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<p>[QUOTE="Michael Stolt, post: 4901934, member: 100445"]Since I've had quite a busy year I have not had the time to do a lot of provenance research. But yesterday while at work I was able to squeeze a few hours and catalogues in.</p><p><br /></p><p>And I got lucky. This is a recent purchase, which is still on its way to me, yielded a fantastic provenance back to an R. Ratto auction in 1925. Prior it only had a Numismatica Ars Classica provenance from 2003, so this is quite an improvement.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Plates from the 1925 Ratto catalogue:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1182747[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Sellers photo:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1182741[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Anonymous.</b> 207 BC. AR Denarius (3.98 g). Cornucopia (first) series. Rome mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: <i>Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to left.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: <i>The Dioscuri, each holding spear, on horseback right; two stars above, cornucopia below horses.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: Crawford 58/2.</p><p><br /></p><p>Provenance: Ex Numismatica Ars Classica auction 25 (25 June 2003), lot 251.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Catalogue covers: </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1182746[/ATTACH]</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Stolt, post: 4901934, member: 100445"]Since I've had quite a busy year I have not had the time to do a lot of provenance research. But yesterday while at work I was able to squeeze a few hours and catalogues in. And I got lucky. This is a recent purchase, which is still on its way to me, yielded a fantastic provenance back to an R. Ratto auction in 1925. Prior it only had a Numismatica Ars Classica provenance from 2003, so this is quite an improvement. [B]Plates from the 1925 Ratto catalogue:[/B] [ATTACH=full]1182747[/ATTACH] [B]Sellers photo:[/B] [ATTACH=full]1182741[/ATTACH] [B] Anonymous.[/B] 207 BC. AR Denarius (3.98 g). Cornucopia (first) series. Rome mint. Obverse: [I]Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to left.[/I] Reverse: [I]The Dioscuri, each holding spear, on horseback right; two stars above, cornucopia below horses.[/I] Reference: Crawford 58/2. Provenance: Ex Numismatica Ars Classica auction 25 (25 June 2003), lot 251. [B] Catalogue covers: [ATTACH=full]1182746[/ATTACH][/B][/QUOTE]
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