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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 4682626, member: 110350&quot;]We are probably all familiar with the questions surrounding the authenticity of some of the coins sold by Lanz, at least in recent years.&nbsp; This coin, though, was apparently auctioned by Lanz back in 1994 (Auktion 70), and has a provenance that goes back further than Lanz, namely to &quot;the famous Margaretha Ley collection.&quot; See </p><p><a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ancient_numismatic_enterprise/9/product/numismatik_lanz_auktion_70__nov_21_1994__munzen_der_antike__sammlung_margaretha_ley__lanz_70_auction_catalogue_high_end_greek_and_roman_coins/514180/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ancient_numismatic_enterprise/9/product/numismatik_lanz_auktion_70__nov_21_1994__munzen_der_antike__sammlung_margaretha_ley__lanz_70_auction_catalogue_high_end_greek_and_roman_coins/514180/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ancient_numismatic_enterprise/9/product/numismatik_lanz_auktion_70__nov_21_1994__munzen_der_antike__sammlung_margaretha_ley__lanz_70_auction_catalogue_high_end_greek_and_roman_coins/514180/Default.aspx</a>&nbsp; (a past sale of the catalogue from that auction, stating that &quot;Mrs. Margaretha Ley was a famous model and designer and also founder and owner of Escada, German women&#039;s apparel company. She died in 1992&quot;). Of course, I have no idea what assurances of authenticity a provenance back to that collection provides, or of the nature of Mrs. Ley&#039;s expertise as a numismatist.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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