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<p>[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2116817, member: 42773"]We have a sunny day here, so I took more pics of the Ptolemy III and Khusro II - I prefer to view and photograph my coins in sunlight - nothing else makes them smile the same way.</p><p><br /></p><p>Two coins minted almost a thousand years apart by very different cultures, therefore having little in common, other than being coins...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]400871[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>One of the pleasures of collecting ancient coins, especially larger ones, is that we get to handle our coins (carefully of course) with impunity. These pieces are wonderful in the hand...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]400869[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]400870[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>These two types have been on my want list for some time, as common as they are. My third and last acquisition at the show is definitely NOT a coin I was looking for, quite scarce (perhaps rare in the grade), and constitutes a bit of a collecting coup. I'll post it shortly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2116817, member: 42773"]We have a sunny day here, so I took more pics of the Ptolemy III and Khusro II - I prefer to view and photograph my coins in sunlight - nothing else makes them smile the same way. Two coins minted almost a thousand years apart by very different cultures, therefore having little in common, other than being coins... [ATTACH=full]400871[/ATTACH] One of the pleasures of collecting ancient coins, especially larger ones, is that we get to handle our coins (carefully of course) with impunity. These pieces are wonderful in the hand... [ATTACH=full]400869[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]400870[/ATTACH] These two types have been on my want list for some time, as common as they are. My third and last acquisition at the show is definitely NOT a coin I was looking for, quite scarce (perhaps rare in the grade), and constitutes a bit of a collecting coup. I'll post it shortly.[/QUOTE]
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