reverse: Justitia seated right, holding scepter and branch. Excellent portrait; Nearly Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $500 - 800.
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| Realized
$391 |
Lot 2832 |
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Trajan, A.D. 98-117. Gold Aureus (7.11g), Rome, struck A.D. 103-111. . RIC-136 [as Rare]. . Cohen 91. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right of Trajan. Reverse: Trajan walking right, raising his right hand and holding spear. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000.
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$4,600 |
Lot 2833 |
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Hadrian, A.D. 117-138. AR Denarius, Rome, A.D. 125-128. . RIC-155. . C. 307. Laureate head right of Hadrian, drapery on left shoulder. Reverse: Neptune standing right, foot on prow, holding trident and dolphin. Superb Extremely Fine; an exceptional denarius of Hadrian.
Estimated Value $500 - 750.
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| Realized
$863 |
Lot 2834 |
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Hadrian, A.D. 117-138. AE Sestertius minted at Rome, A.D. 134-138. . RIC-890. . C.55. H-798. Laureate and draped bust right of Hadrian. Reverse: Personification of Judaea at altar; two boys standing, emperor to left. Rough surfaces, especially on reverse; About Very Fine and very rare.
A key issue for the Roman travel series of Hadrian, as well as for the Bar Kokhba coinage.
Estimated Value $2,750 - 3,750.
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$2,415 |
Lot 2835 |
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Group of Four Coins. Highlighted by a provincial denarius of Titus with rev: palm tree flanked by Judaea and emperor (F-VF), this lot includes two bronzes of the Seleukid Kingdom (VG-F) and a denarius of Domitian (overcleaned, otherwise EF). Lot of 4 coins.
Estimated Value $500 - 750.
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$368 |
Lot 2836 |
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Two Coins minted under Vespasian, A.D. 69-79. A silver denarius portraying Vespasian ("Eastern issue" - rev: Judaea mourning with emperor behind; VF) plus an AE quadrans (Palm tree/vexillum; VF+). Lot of 2 coins.
Estimated Value $600 - 900.
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$345 |
Lot 2837 |
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Two Coins minted under Vespasian, A.D. 69-79. A silver denarius portraying Vespasian (rev: Victory advancing right; reverse scratched, otherwise VF) plus an AE as of Titus as Caesar (rev: Victory standing right on prow; rough surfaces, VF). Lot of 2 coins.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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| Unsold |
Lot 2838 |
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Grouping of Three Coins. Galba, A.D. 68-69, AE Dupondius (rev: Pax; VG); Titus, A.D. 79-81, AE 18 minted at Caesarea (rev: Nike standing; VF) and Hadrian, A.D. 117-138, AR Denarius (rev: Victory; VF). Lot of 3 coins.
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
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$180 |
Lot 2839 |
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Vespasian, A.D. 69-79. Two VF+ Silver Denarii. One has reverse: Victory advancing left (RIC 316), and the other, sow with piglets (RIC 109). Lot of 2 coins.
Estimated Value $500 - 750.
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$460 |
Lot 2840 |
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Vespasian, A.D. 69-79. Three Silver Coins. Denarius (rev: Victory advancing left; VF+), and two hemidrachms of Caesarea in Cappadocia (Victory advancing right; both Fine-VF). Lot of 3 coins.
Estimated Value $325 - 525.
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$299 |
Lot 2841 |
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Two Orichalcum Sestertii of Titus as Caesar. One has rev: Caesar on horseback left (Fine+); the other, rev: Roma standing left (Good/Fine). Lot of 2 coins.
When sestertii were originally issued, their bright golden color must have dazzled the fortunate owners. Orichalcum is the equivalent metal of today's brass, an alloy containing a considerable amount of zinc.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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$230 |
Lot 2842 |
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The Alan Levin Numismatic Library. A 20 plus year accumulation of most major works dealing with Greek, Roman, Jewish and Jewish Related coinage. Consisting of over 12 running feet of books and catalogs. A total of 60 hard bound books and between 150-200 auction catalogs from the 1980's thru present.
Included are BMC Palestine (1965); RIC Volumes I thru 4; BMCRE Volumes 1 thru 7; Roman Provincial Coinage cased 2 volume set plus suppliment; Crawford on Roman Republican Coinage 2 volumes; David Vagi's Coinage of the History of the Roman Empire 2 volumes; Mildenberg's Coinage of the Bar Kokbba War; Seaby Greek Coins 2 volumes; Seaby Roman Silver Coins Vol. 1, 2; Sear's Roman Coins & their values 4th edition; Madden's History of Jewish Coins (1967); Dewing's Ancient Coins in North American Collections 2 volumes; Ships on Ancient Coins in Haifa Museum; Rosenberger's 4 volumes on Jewish City Coinage; Spijkerman on Coins of the Decopolis and Provincial Arabia; Yaakov Meshorer's following works - Treasury of Jewish Coins - Coinage of Samaria of the 4th Cent. BC - Samarian Coinage - Testi Money - Coinage of Aelia Capitolina - City Coins of Eretz-Israel and Decapolis - AJC 2 volumes - Jewish Coinage of the Second Temple Period; David Hendin's various editions of Guide to Biblical Coins; Maltiel-Gerstenfeld's 260 Years of Ancient Jewish Coins; Krindler's Coins of the Land of Israel; Reifenberg's Ancient Jewish Coins; Romanoff's Jewish Symbols on Ancient Jewish Coins; Hoberman's The Art of Coins; Monographs of the Institute of Archieology from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem; SNG Part VI Collection of the ANS: Palestine-South Arabia; etc. Auction catalogs include a complete set of NFA's; Triton's and a set of Brombergs
Most are used, some are new but all are in good working condition. A conservative estimate for these collected works.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000.
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$2,185 |
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