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<p>[QUOTE="Michael Stolt, post: 3567130, member: 100445"]Today I received my absolutely stunning Half Litra I won at Heritage a while back. When I made a post the same day I won it, some very interesting provenance for the coin also surfaced ( thanks to [USER=74282]@red_spork[/USER] ). It turns out it was part of the Goodman collection and the collection of Virgil Brand (1862-1926). I am currently going through Brands ledgers he kept that are uploaded by the ANS to see if I can find provenance going even further back.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm very very happy with this purchase as it is also one of the absolutely finest known specimens of the type. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.ancientcoingallery.net/Files/Images/Coinsite/CoinDB/HalfLitra2.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Anonymous. Ca. 235-231 BC. Æ Half-Litra (12mm, 1.37 g, 7h). Rome mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Head of Roma or Minerva(?) right, wearing Phrygian helmet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: Dog standing right, left forepaw raised in pointing stance; ROMA in exergue.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: Crawford 26/4.</p><p><br /></p><p>Provenance: Heritage Auctions, Weekly auction 231923 (29 May 2019), Ex Goodman collection, Triton I (2 December 1997), lot 842; Ex Virgil Brand (1862-1926) collection, Part VII (Sotheby's , 25 October 1984, lot 478 (part of).</p><p><br /></p><p>From the Triton I cataloge:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/screenshot_20190531-184022-2-png.943140/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Stolt, post: 3567130, member: 100445"]Today I received my absolutely stunning Half Litra I won at Heritage a while back. When I made a post the same day I won it, some very interesting provenance for the coin also surfaced ( thanks to [USER=74282]@red_spork[/USER] ). It turns out it was part of the Goodman collection and the collection of Virgil Brand (1862-1926). I am currently going through Brands ledgers he kept that are uploaded by the ANS to see if I can find provenance going even further back. I'm very very happy with this purchase as it is also one of the absolutely finest known specimens of the type. :) [IMG]http://www.ancientcoingallery.net/Files/Images/Coinsite/CoinDB/HalfLitra2.png[/IMG] Anonymous. Ca. 235-231 BC. Æ Half-Litra (12mm, 1.37 g, 7h). Rome mint. Obverse: Head of Roma or Minerva(?) right, wearing Phrygian helmet. Reverse: Dog standing right, left forepaw raised in pointing stance; ROMA in exergue. Reference: Crawford 26/4. Provenance: Heritage Auctions, Weekly auction 231923 (29 May 2019), Ex Goodman collection, Triton I (2 December 1997), lot 842; Ex Virgil Brand (1862-1926) collection, Part VII (Sotheby's , 25 October 1984, lot 478 (part of). From the Triton I cataloge: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/screenshot_20190531-184022-2-png.943140/[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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