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<p>[QUOTE="Carausius, post: 2554718, member: 76440"]Thanks for all your kind comments.</p><p>As an American, the challenge of collecting Aes Grave is the import restrictions adopted by the U.S state department via a Memorandum of Understanding with Italy in place since 2011. Basically, we are prohibited from importing Aes Grave (or any pre-denarius bronze of Italian type) without provenance prior to 2011. I won't even consider an Aes Grave without an early provenance. So, my new coin fit the bill nicely - not only is the provenance prior to 2011, it is also prior to 1970 which is a key date in the UNESCO convention. Pre-1970 provenance means most museums could accept it as a donation (how thrilling). I'm hoping I can find an even earlier provenance for it in my old auction catalogues.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Carausius, post: 2554718, member: 76440"]Thanks for all your kind comments. As an American, the challenge of collecting Aes Grave is the import restrictions adopted by the U.S state department via a Memorandum of Understanding with Italy in place since 2011. Basically, we are prohibited from importing Aes Grave (or any pre-denarius bronze of Italian type) without provenance prior to 2011. I won't even consider an Aes Grave without an early provenance. So, my new coin fit the bill nicely - not only is the provenance prior to 2011, it is also prior to 1970 which is a key date in the UNESCO convention. Pre-1970 provenance means most museums could accept it as a donation (how thrilling). I'm hoping I can find an even earlier provenance for it in my old auction catalogues.[/QUOTE]
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