The Abraham Bromberg collection of Jewish coins, catalogue,  Part II. New York, 10 December 1992. pp. 147,nn 316 626, condition: as new.

The Abraham Bromberg Collection of Jewish Coins,
Superior Galleries Auction Catalogue, December 10, 1992

I was born on June 18, 1914 in Leipzig, the son of a fur trader. Because of our family business, I lived in many countries, adopting all and yet none as truly my own.

As a boy, I collected stamps; the passion grew, and eventually I formed a comprehensive collection of the Mandate postage stamps of Palestine, including all the rare overprints and perforation varieties.

My meeting with Leo Mildenberg in 1950, and the purchase from him at Bank Leu in Zurich of two ancient Jewish Coins, made me change my field of interest. At that time, since I could not afford to collect both stamps and coins, I sold my philatelic holdings and began to collect Jewish coins seriously. I know well by now that obtaining the advice of experts is indispensable in forming a substantial collection.

While I feel that the "Year Four" half bronzes (nos. 73-74 in the 1991 Auction Catalogue) are my favorites, and I consider them the most fascinating of all ancient Jewish coins, the obtaining of the great rarities struck in the Jewish War - the prototype shekel and quarter shekel in this catalogue and the half shekel of "Year Four" and shekel of "Year Five" (no. 389 in the 1992 Auction Catalogue) - was filled with great excitement and some intrigue.