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<p>[QUOTE="Carausius, post: 6528904, member: 76440"]Here's a good example of [USER=74282]@red_spork[/USER] 's description. Recently, I purchased this Roman Republican coin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1261154[/ATTACH]</p><p>Rome. The Republic.</p><p>Victory and Spearhead</p><p>Series, 189-180 BCE.</p><p>AE As (31.14g; 33mm; 5h).</p><p>Rome Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Laureate head of Janus; I (mark-of-value) above.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: Prow facing right; Victory crowning spearhead above; I (mark-of-value) to right; ROMA below.</p><p><br /></p><p>References: Crawford 145/1; Sydenham 293; BMCRR 497.</p><p><br /></p><p>I soon found the coin in a 1924 Rodolfo Ratto auction catalogue of an anonymous collection of Roman Republican coins, described at the time as "Riche collection" (literally, "a rich collection").</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1261160[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1261161[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Although unnamed, it was generally known that this sale was part of the collection of Barone Dr. Pompeo Bonazzi di Sannicandro, which was sold anonymously in two parts by Rodolfo Ratto in the mid-1920s. Bonazzi began collecting about 1910 and quickly assembled a broad collection of Roman Republican coins in a very short time. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he favored bronze coins that were un-tooled, and this coin boasts excellent, natural surfaces.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, now I can describe the provenance as follows:</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Provenance: Ex Barone Dr. Pompeo Bonazzi di Sannicandro (1876-1956) Collection [R. Ratto (23 January 1924), Lot 264].</i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p>To learn more about the names associated with these old, anonymous sales, I strongly recommend a book by the late John Spring, <i>Ancient Coin Auction Catalogues 1880-1980.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Carausius, post: 6528904, member: 76440"]Here's a good example of [USER=74282]@red_spork[/USER] 's description. Recently, I purchased this Roman Republican coin: [ATTACH=full]1261154[/ATTACH] Rome. The Republic. Victory and Spearhead Series, 189-180 BCE. AE As (31.14g; 33mm; 5h). Rome Mint. Obverse: Laureate head of Janus; I (mark-of-value) above. Reverse: Prow facing right; Victory crowning spearhead above; I (mark-of-value) to right; ROMA below. References: Crawford 145/1; Sydenham 293; BMCRR 497. I soon found the coin in a 1924 Rodolfo Ratto auction catalogue of an anonymous collection of Roman Republican coins, described at the time as "Riche collection" (literally, "a rich collection"). [ATTACH=full]1261160[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1261161[/ATTACH] Although unnamed, it was generally known that this sale was part of the collection of Barone Dr. Pompeo Bonazzi di Sannicandro, which was sold anonymously in two parts by Rodolfo Ratto in the mid-1920s. Bonazzi began collecting about 1910 and quickly assembled a broad collection of Roman Republican coins in a very short time. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he favored bronze coins that were un-tooled, and this coin boasts excellent, natural surfaces. So, now I can describe the provenance as follows: [B][I]Provenance: Ex Barone Dr. Pompeo Bonazzi di Sannicandro (1876-1956) Collection [R. Ratto (23 January 1924), Lot 264]. [/I][/B] To learn more about the names associated with these old, anonymous sales, I strongly recommend a book by the late John Spring, [I]Ancient Coin Auction Catalogues 1880-1980.[/I][/QUOTE]
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