I acquired this Alexandrian drachm of Antoninus Pius back in November, partly because it was cheap but also because it had been catalogued incorrectly. This is a rare coin with only two others listed on RPC (IV.1, no. 1055). However, I was pleasantly surprised when it turned up with several tickets and a larger piece of paper. The auction house provenance was delightfully vague, 'Ex Albert Reevs (sic?) collection'. In total there are two tickets, one probably from the 70's or 80's (?) and written out with typewriter on blue card, the other handwritten and probably from the last 10-20 years. There is additionally a photocopy of a handwritten catalogue entry (from page 209, apparently) with a scan or rubbing of the coin labelled '562'. In the bottom right corner of this photocopy is what I presume to be its origin: 'J Johnson 16.5.86'. This looks like the sort of thing a collector might make to keep track of their coins in addition to writing tickets. So, if anybody knows who 'Albert Reevs' is, I'd be highly grateful for some pointers. Plugging various variations on 'Reevs' into acsearch results only in a Pegasi Numismatics entry from 2019 which refers to a Corinthian hemidrachm previously in the collection of one Charles Reeves, active as a collector 1890-1930.
I'm at work for an hour but I'll send you my Charles McReeve (?) notes when I get back and see if I can spot anything further about this one... Great coin, by the way!
Okay, update on the collector. Some of the original Elder sale catalogs from the 1930s can be found Archive, and I've seen coins for sale before that I thought I could ID from those old auctions, but never for certain because they don't have photos or weights given. But here is his entry from my "provenance glossary": Reeve (“Charles Reeve collection,” “Charles Reeve Collection, circa 1890-1930”) = Charles McCormick Reeve = Reeve, Charles McCormick (b. 8/7/1847 d. 6/24/1947) [Pete Smith, p. 304-5]: Provenance in recent years primarily originating from Pegasi sales (then Agora, CNG, Album, others). Discussed in Pete Smith’s ANB and previous article. Collection sold at Elder in 1932, 1934, 1937, 1939 (catalogs on Archive, perhaps there were more; only 1937, 1939 cited by Smith), though it’s often hard to determine which consignor belongs with which coins, and descriptions are absurdly thin (“Rhose drachm, this one only fair” [sic]). “…son of Civil War General Isaac Reeve.”
Here are several coins from an "Albert Reeves Collection" that seem very likely to be the same collection (hefty Greek & RPC bronzes), and the time frame fits. (Formed largely in the 1980s.) Clearly unrelated to Charles Reeve, since there's an "s" at the end of this last name. Macedon, Amphipolis. 2nd-1st century BC - "The information with this coin from the Albert Reeves collection says that it was bought for £4 on 11 Apr. 1983 from RMS Coins." Hadrian, 117-139. Sestertius - "The information with this coin from the Albert Reeves collection says that it was bought for £25 on 30 May 1989 from R & L Coins" Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 28, lot 2664. PHOENICIA ... "Jay Smith Collection of coins of Elagabalus, privately acquired from Paul and Bente Withers in November 2022, ex Albert Reeves Collection." Edit: More: Constans II (641-668) Follis of Constantinople " Albert Reeves collection says that it was bought on 3 November 1982 from I Johnson." That may be the Johnson on your ticket?
I think that's a good fit, thank you very much for that information Curtis. I suspect the small white ticket is a Galata ticket - they mostly deal in numismatic books here in the UK but also do offer coins.
