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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blake Davis, post: 24704794, member: 91820&quot;]Heck, I have enough trouble attributing some of the coins - provenance seems a&nbsp; near impossible task.&nbsp; Although Mr. Clay did note that one of my IMP X sestertii of Septimius Severus belonged to the collection of a British scientist in the 1820&#039;s - it is the bottom (second) coin on this thread:</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-bronze-imperial-coins-of-the-family-of-septimius-severus.310601/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-bronze-imperial-coins-of-the-family-of-septimius-severus.310601/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-bronze-imperial-coins-of-the-family-of-septimius-severus.310601/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; If it wasn&#039;t here it was somewhere else.&nbsp; I purchased the sestertius on French ebay for a terrific price - IMP X sestertii are typically found in poor condition which this one certainly is not. Nothing was said in the sale about the coin being formerly part of a known collection.&nbsp; It is odd how these coins lose their provenance like that, and it also makes you wonder how and where the coin was originally found. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; I should also mention that it seems like there are an enormous amount of coins being sold lately - not sure why or if this is typical.&nbsp; But it also seems that no matter the number of coins for sale prices seems to be quite stable and high.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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