All great catalogues. Especially Brunacci. You'll find Signorelli in time - RBW had more than one in his library that'll be at Kolbe in time. Platt-Hall and Martinetti & Nervegna are good but less difficult to find. I wasn't aware of Part III of Platt Hall being rarer - I think I've the Roman and Greek only.
Prompted by this
thread, I
had another look at Signorelli and at Brunacci. The former (dated earlier - 1952) is a better sale - the coins are better
quality, there's more of them, and the plates have significantly better printing, perhaps in
part due to better plaster casts. Whilst browsing, I picked up another coin from Signorelli, lot 719:
I'm especially pleased as it's one of my favourite coins with a stunning
reverse. I recall being with RBW when I bought it and he thought it especially nice. I already have lot 736 (Pompey
Nasidia) from the same sale which is just below the
Sicinia.
On the one hand it's perplexing that I missed a coin a mere half a plate from another I'd found. On the other hand it's rather gratifying that there's provenances to be found in catalogues that I've perused many times. The whole point of this
catalogue madness is, after all,
provenance finds. I've one Brunacci (1958) ... not quite such a terrific coin.
On results to date there's probably more for me to find in just these two sales. Whilst
Banti is a great first go-to resource, its indifferent photo reproduction means I sometimes miss coins that I
pick up in the original sale. I really
hope I've missed an awful lot in all my catalogues as that would mean that I've happy years ahead to continue finding provenances.