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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;larssten, post: 24724536, member: 78319&quot;]Regarding the Ratto sale of February 8th 1928, it says about the &quot;Morcom-collection&quot; in the cataloge-intro (translated to English via Google Translate):</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><i>The remarkable and important series of Greek and Roman coins, described in this catalogue, come from several collections, the richest of which is that of Colonel R. H. Morcom, of Bromsgrove (England). </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>This well-known enthusiast, and of exquisite taste, endeavored to bring together a series of portraits of Roman emperors and empresses, and in this section was not limited to the so-called imperial coins, but added a large number of colonials, thus forming a collection of the most interesting from an iconographic point of view. </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>It is also from this same Cabinet that the majority of Greek bronze coins come, including first-rate and very beautiful pieces, and described among the first 838 numbers of the catalog.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>From this I am certain that the first 838 are of Morcom, but how about the rest of the catalogue? My Nero sestertius has lot nr. 2114 and would like to know what collection it is from <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The other collectors are <b>Hands</b> and <b>Wertheim </b>plus two un-named collectors: </p><p><br /></p><p><i>The collection of the late Rev. A. W. Hands consists almost exclusively of so-called consular coins. This collector, who published numerous popular numismatic works, had a predilection for the coins of the Roman Republic and his latest collaborative articles for the Numismatic Circular of Spink and Son Ld of London, relate to the mythological types appearing on these coins. </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><b>Guess this means Hands could be the Roman Republican coins of lot 839-1601?</b></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>A third important collection, included in the same sale, is that of Mr. Julius Wertheim, from Berlin, whose beautiful Greek series were sold in Lucerne in October 1926. The Wertheim collection is very rich in consular and imperial coins, silver and bronze, and includes a remarkable variety of types, among which are many rarities.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Since Wertheim submitted both Consular and Imperial coins, I assume his collection is from lot 1602 until the last lot 5163? </p><p><br /></p><p>Can I assume that my coin lot 2114 is of Wertheim? Or is there a chance that they just mixed in the coins from the various consignors so its not so easily identified?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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