Does anyone know which collector is behind DWBG Collection?

Hello everyone,

I am the new and happy owner of CNG auction 595 lot 291 [ MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Macrinus, with Diadumenian as Caesar. ]





I am currently adding it to my collection database and would like to know if a well-informed collector can tell me more about DWBG Collection, from which CNG indicate it originates.

I have of course contacted CNG, but have received no response so far.

Thank you all in advance

François
HerMer coll.

 

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I think they use initials because some collectors do not want it known that they are selling their coins. So it is unlikely that anyone would know unless is a famous and well known collector.

For example there is BCD who to this day I have no idea who that is - and don’t care to know since he or she doesn’t obviously wants it to remain private and I can respect that - and the effort that went into putting together these magnificent collections. I have three catalogs from BCD and all are very useful.

 

He is or at least was a member here.

 

I want to thank you for putting together so many comprehensive collections. Greek coins usually come to me in groups and I have used catalogs of BCD collections for attribution purposes. Plus it is fun to just look at the catalogs - I’m going to go through one of them as soon as I’m done with this note - CNG Mail Bid 81/2 BCD Peloponnesus. Since I have an overactive imagination the person who put together these collections has risen to mythological proportions - nice to know it is a list member.

You are right about the cost of Polaroids - my son was given a Polaroid camera when he was very young and we spent quite a lot keeping him in film. I think we still have the camera around somewhere but lord knows whether it is possible to get film - although I think I recall reading that it is still possible to buy Polaroid film. Must be like buying vacuum tubes, which are still used in high ends amps.

In any event thanks for those catalogs - it must have been quite a task to put it all together.