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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 2519574, member: 76086&quot;]Provenance will only become more important as time goes on.&nbsp; I know many collectors keep as much provenance as possible, others none at all (I am both unfortunately).&nbsp; So, how about this:&nbsp; What coin do you have in your collection which has the oldest provenance?&nbsp; Not really a contest, but it would be interesting to see.&nbsp; If you can, list the chain of ownership from oldest to most recent along with price information if known.&nbsp; Here is mine:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]537022[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Sicily, Syracuse.&nbsp; Hieron II, 275 – 216 BC</b></p><p>Æ27.&nbsp; 15.19 grams</p><p>Obverse:&nbsp; Diademed head left.</p><p>Reverse: IERWNOS, Horseman galloping right with lance held forward.&nbsp; Monogram below.</p><p><br /></p><p>Provenance:</p><p>Thomas Virzi Collection, 1846</p><p>Alex Malloy Auction 17, December 1980, Lot 470</p><p>Garth R. Drewry Collection</p><p>CNG Electronic Auctions 144, July 2006 Lot 38, $98[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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