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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 24724968, member: 26430&quot;]Also, the next sentence reads: &quot;This nucleus is supplemented by two other lesser collections.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>So, relying strictly on the catalog text, I&#039;m not sure we can say from whose collection that lot came. (Still, fantastic provenance from a legendary sale. And a splendid example!!)</p><p><br /></p><p>HOWEVER... people at the time would likely have known the collectors &amp; their coins, so contemporary or later publications may give additional info. For instance, if Simonetti referenced it in his books he may have given the collection or maybe other older references cataloging coins of Nero or even a later mid century sale.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oftentimes important collections were mixed unlabeled in those days, but presumably the bidders (usually just a few dealers) would have known &amp; passed along info about individual coins, and recorded it in tray tags. (E.g., I have one from Morcom IDing the recently deceased amateur from Ars Classica XV as EP Warren.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes that history was preserved, sometimes not. A few people around today may even know (second- or third-hand).</p><p><br /></p><p>Occasionally, hand-annotated catalogs will mention more about the collections. Rare and precious where they can be found. It&#039;s never happened to me but a plaster cast may even turn up in a museum collection...</p><p><br /></p><p>A century later it is still always possible new information will emerge![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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