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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gallienus, post: 14255299, member: 42034&quot;]Thanks very much for this info!&nbsp; I agree, the latter Roma Provenances &quot;From a private European collection&quot; are essentially worthless.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It does appear that even Alexander dekadrachms of good &amp; legal origin have really diminished in price.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, the real tragedy is that the find was dispersed without any cataloging and attempts to learn the full history of the wreck.&nbsp; Further analysis would be add to our knowledge of these wonderful pieces as well as to the statues and the more common coins in the group.</p><p><br /></p><p>Undoubtedly surplus coins could be sold by the authorities or their governments after analysis and the museums had their share.&nbsp; I doubt that the Gaza Strip would ever be able to effectively implement the kinds of laws that you see in the UK though.</p><p><br /></p><p>If there was some sort of International Law modeled on the UK Treasure Act, this would be a great improvement though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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