ROLL CALL: What is Your Primary Collecting Interest?

That's how I feel.

 

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For someone who has stated that he has no interest in ancient coins, you sure spend a lot of time at this board.

 

Nice coins @Seattlite86 . I like the double strikes on your JC coins. The coins were repurposed by later rulers.

 

I collect Luxembourg Coins including Medieval, early modern, modern and gold. also US Half dollars Bust to current, and modern gold Commems.

 

general Greek coins
general Roman coins ( with a very slight focus on Pius)
Other stuff

 

Oh and FH

 

I have no real focus in my ancient collection as I'm fascinated by the ancient world and enjoy collecting from all over. There are some themes that I specifically look for and a couple that have found me and I'll list these below with pictures:

Military themes of the Ancient World

Severus Alexander, Rome, AD 222-235
AR, denarius, 19mm, 2.4g; 6h; Rome mint, AD 226
Obv.: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG; laureate bust right
Rev.: PM TRP V COS II PP; Mars advancing right holding spear and trophy arms


Pergamon, Mysia
AE, 9.02g, 20mm, 12h
Obv.: helmeted head of Athena right
Rev.: ΝΙΚΕΦΟΡΟΥ left, ΘΗΝΑΣ right; trophy with horned helmet

Provincials of Caracalla

Caracalla, AD 198-217
AE30, 15.2g, 6h; Rabbathmoba, Palestine, dated CY 105 = AD 210-211.
Obv.: AVT K M AV ANTUNINOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: PABBAΘ-MUBUN, Ares standing facing on square base decorated with pilasters, and holding sword, spear and round shield. Lighted torch to left and right. Date P-E across fields


Caracalla, AD 198-217
AE31, 16g, 12h; Serdica.
Obv.: AVT K M AVR SEVH ANTΩNEINOC Laureate head right.
Rev.: OVΛΠIAC CEPΔIKHC; Apollo standing facing, head left, holding patera in right hand and palm-branch in left.

Seleucid Empire

Antiochus VII Euergetes, Seleucid Kingdom, BC 138-129
AR, tetradrachm, 16.59g, 30mm; 12h; Antioch
Obv.: Diademed head of Antiochus VII right
Rev.: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EVEPΓETOY; Athena Nikephoros standing left; to outer left, monogram above A; all within wreath.


Antiochos I Soter, Seleucid Kings of Syria; 281-261 BC
Æ, 16mm, 4.01 g; 3h; Antioch mint
Obv.: Diademed head right
Rev.: Apollo Delphios seated left; monograms to left and right

Gallic Empire

Gallic Empire, Tetricus I, AD 270-273
Æ Antoninianus, 19x17mm, 2.49g, 1h.
Obv.: [IMP C] TETRICVS PF AVG; Radiate, cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: HILARI[TAS]; Hilaritas standing left holding cornucopia and palm.


Gallic Empire, Postumus, AD 260-269
Billon Antoninianus, 1.5g, 20mm, 7h; Uncertain Gallic mint.
Obv.: IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG; Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: PROVIDENTIA AVG; Providentia standing left, holding globe and scepter

Outside of ancients I'm a serious collector of U.S. Air Force military trade tokens and other forms of U.S. military monies.

 

I guess it speaks to me being a generalist that it's proving really difficult to answer this question. When I look through auction catalogs and online shops, I go through the entire Greek and Roman (Provincial, Republic, Imperial) sections with equal enthusiasm. I have a very long want list, but just about anything could catch my fancy for various reasons. There are certain areas that I go through with extra interest, but I'm not sure I can even call them primary collecting interests, certainly not specializations. Anyway, at the moment, some of these areas are :
- coins of Corinth and its colonies
- coins of Tarentum
- Greek mythological types
- Festival of Isis issues

 

I'm a generalist and will buy anything that looks good but a few focuses have started to emerge from the mysts:

1. An example from every not-that-rare emperor. I know that rarity is relative, but for now it means I'm on the hunt for a Titus and an angry-face Caracalla.
2. Coins from Antioch and Alexandria.
3. Tiny silver from Kyzikos.

Like I said though--I'll collect anything that catches my eye. One of my favorite coins is a Parthian and I love my siglos.

 

Double strikes? I had no idea. Tell me more!

 

I was passionate about history from a very early age. While in boarding school in the U.K at age 14 I compiled a 45-page History of the Punic Wars. Hannibal and Scipio were my heroes. My mother travelled the world and would bring me back bags of coins from common currency from her travels, thus started my interest in numismatics.

Funnily, I went onto to become a chemical/polymer engineer......but my love of history never abated. To me, numismatics is another form of history. I therefore collect those coins from eras in history which enthrall me the most:

- Imperial Roman coinage, specially 1st and 2.nd century. Primarily bronzes.
- Celtic Coinage, specially those coins minted by the tribes who inhabited the central area of Germany, along the Rhine, where I live
- German coins, with focus on the Napoleonic era.
- U.S coinage, yes, I have a passion for Colonial and early U.S coinage, specially large cents and capped bust dimes.
- Latin American Colonial and Early Republican coinage.

 

Real old coins.
Round ones, usually.

 

That's a great portrait collection. I was especially taken by the Galba.

 

I tend to aim for ancient coins with:

Animals
Mythological creatures
Chicks
Ships
Weapons

... all the things you'd find at a great party!!

 

Steve, I can understand Animals, Mythological Creatures, Chicks (and even weapons) at a party....but ships??
Is that a Canadian thing?

 

IMHO Nothing wrong with ships, Eduard

 

Oh,I agree, Andres.

I was referring to Ships in Parties.

 

I specialize in Ancient Chinese, in case you haven't figured that out yet. I dabble in everything else, but they do not compare in size and scope to my ancient Chinese.

If you want to get into those pesky moderns, I am also working on a US type set. Those two collections are my foci at the moment.

 

...and they questioned ships? Our news here is consumed with the subject since a local child was killed by a falling bullet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebratory_gunfire

I always regretted the lack of a Caligula part boat coin type.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemi_ships

 

Its a dutch thing, no party without a ship.