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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 4315773, member: 51347&quot;]I really enjoy your collections, Cuke!&nbsp; But, I think your quote really speaks to me!</p><p><br /></p><p>I focus on the Roman Republic, and those Entities that interacted with them.&nbsp; I also collect coins that represent critical junctures or people whom affected change in Human History.&nbsp; Most of my collection is BCE.&nbsp; I envy [USER=83175]@akeady[/USER] &#039;s Roman Republic collection and the way he has amassed it.&nbsp; Great stuff.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The RR Entities include the Republic, Early Republic, Carthage, Makedon, Etruria, Italia, Sicily (Rome&#039;s first Province, and start of their Empire), et al.&nbsp; I also enjoy Egyptian Royal Scarabs, which represent milestones within their History. </p><p><br /></p><p>I do have a ragtag / &quot;dog&#039;s breakfast&quot; collection of the Roman Rulers.&nbsp; Somehow, they accreted to my collection as gifts to me, sidebar purchases, etc.&nbsp; I finally got a Roman Empire Album to house them.&nbsp; I knew people would not be interested in seeing them, unless I put them in an order, and a means for people (my Grandkids, some family, and some friends), to understand them.&nbsp; Over time, somehow I managed to accumulate 145 different Roman Rulers (from Augustus through the End of the Western Empire).&nbsp; However, this is not a focus of mine.</p><p><br /></p><p>None of my collecting foci are complete, however, I did get one each of the Etruria AR Coinage denominations (all are very difficult to acquire), and was told that I need to go on to capturing the GOLD denominations of Etruria...&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Yeah, I like that goal, but that will take a few lifetimes...&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Presently, major life changes has slowed my collecting efforts.&nbsp; We hope to move through them, but the Ancient&#039;s Collecting is still a roaring fire in my heart.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Roman Republic</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1097325[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR Anon Ca 240 BCE AR Heavy Quinarius Drachm 16mm 3.0g Rome Helmet Hd Mars r - Horse’s hd sickle Cr 25-2 Syd 25 RSC 34a VeryRare</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Carthage</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1097326[/ATTACH]</p><p>Carthage - Sicily AR Litra 4th C BCE 9.5mm 0.65g Palm Tree Horse Head SNG Cop 74 EE Clain-Safanelli RARE</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Italia</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1097327[/ATTACH]</p><p>Larinum Frentani 210-175 BCE AE Quincunx 22mm 9.8g Mars or Athena corinthian helmet- Galloping Horseman spear sheild tbolt 5 pellets NH Italy 625 BMC 2 </p><p>SCARCE</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Makedon</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1097336[/ATTACH]</p><p>Makedon Alexander I 498-454 BCE AR Obol 10mm 0.75g Horse - Quadripartite incuse sq SNG ANS 32 Rare</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Etruria</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1097337[/ATTACH]</p><p>Etruria Populonia AR 5 Asses 3rd C BCE 2.0g Young Hd L V behind HN 173 Vecchi Rasna III 52 Vecchi Etruscan 91.6 ex NAC 29 No 9 RARE</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Sicily</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1097338[/ATTACH]</p><p>Sicily Kalakte AE unit 2nd C BCE Head Athena in Helmet - Owl rev RARE</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>SCARAB</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1097339[/ATTACH]</p><p>Egypt Scarab RAMESSES II cartouche 19th Dyn 1292-1189 BCE winged uraeus cobra 4.1g 19mm Gustave Mustaki coll acquired fr Egypt in 1948</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Yeah, and a &quot;dog&#039;s breakfast&quot; of those Roman Empire lunatics:</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1097342[/ATTACH]</p><p>RI Verina w Leo I AE2 20mm 457-475 Victory inscribing CHI RHO - RIC X 656 R3 RARE[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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