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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carausius, post: 2485559, member: 76440&quot;]So, I mentioned provenances, and the following are a few of the resources I use in hunting provenance of Roman Egypt coins. In no particular order:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Savio, Numi Augg. Alexandrini (Bernardi 2007): A book of 380 plates containing the pencil rubbings that Dattari made of his entire collection of Roman Egypt coins - about 13,000 coins! Often referenced by dealers as &quot;Dattari (Savio)&quot;, it provides an image of every coin listed in the original Dattari catalogue, plus many that were not listed. The rubbings are surprisingly detailed, though imprecise (high points show well, low points not so well). Still, it&#039;s easy to identify a coin as &quot;ex Dattari&quot; by matching it to a rubbing in Savio. I&#039;ve done so several times.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Munzhandlung Basel 6: An auction catalogue from 1936, and one of the first auction catalogues to feature Roman Egypt coins. It contains several, lovely plates of coins, all from the collection of Dr. Steger. If you see a Roman Egypt coin identified as &quot;ex Steger&quot;, this is likely the source.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Kerry Wetterstrom Collection: CNG (through its predecessor, CNA), sold Wetterstrom&#039;s large collection of Roman Egypt over several fixed price lists and auction sales from 1988-1990. I acquired all the catalogues, cut out the Roman Egypt sections, and had those sections cobbled together and hardbound into a single, easy-to-browse volume.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. Walter Niggeler Collection: Volume 2 of this famous series of 1960s auction sales by Bank Leu &amp; Munzen und Medaillen, contains a collection of stunning quality Roman Egypt drachms, presented on 7 high-quality plates.</p><p><br /></p><p>5. Munz Zentrum Auction 52 (1984): Excellent modern catalogue entirely focused on Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt, but only the first 78 lots are Ptolemaic; the remaining 1300 lots are Roman Egypt with each coin illustrated on its description page.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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