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<p>[QUOTE="chrsmat71, post: 1920896, member: 42634"]hmm...i don't know. but if i had to pick 10 0f my coins and do an "ancient coins sampler" for someone not familiar with ancients, here's some i could use..</p><p>(i'm cutting off about 900 ad to simplify)</p><p><br /></p><p>old school greek..</p><p><br /></p><p>1. <a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/mysia_zpsa167d961.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/mysia_zpsa167d961.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/mysia_zpsa167d961.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>greek disffusion..</p><p><br /></p><p>2. ptolemy size contrast with old school coin..</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/2bc434ef-8bf7-4614-993e-bde8bb6e6cac_zpsb1ae5451.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/2bc434ef-8bf7-4614-993e-bde8bb6e6cac_zpsb1ae5451.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/2bc434ef-8bf7-4614-993e-bde8bb6e6cac_zpsb1ae5451.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/281d9abb-3b06-4258-a2e7-818a9ddb8413_zps1cb5f302.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/281d9abb-3b06-4258-a2e7-818a9ddb8413_zps1cb5f302.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/281d9abb-3b06-4258-a2e7-818a9ddb8413_zps1cb5f302.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>3. muli-lingual ind0-greek with cool shape..</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/102_4543_zps0a87448d.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/102_4543_zps0a87448d.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/eastern%20coins/102_4543_zps0a87448d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/102_4544_zps4049b3b6.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/102_4544_zps4049b3b6.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/eastern%20coins/102_4544_zps4049b3b6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>byzantine...</p><p><br /></p><p>4. nice big justinian</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/102_3692_zpsffce2212.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/102_3692_zpsffce2212.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/102_3692_zpsffce2212.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/102_3693_zpsa87788c0.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/102_3693_zpsa87788c0.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/102_3693_zpsa87788c0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>5. got to have a cup!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/102_3769_zps9593a8c4.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/102_3769_zps9593a8c4.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/102_3769_zps9593a8c4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/102_3767_zpsb92df96a.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/102_3767_zpsb92df96a.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/102_3767_zpsb92df96a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>roman...</p><p><br /></p><p>6. republican..</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_4229_zps5ee6926c.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_4229_zps5ee6926c.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/102_4229_zps5ee6926c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_4230_zps5dfdd916.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_4230_zps5dfdd916.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/102_4230_zps5dfdd916.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>7. imperial (first half)...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/68426845-b214-4e5b-9f84-43593020c7fa_zpsa79c11c0.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/68426845-b214-4e5b-9f84-43593020c7fa_zpsa79c11c0.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/68426845-b214-4e5b-9f84-43593020c7fa_zpsa79c11c0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/98c5ad2a-6c9d-418c-b7d6-97db879a922e_zps37574fbb.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/98c5ad2a-6c9d-418c-b7d6-97db879a922e_zps37574fbb.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/98c5ad2a-6c9d-418c-b7d6-97db879a922e_zps37574fbb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>8. imperial (2nd half)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_2180.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_2180.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/102_2180.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_2183.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_2183.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/102_2183.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>9. a provincial</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_4655_zps100fee47.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_4655_zps100fee47.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/102_4655_zps100fee47.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_4657_zpsd76e31b6.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_4657_zpsd76e31b6.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/102_4657_zpsd76e31b6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>10. the chinese</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/102_3696_zps724cd956.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/102_3696_zps724cd956.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/eastern%20coins/102_3696_zps724cd956.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>the rodney dangerfields of ancients..</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://voiceofbaltimore.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/RodneyDangerfield.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie98" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrsmat71, post: 1920896, member: 42634"]hmm...i don't know. but if i had to pick 10 0f my coins and do an "ancient coins sampler" for someone not familiar with ancients, here's some i could use.. (i'm cutting off about 900 ad to simplify) old school greek.. 1. [URL='http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/mysia_zpsa167d961.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/mysia_zpsa167d961.jpg[/IMG][/URL] greek disffusion.. 2. ptolemy size contrast with old school coin.. [URL='http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/2bc434ef-8bf7-4614-993e-bde8bb6e6cac_zpsb1ae5451.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/2bc434ef-8bf7-4614-993e-bde8bb6e6cac_zpsb1ae5451.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/281d9abb-3b06-4258-a2e7-818a9ddb8413_zps1cb5f302.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/281d9abb-3b06-4258-a2e7-818a9ddb8413_zps1cb5f302.jpg[/IMG][/URL] 3. muli-lingual ind0-greek with cool shape.. [URL='http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/102_4543_zps0a87448d.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/eastern%20coins/102_4543_zps0a87448d.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/102_4544_zps4049b3b6.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/eastern%20coins/102_4544_zps4049b3b6.jpg[/IMG][/URL] byzantine... 4. nice big justinian [URL='http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/102_3692_zpsffce2212.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/102_3692_zpsffce2212.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/102_3693_zpsa87788c0.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/102_3693_zpsa87788c0.jpg[/IMG][/URL] 5. got to have a cup! [URL='http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/102_3769_zps9593a8c4.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/102_3769_zps9593a8c4.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/102_3767_zpsb92df96a.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/102_3767_zpsb92df96a.jpg[/IMG][/URL] roman... 6. republican.. [URL='http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_4229_zps5ee6926c.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/102_4229_zps5ee6926c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_4230_zps5dfdd916.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/102_4230_zps5dfdd916.jpg[/IMG][/URL] 7. imperial (first half)... [URL='http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/68426845-b214-4e5b-9f84-43593020c7fa_zpsa79c11c0.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/68426845-b214-4e5b-9f84-43593020c7fa_zpsa79c11c0.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/98c5ad2a-6c9d-418c-b7d6-97db879a922e_zps37574fbb.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/98c5ad2a-6c9d-418c-b7d6-97db879a922e_zps37574fbb.jpg[/IMG][/URL] 8. imperial (2nd half) [URL='http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_2180.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/102_2180.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_2183.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/102_2183.jpg[/IMG][/URL] 9. a provincial [URL='http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_4655_zps100fee47.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/102_4655_zps100fee47.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_4657_zpsd76e31b6.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/102_4657_zpsd76e31b6.jpg[/IMG][/URL] 10. the chinese [URL='http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/102_3696_zps724cd956.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/eastern%20coins/102_3696_zps724cd956.jpg[/IMG][/URL] the rodney dangerfields of ancients.. [IMG]http://voiceofbaltimore.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/RodneyDangerfield.jpg[/IMG] :wacky:[/QUOTE]
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