Person
Name	Magnaguti, Count Alessandro (21.09.1887 - 13.08.1966)
	Magnaguti was a descendant of an old Mantua family. He studied law and devoted himself to the administration of his estates. Magnaguti became a famous coin collector, and was active in this profession between c. 1905 and 1928. His collection of coins from Mantua was sold by his family to the Banca Agricola Mantovana in 1993. The collection of ancient coins was from 1949 sold by Santamaria in Rome. Lit.: F. Bompieri, Un collezionista mantovano Conte Alessandro Magnaguti, in: Il Collezionismo numismatico italiano (2014) pp. 194-196; J. Spring, Ancient Coins Auction Catalogues 1880-1980 (2009) pp. 255-256; D. Cappellari Alla scoperta del conte Alessandro Magnaguti. L'ultimo cavaliere dei Gonzaga (2019).
Types	previous Owner
GND	https://d-nb.info/gnd/1158721250
VIAF	https://viaf.org/viaf/10173549
Wikidata	https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106946869
Permalink	https://ikmk.smb.museum/ndp/person/8900
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Person

Name

Magnaguti, Count Alessandro (21.09.1887 - 13.08.1966)

Magnaguti was a descendant of an old Mantua family.

He studied law and devoted himself to the administration of his estates.

Magnaguti became a famous coin collector, and was active in this profession between c. 1905 and 1928.

His collection of coins from Mantua was sold by his family to the Banca Agricola Mantovana in 1993. The collection of ancient coins was from 1949 sold by Santamaria in Rome.

Lit.: F. Bompieri, Un collezionista mantovano Conte Alessandro Magnaguti, in: Il Collezionismo numismatico italiano (2014) pp. 194-196; J. Spring, Ancient Coins Auction Catalogues 1880-1980 (2009) pp. 255-256; D. Cappellari Alla scoperta del conte Alessandro Magnaguti. L'ultimo cavaliere dei Gonzaga (2019).

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previous Owner

GND

https://d-nb.info/gnd/1158721250