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<p>[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 4288437, member: 57495"]Thanks for the excellent writeup! There's also <a href="https://www.academia.edu/37026327/Giovanni_Dattari_and_His_Fabled_Collection_of_Alexandrian_Coins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/37026327/Giovanni_Dattari_and_His_Fabled_Collection_of_Alexandrian_Coins" rel="nofollow">a great article</a> published by the ANS available on academia.edu that covers some of the same ground and illustrates the story with some coins of Dattari's as well as a few pictures of his correspondences with E.T. Newell. </p><p><br /></p><p>I count 16 Roman Provincials of Alexandria in my collection that are ex Dattari. I won't show them all. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1091647[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>HADRIAN</b></p><p>AE Drachm. 25.1g, 33.7mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 21 (AD 136/7). Emmett -; Dattari 1831; Dattari-Savio pl. 12, 126 (<i>this coin illustrated</i>); RPC 6193 (<i>this coin cited</i>). O: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. R: K-A L, Sarapis seated left on throne, holding sceptre and placing hand over head of Kerberos standing before him at his feet.</p><p><i>Ex Robert L. Grover Collection, previously held by the Art Institute of Chicago (1980.980); ex Giovanni Dattari Collection </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1091646[/ATTACH] </i></p><p><b>ANTONINUS PIUS</b></p><p>AE Drachm. 21.28g, 32.3mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 17 (AD 153-154). RPC 14929 (<i>this coin cited</i>); Dattari-Savio Pl. 141, 2763 (<i>this coin</i>). O: Laureate head right. R: Nilus, with crocodile beside him, reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia from which issues Genius holding wreath; to left, a dome (Nilometer?) inscribed Iς (for 16 cubits), in front of which stands a Genius; L-IZ (date) in field.</p><p><i>Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1091645[/ATTACH] </i></p><p><b>MARCUS AURELIUS</b></p><p>Billon Tetradrachm. 12.86g, 24.5mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 13 of Antoninus Pius (AD 149/150). Dattari (Savio) 3185 (<i>this coin</i>); Emmett 1868.13 (R4); Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 169 (<i>this coin</i>); RPC Online temp #14367/7 (<i>this coin</i>). O: M AVPHΛIC • KAICAP, bareheaded and draped bust right. R: Zeus (‘Jupiter Capitolinus’) enthroned left, holding phiale in his extended right hand and scepter with his left; at his feet, eagle standing left, head right, wings closed; L IΓ (date) across upper field.</p><p><i>Ex Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection (purchased from Dr. Piero Beretta, Milan, April 1972); ex Dr. Piero Beretta Collection; ex Giovanni Dattari Collection</i></p><p><br /></p><p>As mentioned in the OP, Dattari apparently also amassed a huge number of Roman imperials. A few years ago, Jesús Vico sold a fairly large number of them in a series of auctions. I picked up a few, including these two...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1091649[/ATTACH]<b>CONSTANTINE I</b></p><p>AE3. 3.4g, 21.3mm. Constantinople, AD 327-328. RIC VII Constantinople 22 (R3). O: CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed head right. R: GLORIA EXERCITVS, soldier standing left, looking right, holding spear and resting hand on shield; Γ in left field, CONS in exergue.</p><p><i>Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1091650[/ATTACH]<b>MAXIMINUS II DAIA</b></p><p>AE Follis. 6.24g, 23mm. Antioch mint, circa AD 310-11. RIC VI Antioch 154c. O: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head right. R: SOLE IN-VICTO, Sol standing left, extending arm and holding bust of Serapis; crescent over A in left field, ANT in exergue. </p><p><i>Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Apart from [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER], I don't think I've seen anyone on CT with a Greek ex Dattari. Maybe he'll show his envy-inducing monster here. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 4288437, member: 57495"]Thanks for the excellent writeup! There's also [URL='https://www.academia.edu/37026327/Giovanni_Dattari_and_His_Fabled_Collection_of_Alexandrian_Coins']a great article[/URL] published by the ANS available on academia.edu that covers some of the same ground and illustrates the story with some coins of Dattari's as well as a few pictures of his correspondences with E.T. Newell. I count 16 Roman Provincials of Alexandria in my collection that are ex Dattari. I won't show them all. :shame: [ATTACH=full]1091647[/ATTACH] [B]HADRIAN[/B] AE Drachm. 25.1g, 33.7mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 21 (AD 136/7). Emmett -; Dattari 1831; Dattari-Savio pl. 12, 126 ([I]this coin illustrated[/I]); RPC 6193 ([I]this coin cited[/I]). O: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. R: K-A L, Sarapis seated left on throne, holding sceptre and placing hand over head of Kerberos standing before him at his feet. [I]Ex Robert L. Grover Collection, previously held by the Art Institute of Chicago (1980.980); ex Giovanni Dattari Collection [ATTACH=full]1091646[/ATTACH] [/I] [B]ANTONINUS PIUS[/B] AE Drachm. 21.28g, 32.3mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 17 (AD 153-154). RPC 14929 ([I]this coin cited[/I]); Dattari-Savio Pl. 141, 2763 ([I]this coin[/I]). O: Laureate head right. R: Nilus, with crocodile beside him, reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia from which issues Genius holding wreath; to left, a dome (Nilometer?) inscribed Iς (for 16 cubits), in front of which stands a Genius; L-IZ (date) in field. [I]Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection [ATTACH=full]1091645[/ATTACH] [/I] [B]MARCUS AURELIUS[/B] Billon Tetradrachm. 12.86g, 24.5mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 13 of Antoninus Pius (AD 149/150). Dattari (Savio) 3185 ([I]this coin[/I]); Emmett 1868.13 (R4); Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 169 ([I]this coin[/I]); RPC Online temp #14367/7 ([I]this coin[/I]). O: M AVPHΛIC • KAICAP, bareheaded and draped bust right. R: Zeus (‘Jupiter Capitolinus’) enthroned left, holding phiale in his extended right hand and scepter with his left; at his feet, eagle standing left, head right, wings closed; L IΓ (date) across upper field. [I]Ex Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection (purchased from Dr. Piero Beretta, Milan, April 1972); ex Dr. Piero Beretta Collection; ex Giovanni Dattari Collection[/I] As mentioned in the OP, Dattari apparently also amassed a huge number of Roman imperials. A few years ago, Jesús Vico sold a fairly large number of them in a series of auctions. I picked up a few, including these two... [ATTACH=full]1091649[/ATTACH][B]CONSTANTINE I[/B] AE3. 3.4g, 21.3mm. Constantinople, AD 327-328. RIC VII Constantinople 22 (R3). O: CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed head right. R: GLORIA EXERCITVS, soldier standing left, looking right, holding spear and resting hand on shield; Γ in left field, CONS in exergue. [I]Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection [/I] [ATTACH=full]1091650[/ATTACH][B]MAXIMINUS II DAIA[/B] AE Follis. 6.24g, 23mm. Antioch mint, circa AD 310-11. RIC VI Antioch 154c. O: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head right. R: SOLE IN-VICTO, Sol standing left, extending arm and holding bust of Serapis; crescent over A in left field, ANT in exergue. [I]Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection[/I] Apart from [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER], I don't think I've seen anyone on CT with a Greek ex Dattari. Maybe he'll show his envy-inducing monster here. :D[/QUOTE]
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