The coin that started it all for me: Hadrian Sestertius

Ok, you convinced me.


Diva Faustina the elder AR Denarius.
Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right.
Reverse:AVG-VSTA, Ceres, veiled, standing left, holding torch & raising robe.
Weight: 2.81g.
Diameter: 16.7mm.
Ref: RIC 362.

 

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JG, awesome story, and great first ancient coin.

Doug

 

I guess I have a problem. Could´t even restrict myself to one per week and now Gordian I is in the mail. How did I get here?????
I will have to stop buying right now and start to sell something :-(

 

there are much worse vices to have than buying coins friend

 

I know my friend, the disease is incurable - no remedy possible....

I remember promising myself at the beginning of the year I would really (really) restrict my coin purchases in 2017. Well, I have bought at least 17 new this year already, and a group of ten roman bronzes just yesterday...

 

coin collectors are the finders, financiers, curators and often times the best admirers of little museums of their own making..

 

Dont remember which was my first coin, ancient, old or modern.
I do remember what started my hobby of collecting coins.
The free tokens from BP back in 1969 , still own 'm.

 

I just liked the first post thinking it was from March this year. Then looked closer at the date. Five years ago! You must have quite a collection by now Julius.

 

Here it is (I stuck with large bronzes):