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<p>[QUOTE="Curtis, post: 24796424, member: 26430"]It's very interesting to see the different opinions posted.</p><p><br /></p><p>I consider my "bibliographic collection of ancient coins" to cover two topics: (1) coins in the ancient world, and (2) the modern history of ancient coin collecting & literature. So I always prefer a coin with an interesting modern "object biography." (Same for books & auction catalogs.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I just won the Sear Byzantine 882 "plate coin" from CNG. (I wanted this type anyway, so I was happy to pay a significant premium.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Heraclius Follis overstruck on Anastasius (33.5mm, 16.57g), struck in Sicily, maybe Catania (I've seen Syracuse suggested). Pretty good one, good undertype, and well oriented, but common & definitely <i>not</i> among the best available:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1586358[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1586357[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My specimen of the undertype, Anstansius Follis, Constantinople, SB 19 (<a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=454482" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=454482" rel="nofollow">NOT a plate coin or old collection</a> as far as I know):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1586363[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><i>Incidentally</i>: There have been a bunch of other Sear "plate coins" at CNG recently (a couple sold quite cheaply). Mostly with no further provenance given whatsoever. (One or two also Hanh <i>MIB </i>plate coins and/or Cermak Collection -- I haven't checked for SB 882 in <i>MIB</i>. There's overlap, but usually for rarities.)</p><p><br /></p><p>At least some were Ian Roper Collection (or maybe "inventory"; a UK coin dealer). Who has had them all this time? Many were sold by the 1990s by American firms.</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I prefer to find the publication history myself, but that's very tough for major references like Sear's <i>Byzantine Coins and Their Values. (</i>There were about 600 photos, some of which might be museum coins.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I was able to get an "un-advertised" plate coin from Goodacre's <i>Handbook of Coinage in the Byzantine Empire</i>. <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8931081" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8931081" rel="nofollow">CNG just had this one as "reportedly ex Goodacre"</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1586359[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Also two of his 1930s <i>Numismatic Chronicle</i> articles; possibly also one of Leon Dardel's models in Sabatier 1862, originally from a line drawing in de Saulcy's 1842 <i>Revue Numismatique</i> article (left image).</p><p><br /></p><p>To round out my Byzantine "plate coins" from well-known books, one that I post all the time:</p><p><br /></p><p>Tied for my favorite coin, Constantine IV AV Solidus. <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7758907" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7758907" rel="nofollow">ERIC II cover coin, as noted by CNG</a>. With a bunch of excellent provenance paraphernalia, incl. signed copy:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1586360[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For another Sear "plate coin" -- this one I got lucky on, zero provenance whatsoever from Agora auctions in 2015. The <i>Roman Coins and Their Values, </i>vol. III 8963 "plate coin." (It was in NFA's fall 1990 MBS, cataloged by Sear, and from which he drew a bunch of his images. Also, for others with Dattari coins, he cites a lot of them in the Alexandria section for each ruler.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1586361[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>To accompany it, I have an <i>RCV </i>set, all volumes signed & inscribed to collector of Roman London, Paul DiMarzio.</p><p><br /></p><p>(I like numismatic-literature-coin-provenance combinations.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1586362[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There are also lots of <i>Roman Silver Coins and Their Values</i> plate coins out there in commerce, too. Not sure whether there are any <i>Greek Imperial...</i> or <i>Greek Coins...</i>, since Sear took most of those images from the British Museum.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also recently completed my BCD "plate coins" set (at least one from each of the 10 major catalogs, still need his anonymous Athens & Salamis). My surely-unattainable long-term goal: One from every Naville <i>Ars Classica</i> catalog. (I think I'm only at 4 or 5 [<i>EDIT: actually 3 (catalogs) or 4 (coins)</i>].)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtis, post: 24796424, member: 26430"]It's very interesting to see the different opinions posted. I consider my "bibliographic collection of ancient coins" to cover two topics: (1) coins in the ancient world, and (2) the modern history of ancient coin collecting & literature. So I always prefer a coin with an interesting modern "object biography." (Same for books & auction catalogs.) I just won the Sear Byzantine 882 "plate coin" from CNG. (I wanted this type anyway, so I was happy to pay a significant premium.) Heraclius Follis overstruck on Anastasius (33.5mm, 16.57g), struck in Sicily, maybe Catania (I've seen Syracuse suggested). Pretty good one, good undertype, and well oriented, but common & definitely [I]not[/I] among the best available: [ATTACH=full]1586358[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1586357[/ATTACH] My specimen of the undertype, Anstansius Follis, Constantinople, SB 19 ([URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=454482']NOT a plate coin or old collection[/URL] as far as I know): [ATTACH=full]1586363[/ATTACH] [INDENT][I]Incidentally[/I]: There have been a bunch of other Sear "plate coins" at CNG recently (a couple sold quite cheaply). Mostly with no further provenance given whatsoever. (One or two also Hanh [I]MIB [/I]plate coins and/or Cermak Collection -- I haven't checked for SB 882 in [I]MIB[/I]. There's overlap, but usually for rarities.) At least some were Ian Roper Collection (or maybe "inventory"; a UK coin dealer). Who has had them all this time? Many were sold by the 1990s by American firms.[/INDENT] I prefer to find the publication history myself, but that's very tough for major references like Sear's [I]Byzantine Coins and Their Values. ([/I]There were about 600 photos, some of which might be museum coins.) I was able to get an "un-advertised" plate coin from Goodacre's [I]Handbook of Coinage in the Byzantine Empire[/I]. [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8931081']CNG just had this one as "reportedly ex Goodacre"[/URL]: [ATTACH=full]1586359[/ATTACH] Also two of his 1930s [I]Numismatic Chronicle[/I] articles; possibly also one of Leon Dardel's models in Sabatier 1862, originally from a line drawing in de Saulcy's 1842 [I]Revue Numismatique[/I] article (left image). To round out my Byzantine "plate coins" from well-known books, one that I post all the time: Tied for my favorite coin, Constantine IV AV Solidus. [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7758907']ERIC II cover coin, as noted by CNG[/URL]. With a bunch of excellent provenance paraphernalia, incl. signed copy: [ATTACH=full]1586360[/ATTACH] For another Sear "plate coin" -- this one I got lucky on, zero provenance whatsoever from Agora auctions in 2015. The [I]Roman Coins and Their Values, [/I]vol. III 8963 "plate coin." (It was in NFA's fall 1990 MBS, cataloged by Sear, and from which he drew a bunch of his images. Also, for others with Dattari coins, he cites a lot of them in the Alexandria section for each ruler.) [ATTACH=full]1586361[/ATTACH] To accompany it, I have an [I]RCV [/I]set, all volumes signed & inscribed to collector of Roman London, Paul DiMarzio. (I like numismatic-literature-coin-provenance combinations.) [ATTACH=full]1586362[/ATTACH] There are also lots of [I]Roman Silver Coins and Their Values[/I] plate coins out there in commerce, too. Not sure whether there are any [I]Greek Imperial...[/I] or [I]Greek Coins...[/I], since Sear took most of those images from the British Museum. I also recently completed my BCD "plate coins" set (at least one from each of the 10 major catalogs, still need his anonymous Athens & Salamis). My surely-unattainable long-term goal: One from every Naville [I]Ars Classica[/I] catalog. (I think I'm only at 4 or 5 [[I]EDIT: actually 3 (catalogs) or 4 (coins)[/I]].)[/QUOTE]
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