Dear Board,
It is with great displeasure that I must write this post about two coins that are believed to be lost or possibly stolen from the mail. Please see the attached photos. The first two are of a
Julius Caesar elephant denarius (
Crawford 443/1;
Sydenham 1006). The second pair of images show a
styca of Archbishop Wigmund & moneyer Coenred (probably
North 0196).
Both coins were mailed to the US from
Britain, the
styca to me, and the
denarius to another collector. They were bought from the same British dealer who I am working with to recover both coins, even though there is only a remote possibility that can be done. Both were internationally
signed for (with tracking numbers provided). The
styca was mailed on September 8 and, according to the latest tracking data, was in
New York on the 11th. I am uncertain when the
denarius was mailed, but it probably was a few weeks before my coin.
I
hope as many sharp-eyed coin collectors and coin dealers read this post as possible and report any possible appearances of these two coins. Your
help is very appreciated!
I have already posted a copy of this message in the
Roman Coins section of the boards.
Best regards,
Mark Fox
Michigan
