Hi everyone. I've recently begun looking at
provenance chains - known and unknown - for
Greek coins of
Italy and
Sicily. I wanted to share a neat one I just came across. The coin came from the 1921
Pozzi sale and I think it then reappeared in 1925 and again in 1927. It's from Tarentum and was struck during Hannibal's occupation 212-209.
I'm going to try attaching a comparison picture but I'm not sure it's going to
work (first time trying)...if it doesn't I might need
help! It's hard to conclude it's the same coin from this picture, but the
weights and device positions appear to match and looking at full resolution one can find the same flaws.
The coin is
Pozzi lot 146 (105 Francs). It looks like it soon reappeared in Ars Classica X 1925, as Lot 50 (80 Francs) but the
Pozzi provenance wasn't mentioned. Two years later we see it in the Moss Sale, Glendining 1927 as lot 527 (2 pounds 12 shillings). Neither
Pozzi or Ars Classica X provenances are mentioned in the Glendining
catalog.
I think for the lower value coins like this, catalogs would get very cluttered if they mentioned every
provenance, so it's understandable.
Still, it's a nice coin from a turbulent time and it's fun to put together the story of where it went after
Pozzi. I'm curious to see where it's going to appear next!