Post your coins that came from famous collections....

Larry Adams again...
Inaqids (Khanate of Khiva)
Muhammad Amin 1845-55
AV Half Tilla AH 1269 (1852/3AD)
Khwarzem Mint

 

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Papal States
AV 1/2 Scudo d'oro year IX (1709)
Roma Mint
Pope Clemente IX 1700-21

 

1879 proof halfpenny, ex Nicholson and Cheshire collections


Taylor restrike 1799 pattern halfpenny, Peck 1254. The obverse flaw and reverse weakness at 12 o'clock are defining points of the type. ex Martin and Sawden collections


1795 gilt restrike halfpenny by Taylor, Peck 1052. ex Rogers collection


Henry I class 4 penny of Wallingford. ex Faintich collection. A flat face, but reasonably full detail for a coin of this reign.


1812 1st bust three shillings bank token, ex Smith and Hansen collections


Maximian follis of London. ex Toone collection

 

1729 copper proof halfpenny. ex Nicholson


1732/1 halfpenny, ex Cheshire collection


1846 Marrian & Gausby One Centum pattern, ex Halse


Corieltauvi South Ferriby Boar Unit, ex O'Bee collection


An ECEN unit of the Iceni from the Aitchison collection.


Catuvellauni Tasciovanus Double Unit, ex Rich collection. Not a bad example, albeit a little off-centre.

 

Let's resurrect this thread

Edward the Confessor Sovereign Eagles penny of Bedford. Ex Conte & Birch collections


James I first bust Britain crown with mm. Grapes, the reverse over scallop. ex Clarke


Henry VII sovereign penny from the Durham episcopal mint under Bishop Fox. Ex Archbishop Sharp


Edward III 4th coinage pre-treaty series E halfgroat of York. ex Kallman & New Horizons

 

Enrico Caruso Collection....
AV Aureus ND (305AD) R5 (2 known)
Ticinum Mint
Constantius I Chlorus 305-06AD
ex: Caruso

 

I always thought a shilling was 12 pence. This one says "6 Pence" on the reverse.

 

LOL, you are right & that is most certainly a sixpence piece. Doesn't change the fact that it is by far the best I have ever seen. I do have a nice shilling of the 1889 date, small head and graded MS66 so maybe that is what I was thinking of (or getting older still.....)
Good spot, Sir.

 

Eliasburg...

 

France
AV 20 Francs 1831-A
Paris Mint
Louis Philippe I 1830-48

 

South Peru
AV 1/2 Escudo
Cuzco Mint
Theo Law Coll.

 

I don't concern myself with such things, so I have no idea if any of the coins I own were ever a part of a famous collection.

 

The beauty of provenance is that it is a one way ticket, or in a worst case, means nothing for added value. No provenance has ever reduced a coin's value or marketability. Nothing is guaranteed, but it does mean there is scope for increasing it's value come the time to sell if you can show it was in a quality collection, even if the coin isn't much to look at.

Anyway, a Civil War halfcrown previously in the collection of V J E Ryan (sold at Glendining 21/1/1952 and off the market since then) that I acquired a few days ago.

 

Today at the SINCONA Auction in Zurich I won this Afsharid Gold Mohur of Nader Shah (minted in Tabriz in 1746), which used to be a part of the Kian Collection:

 

Italy. Lucania. Metapontion. AR Stater (nomos) (8.06 gms), ca. 540-510 B.C. NGC VF, Strike:5/5 Surface: 5/5
Provenance: Mark and Lottie Salton Collection
Description credit: Stack's Bowers. Photo credit: NGC

 

Just won this in last week's Cope sale in Zurich. Looking forward to its arrival A Chester Declaration issue halfcrown.

 

Roman Gold Solidus of Valens (minted in Antioch in 364) that was once a part of the Family of Constantine Collection:

 

It's not much to look at but it's a bucket list type of coin for me. St Patrick's farthing. Terminal die state.

Ex John Agre & Dave Wnuck (Coin Rarities Online)-Jim LaSarre 12/2009-Sydney F. Martin Collection-Martin Estate, Stack's Bowers

 

Its amazing how many coins I have from "famous" collections/ now they are in not so famous collection