What kind of ancient coins collector are you ?

Elitist : you have less than 50 coins but all well centered and in perfect condition.
Barbarian : your collection is specialized in barbarous imitations.
Gatsby : you collect only rare aurei and medallions.
Fan : you collect only coins of a single emperor.
Inclusive : you collect any ancient coin you can find, and wonder wether tourist fakes too should be in your collection or not.
Miser : you just collect coins you could buy for less than $ 30.
▅▅▅▅▅▅▅ : you collect only rare mint state gold coins, all fakes.
Scholar : you collect all coins you can find from a single city, have already got a dozen unpublished ones and plan to write an article some day.
Leftist : you collect only coins with portraits turned left.
Monomaniac : you collect only specimens of the same coin.
Superstitious : you connect only coins of the 12 Caesars because a 13th one could bring bad luck.
Uncle Scrooge : the first coin you bought when you were 12 is dispayed on a cushion under a crystal globe.
Conspiracy theorist : you don't collect any coin because you think there are no actual ancients, but only well-made fakes.
Tyrosemiophilist : you don't collect ancien coins, but camembert labels.
Gollum : you have only a single coin, which is the sole known specimen and you call your precious.
Bruce Wayne : nobody suspects you're keeping a collection hidden in a secret basement.

 

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Ha! That's a great list @GinoLR! It's a blend of humor and reality. ;-D

May I add 3 other kinds of collectors?

Eclectic: You have no desire to restrict your acquisitions. If a coin strikes your fancy, you add it to your collection (despite the fact that other collectors see your collection as erratic).

Jack-of-all-trades: Your overarching interest includes such a multiplicity of eras & kingdoms, that your established knowledge-base is broader than most, but you never become an expert 'master' in any one area.

Slabophile: You have no certain concept of a central collection theme. Just as long as it is in a TPG slab -- and God-forbid you buy a dirty “raw” coin! (This is also known as Rawphobia.)

And... for what it's worth... I'm one of these three. :-o

 

Priest: You tend to collect things related to Biblical texts.
Art Aficionado: You only buy things with exceptional eye appeal.
Trophy Hunter: You only buy well-known, recognizable type coins, trophies to put in your case.

And for what it's worth... I'm one or two of these three:

 

Generalist: You accumulate what resonates with you, irrespective of its rarity or expense.

 

I'll echo the generalist theme.

 

I could be called a person who collects for no real purpose other then to have fun. My collection spans 27 centuries, most coins are from period 1200-1899. I like EL/ AV coins best, have 1550+ thus far. I try to collect FDC -EF+ quality.
I have 1100 in SAFLIPS/ rest slabs/ Proof boxes of issue. I also collect Roman Denari/ Antoniniani in MS. My non slabbed stuff is in 4 Lighthouse Binders/ slabbed in NGC/ PGGS boxes. I am thus the most unspecialized collector on this forum, just dabble in what catches my eye.

 

You are the most specialized unspecialized collector I know - you are the Croesus archetype. Everything you touch is gold.

 

Or electrum/ silver

 

Only collects the ancients that catch my eye. Whatever strikes my fancy.