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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GerardV, post: 2861779, member: 76329&quot;]My name is Gerard, I&#039;m 44 years old and been collecting ancients for a couple of months. It was always something I wanted to do, but knew the pitfalls of jumping in without the appropriate knowledge. I started coin collecting as a kid.&nbsp; Like many, I lost interest for quite sometime until my son caught the bug. He learned about modern coins on YouTube of all places. So, I got back into it, and we collect together.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been married for 22 years to my beloved Dana and we have three kids, two girls and a boy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chicago will always be home, however, at the moment I reside in Pickerington, OH which is a suburb of Columbus.</p><p><br /></p><p>The members here made it possible for me to finally start a modest collection of ancient coins and I will forever be in their debt. [USER=81896]@Deacon Ray[/USER], [USER=44132]@Bing[/USER], [USER=76194]@Sallent[/USER], [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER], [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER], [USER=74968]@Orfew[/USER], [USER=14873]@jamesicus[/USER], [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER], [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER], [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER], [USER=76086]@Ken Dorney[/USER], [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER], [USER=87186]@LaCointessa[/USER], [USER=89687]@ominus1[/USER] have shown an incredible amount of patience with me (I hope I didn&#039;t accidentally leave anyone out).</p><p><br /></p><p>The US Army was my calling until a neurological disorder ended my career with a medical discharge. Since then I&#039;ve had five brain surgeries, a spinal cord surgery and several other surgeries to remove tumors. They aren&#039;t cancerous, but cause severe nerve damage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Currently, I work as a project manager for a utility engineering and construction company. The team I manage has thirty employees, so I have my hands full at work. </p><p><br /></p><p>Outside of work, I helped found Buckeye Firearms Association/Foundation, and work to protect Second Amendment rights. In that role I&#039;ve written articles for several gun magazines and well known political media outlets, as well as a book that is no longer in print. Other hobbies include golf, cars and shooting.</p><p><br /></p><p>I try to keep my political views off of the board because they don&#039;t have a place here. But, they are part of my biography, so I felt obligated to mention it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Being so knew to the Ancient game, I&#039;m still finding my niche and so far my purchases have been impulsive. Although I do take the time to price check before acting. When I won [USER=81896]@Deacon Ray[/USER]&#039;s big bag o&#039;romans contest I was about to start buying coins of my favorite historical figure - Alexander the Great.</p><p><br /></p><p>That turned me around and got me going on two other favorites, Constantine the Great and Trajan.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is my first true Ancient purchase, a Trajan AR Denarius. It was an easy choice.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]681835[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>TRAJAN AR DENARIUS, 114 - 117 C.E.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>RIC 318, RSC 154, Very Fine, 19.2mm, 3.59 grams</p><p>Obverse: Laureate draped bust of Trajan to right, IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC aroundReverse: P M TR P COS VI P P SPQR around Fortuna seated to left, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopia in left, FORT RED in exergue[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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