Year of Object(s) Creation: 430 B.C.E.
Estimated Value ($USD): 500,000
Object Type(s): Coin
Object Material(s): metal, silver
Provenience Nation: Italy
Provenience Location:
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance
Start Year: 2023
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Given to Italian Government after seizure by Manhattan District Attorney
Nation: Italy
Location: Italy
Start Year: 2014
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Purchased from Italo Vecchi, Italian coin dealer
Nation: United States
Location: In possession of Richard Beale, director of Roma Numismatics Limited
Start Year: 2013
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Surfaced on the international art market by unidentified trafficker
Nation: United Kingdom
Location: London
Start Year: 430 B.C.E.
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition:
Nation: Italy
Location: Naxos, Sicily

Sicily Naxos Coin


Description:


Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated:
Year Claim Resolved: 2023
Means of Resolution: Inquiry/Demand

Complainant Name: Government of Italy
Complainant Nation: Italy
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Private collector/dealer
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

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Editor's Notes:
Part of a group of 14 artifacts returned to Italy collectively worth $2.5 million. Edited by: Arianne Ohara