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<p>[QUOTE="Aethelred, post: 3267080, member: 81808"]As the year began, my expectation was that I would devote the year to the coinage of Alexandria, Egypt during the Roman Period. I felt that my collection was lacking in that area, I am interested in Roman Egypt and unlike Roman Syria (which also captures my interest), Roman Egypt is represented by a wealth of literature including the superb “Alexandrian Coins” by Keith Emmett.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>However, as we all know New Year’s plans seldom come to fruition. I listened to a few podcasts and read a couple of books about Plantagenet England, Richard the Lionhearted and King John. I didn’t have a nice coin of Richard, so I decided to seek one out. This would be a one off purchase, not a new direction, I just wanted one nice coin of the famous Crusader King. I am sure we all know how the story goes, one is never enough, especially when there are other Plantagenets who I didn’t have coins for. I ended up buying the other three I lacked (Edward II, Edward III and Richard II). Since then I have added a couple dozen other Medieval coins to my collection, most are English, French and Crusader States. The capstone of the Medieval additions was a Penny issued by my 33rd great grandfather, William the Conqueror.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In spite of the sudden rekindling of my interest in Medieval coinage, I still kept a toe dipped in ancient waters and managed to add some nice ancients to my collection during the year.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have a very fond memory from the mid 1980s, I was in my mid teens, it was snowing outside and I was pouring over ancient coins and coin lists looking for a nice Denarius to buy as it snowed outside, ever since snow make me think of ancient coins and I have added dozens of memories of working on ancients during snow storms. As a result it is only natural that as Fall gave way to Winter and snows began to fall, my mind has drifted back to ancients over the last few weeks. Images of the Pharos Lighthouse and the great Library (which had been destroyed prior to the Roman Imperial era) dart through my mind and I imagine Alexandria as the jewel in the crown of great cities that dot the ancient Mediterranean coast. I have began to add a few Alexandrian coins to my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This past week I made what will probably be my last purchase of the year, I bought a gold Solidus of Honorius. As my first example of Roman gold it is a fitting and memorable way to close out my numismatic year.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I am going to apologize for failing to follow the usual forum convention of posting a Top 10 list of my favorite coins of the year. I am not sure which my favorite is, much less being able to tell you which is #4, #7 et cetera. So instead I am going to post a few photos that shows several of my favorite additions this year. Some of my Medieval coins are currently at PCGS being entombed.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Instead of me telling you which ones I like best, I would like you to tell me which ones you like best and why.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.wnccoins.com/Ancient%202018%20Obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://www.wnccoins.com/Ancient%202018%20Rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/35716355_Large.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Richard I Penny, London</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/35716358_Large.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Edward III Groat, London (ex, Lord Stewartby)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/36177911_Large.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Richard I Denier, Poitier Mint</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/35716354_Large.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Bohemond III Denier, Antioch Mint[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Aethelred, post: 3267080, member: 81808"]As the year began, my expectation was that I would devote the year to the coinage of Alexandria, Egypt during the Roman Period. I felt that my collection was lacking in that area, I am interested in Roman Egypt and unlike Roman Syria (which also captures my interest), Roman Egypt is represented by a wealth of literature including the superb “Alexandrian Coins” by Keith Emmett. However, as we all know New Year’s plans seldom come to fruition. I listened to a few podcasts and read a couple of books about Plantagenet England, Richard the Lionhearted and King John. I didn’t have a nice coin of Richard, so I decided to seek one out. This would be a one off purchase, not a new direction, I just wanted one nice coin of the famous Crusader King. I am sure we all know how the story goes, one is never enough, especially when there are other Plantagenets who I didn’t have coins for. I ended up buying the other three I lacked (Edward II, Edward III and Richard II). Since then I have added a couple dozen other Medieval coins to my collection, most are English, French and Crusader States. The capstone of the Medieval additions was a Penny issued by my 33rd great grandfather, William the Conqueror. In spite of the sudden rekindling of my interest in Medieval coinage, I still kept a toe dipped in ancient waters and managed to add some nice ancients to my collection during the year. I have a very fond memory from the mid 1980s, I was in my mid teens, it was snowing outside and I was pouring over ancient coins and coin lists looking for a nice Denarius to buy as it snowed outside, ever since snow make me think of ancient coins and I have added dozens of memories of working on ancients during snow storms. As a result it is only natural that as Fall gave way to Winter and snows began to fall, my mind has drifted back to ancients over the last few weeks. Images of the Pharos Lighthouse and the great Library (which had been destroyed prior to the Roman Imperial era) dart through my mind and I imagine Alexandria as the jewel in the crown of great cities that dot the ancient Mediterranean coast. I have began to add a few Alexandrian coins to my collection. This past week I made what will probably be my last purchase of the year, I bought a gold Solidus of Honorius. As my first example of Roman gold it is a fitting and memorable way to close out my numismatic year. I am going to apologize for failing to follow the usual forum convention of posting a Top 10 list of my favorite coins of the year. I am not sure which my favorite is, much less being able to tell you which is #4, #7 et cetera. So instead I am going to post a few photos that shows several of my favorite additions this year. Some of my Medieval coins are currently at PCGS being entombed. Instead of me telling you which ones I like best, I would like you to tell me which ones you like best and why. [IMG]http://www.wnccoins.com/Ancient%202018%20Obv.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.wnccoins.com/Ancient%202018%20Rev.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/35716355_Large.jpg[/IMG] Richard I Penny, London [IMG]https://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/35716358_Large.jpg[/IMG] Edward III Groat, London (ex, Lord Stewartby) [IMG]https://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/36177911_Large.jpg[/IMG] Richard I Denier, Poitier Mint [IMG]https://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/35716354_Large.jpg[/IMG] Bohemond III Denier, Antioch Mint[/QUOTE]
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