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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 1838645, member: 44183&quot;]<span style="color: #0000ff">Yah, considering I bought over 100 coins during the past year, I was only able to wittle-it-down to my Top-10</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">#10 - Diva Julia Titi =&gt; this one made my top ten for two reasons: a) it is a wonderful big Sestertius with a gorgeous horse-n-buggy scene, b) because Mat chucked crap at it!!</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]305118[/ATTACH]</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">#9 - M.Plaetorius M.F. Cestianus =&gt; I love the detail on this fine RR denarius ... plus, it is the only coin I&#039;ve ever seen with &quot;Vacuna&quot; on the obverse (plus, that&#039;s an absolutely awesome hat the dude is wearing!!)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]305119[/ATTACH]</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">#8 - Allectus =&gt; I think that it has a great portrait for this type ... plus, what an outstanding 3-D lookin&#039; galley (with super eye-appealing toning, making it &quot;yummy&quot;)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]305120[/ATTACH]</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">#7 - Indo-Skythian Kings (Azes) =&gt; I absolutely love the sweet-gray toning ... plus man, you&#039;ve gotta admit that this coin has very simple, yet very cool style (it was love at first sight!!)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]305121[/ATTACH]</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">#6 - Anonymous Folles (Basil II &amp; Constantine VIII) =&gt; I first noticed a similar coin in &quot;100 Greatest Ancient Coins&quot; and then I knew that I needed to have one of these beauties ... this coin has great eye-appeal and seems to possess better than average details, &quot;plus&quot; it really is a cool thing having a coin with &quot;Krist&quot; written on the reverse!! (very cool coin)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]305122[/ATTACH]</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">#5 - Saloninus =&gt; I admit that I am attracted to shiny eye-candy, so it was zero-surprise when I fell for this pretty baby =&gt; I think the coin has great toning, a fantastic eagle reverse, plus an amazing obverse showing a wee lil&#039; guy in the very bottom of a big, big TET!! (super coin!!)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]305123[/ATTACH]</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">#4 - Carolingians =&gt; Once again, something pretty caught my eye, so I got sucked-in and chomped-on the bait!! However, this coin has a super simple (almost primitive) look to it, but the simplicity seems to add quite a bit to this viewer =&gt; I love the simple and tasteful design ... oh plus, it is from 840-877 AD (I didn&#039;t have any coins from this slightly rare century)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]305124[/ATTACH]</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">#3 - Calabria Tarentum =&gt; this is by far my most expensive coin, yet it has only placed third on this year&#039;s list =&gt; hey, don&#039;t get me wrong, I love this coin ... but man, for the price it really should do more than look pretty!! Anyway, this is a fantastic coin with great detail and super animals!! (top-notch coin)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]305125[/ATTACH]</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">#2 - Antoninus Pius Alexandria AE Drachm =&gt; winning the 4-coin lot was awesome!! I loved all four coins, but this Zodiac coin depicting Venus &amp; Taurus was really the top-dog!! ... yah, this coin is big and pretty and has such a cool feelin&#039; about it (again, I admit that I am driven by coin &quot;eye-appeal&quot;) ... mmm, mmm, mmm, this coin definitely does it for me!! ... I got nuthin&#039; else to add!!</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]305128[/ATTACH]</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">#1 - Kings of Macedon, Antigonos II =&gt; yup, PAN and I must have some sort of thingy, for I absolutely love all coins with his sneaky/partying face on &#039;em?!!&nbsp; This coin feels awesome &quot;in-hand&quot; and I think the reverse and the obverse are both very cool (its minting-style creates a very symeteric outcome, which makes me smile!!)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">... plus, Athena looks very &quot;hot&quot; in her lil&#039; outfit (full points!!)</span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]305126[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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