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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GinoLR, post: 24482190, member: 128351&quot;]I don&#039;t know if there has been a special study of the whole EID MAR emission, in silver and gold. You say there are 85 known but the PAS site says there re 60-70 denarii known... Anyways thanks for this info, and to [USER=77704]@panzerman[/USER] who told me there were three aurei known.</p><p>88 coins only, that&#039;s not much and the comprehensive catalogue could be done: number of obverse and reverse dies, present or last known location of each specimen, provenances, etc...</p><p>Obviously, many were collected in the 17th-19th centuries and their initial provenance is unknown. The 3 British Museum specimens entered the collection in 1848, 1855 and 1860, all we know about them is the name of their previous owners such as the Lord of Pembroke... There are 5 specimens in the BNF collection, 2 of them fourrées, I did not find their provenances except for one which was donated in 1877 by the baron d&#039;Ailly. All weren&#039;t hoarded soon after minting. One BM denarius and another one in the BNF have been circulated and even show banker&#039;s marks, an aureus has been holed to be made a jewel.</p><p>The interesting question is : where did the specimens with known initial provenances come from? You said 5 were found in Greece. OK, good to know that. What about the others? Are there any other specimens with sure find locations out of Greece? A quick internet search shows 1 worn specimen found in UK, at Whitchurch-on-Thames (PAS), another one in the Capilna (Romania) hoard, another one found in the 19th c. at Joppa, Palestine (where is now Tel Aviv)...</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t worry about the good proof the aureus was recently found in Greece. The NY police would never have returned this more than USD 3 Million coin w/o firm evidence. I suppose Mr Beale cooperated with the police to negotiate a moderate sanction, and talked...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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