My gorgon from Kamarina came with a catalog tag which states it's from an ex Barry Murphy collection. Is he a well known collector?
Yes, he's one of the most respected ancient coin collectors & dealers around. I have a few coins from him, your fine.
Mr. Murphy is a well-respected dealer of ancients, and a scholar to boot. Definitely a trusted source for authentic coins.
In addition to being a great guy, former employee of CNG, current force behind Triskeles and VAuctions and one of the most knowledgeable dealers I know, Barry once had a passing interest in the coins of Septimius Severus which resulted in the best online listing of these coins. I'm too lazy to post mine but keep intending to do it but he had things I lack. I believe he sold his collection when he started his own business. It is very hard to be a really good dealer and a really good collector at the same time. http://bpmurphy.ancients.info/severan/severanhome.htm He also has a few other pages - mostly on fakes. http://bpmurphy.ancients.info/
Great dealer, have bought some wee Scotties from him. He deals mainly in ancients, but dabbles in medieval too.
