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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4652965, member: 110226&quot;]I think the objects that we have or had also serve as reminders of days gone by.&nbsp; I certainly associate certain coins that I picked up at coin shows with the settings - the people coming and going, the exchange of stories and the swapping of information on particular coins, and just generally hanging out, not concerned about time at all.&nbsp; But I think the association is primarily with the collectors and dealers of past shows and coin shop visits that I remember the most.</p><p><br /></p><p>Doug mentions 1974, a truly awful year.&nbsp; The country was in the midst of a major recession.&nbsp; I graduated from college that year with a degree that guaranteed instant unemployment.&nbsp; I was able to work at Ford that summer, but after that I spent a couple of years just drifting, before going to graduate school in DC.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one more &quot;buy back&quot; coin.&nbsp; This is the first Parthinian coin, of Vologases IV, that I ever owned.&nbsp; It came to me quite encrusted, so it was an early cleaning project. The surfaces are a little rough in spots.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not too sure about the coin&#039;s date.&nbsp; Can anyone decipher the reverse date on this coin?&nbsp; Thanks</p><p><br /></p><p>Parthia, 147-191 AD</p><p>BI Tetradrachm</p><p>Vologases IV</p><p>Seleucia</p><p>Obverse: Diademed bust left, wearing a tiara, B to the right</p><p>Reverse: Tyche standing right, holding scepter, presenting diadem to king, seated facing left, date above the diadem, month below (illegible).</p><p>11.9 grams</p><p>25 mm, 6 h.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1148889[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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