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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bing, post: 2862011, member: 44132&quot;]I retired from the Army in 2001 after 33 years of service.&nbsp; I spent tours in Vietnam and the Gulf War.&nbsp; Afterwards, I spent 10 years as a government contractor working much through the Defense Attache Offices around the world. </p><p><br /></p><p>As of March of next year, my wife and I will have been married 50 years.&nbsp; I&#039;m not certain how she has put up with me and my career for all that time.&nbsp; I have two sons that are older than many of the posters at CT, but neither of them are much interested in my collection.&nbsp; The oldest is a teacher in Virginia and a writer.&nbsp; My youngest is with the Army stationed with NATO in Poland.&nbsp; Both are highly educated making my BS in Sociology the lesser of all their degrees.&nbsp; I&#039;m obviously very proud.</p><p><br /></p><p>My collection is rather small at 768 Ancient coins.&nbsp; It covers a period from c 500 BC to 1439 AD.&nbsp; The bulk of my collection is Roman Republican and Imperial, but my Greek collection is gaining on the Imperial at a fast pace.&nbsp; Seeing as how Army green runs through my veins, it should not be surprising that my interest lie primarily in military history as shown on coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>To be more specific, my collection passion centers around the first and second centuries BC through the same period AD.&nbsp; I am currently attempting to put together a set of Marcus Antonius Legionary denarii.&nbsp; With all the variations, I believe there are 34 examples to be found.&nbsp; I now have 21 examples so I am a long way from completion.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]681970[/ATTACH] </p><p>MARCUS ANTONIUS</p><p>AR Denarius&nbsp; </p><p>OBVERSE:&nbsp; ANT AVG III VIR R P C, Praetorian galley, thyrsos behind prow&nbsp; </p><p>REVERSE: CHORTIS SPECVLATORVM, three legionary standards&nbsp; </p><p>Patrae 32-31 BC&nbsp; </p><p>3.52g, 18.mm&nbsp; </p><p>Cr544/12; Syd 1214</p><p>ex. Marti Classical Numismatics[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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