Looking for a French coin dealer

[Yoel S]

I know this is a long shot, but I thought I'd try anyway

I recently purchased a CY162 Tyrian half-shekel from Incitatus Coins (picture at https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=185920), and I'm starting to do a bit of research into it. The seller was unsure of its provenance, but told me he bought it several years ago from a dealer in France. Is there anyway to track down who that dealer might have been?


PHOENICIA, Tyre AR silver half shekel, 19mm, 7.0g. Tyre, or Jerusalem (as per Meshorer), dated CY 162 (36-37 CE). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck. Reverse - Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, PΞB (date) above club; to right, KP above XX; Phoenician A between legs. DCA-Tyre 385 (same dies as illustration, also a die match for Triton XXV, #6161); RPC I 4695; HGC 10, 358; DCA 922.

[Tracy Aiello]

Yoel,

The only numismatic dealer in France off of the top of my head, although I'm sure there are more, is cgb.fr Numismatics, Paris. I note that you can search their online sales catalog and it will return both available items and items that were sold. Not sure how long they keep/return sold items on the website, but it's worth a shot.

All the best,

Tracy