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<p>[QUOTE="chrsmat71, post: 3958977, member: 42634"]Here are my top ten coin picks for 2019. </p><p><br /></p><p>I collect modern coins as well as ancients, so I'll give the 10-7 spot to them since this is the ancients forum.</p><p><br /></p><p>10. I collect emergency money like form any period of time, I'm somewhat focused on Conder tokens and notgeld. This WW I German aluminum notgeld has a cool cave bear skeleton on the front, a type I have wanted for quite a while. Note there are two dates on the coin, the coin was minted in 1920 (reverse date), the 1919 date makes the start of an exhibition of a cave bear skeleton in the the city of Menden. I think it is still there! Anyone know?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/100_0901-jpg.970752/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>9. I also collect coins from any time period that were minted in the old school ways, hammered or cast. I did get one hammered coin this year that was minted in the century I was born, the 20th, but I'll give this coin the spot. I'm not really sure, but I think these were struck. This 19th century silver coin is from the waning days of ancient coin making and the waning days of ancient ways to some extent...that last gasp of feudal Japan that dated back to the 12th century. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1042859[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>8. This coin may be my favorite coin of the year, a 2 pence "cartwheel". This is coin was minted at the Soho mint (you can see "SOHO" right below Britania's shield) by some of Mathew Boulton's steam powered machines. So this is one of the first truly modern coins, most coins from before were milled and had some dude at least turning the crank. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/100_9296-jpg.905542/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Plus this thing is HUGE and is amazing in hand!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/100_9326-jpg.905543/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Ok, on to the ancients. I'll not blab on about them so much as most of you know more about them than I do probably.</p><p><br /></p><p>7. This coin was an opportunity snag from CT own [USER=21445]@Mat[/USER] ! Thanks for the offer! </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/100_9791-jpg.915258/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Julia Domna, AR Denarius, 194-217 AD.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>O: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bust r.; R: MATER DEVM, Cybele between lions, holding branch and scepter, arm on drum. Rome mint. Rome 205. 19 mm, 3.0 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>6. A last minute ebay snag. I always wanted a Greek coin minted in Italy and this one is a Punic war coin also since these fellows allied themselves with Carthage during the second Punic war. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/100_3053-jpg.1034461/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Bruttium, AE unit, late 3rd century BC.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>O: Laureate head of Zeus right, R: eagle standing left, cornucopiae at left. 21 mm, 9.8 g.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>5. This one was also from a coint talker, [USER=44132]@Bing[/USER] ! I got this in his auction. I only has one Commodus coin, and I liked the cool quadriga reverse. I'm also week in the AS catagory as well, so that beefs that up a bit.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/100_9469-jpg.912756/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Commodus, As, 181 AD</b></p><p><br /></p><p>O: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG, laureate head right R: TR P VI IMP IIII COS III P P S C, Commodus driving a quadriga to left Rome mint, RIC 319, 27mm</p><p><br /></p><p> 4. Also from mat! I really needed an Augustus, plus it has Liva and some other cats from Thrace on it!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/1_zpshvrm4oun-jpg.919416/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>THRACE. Rhoemetalces I, with Pythodoris, Augustus, and Livia, 1st century AD</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><br /></p><p>O: Heads of Augustus, laureate, and Livia, conjoined right; to right, capricorn right, holding globe. R: Diademed head of Rhoemetalces and draped bust of Pythodoris, conjoined right. 27mm 13.8g</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Finally got a GIII marriage issue! [USER=31620]@maridvnvm[/USER] got his first one this year also I think.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/100_1971-jpg.1024138/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Gordian III and Tranquillina,238-244 AD, Thrace, Anchialus.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>O:Confronted busts of Gordian r., laureate, draped and cuirassed, and Tranquillina l., draped and wearing stephane. R: Hygieia standing r., feeding serpent from patera. 25 mm, 12.3 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Shapur II has been on my list for years. This coin has some ruff surfaces, but all the details are pretty nice!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/100_0748-jpg.1024160/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>SHAPUR II, AR DRACHM, 4th century AD.</p><p><br /></p><p>O: Crowned bust of Shapur to right, inscription around , R: Flaming fire altar between two crowned attendants, head of Shapur on top of altar to right. 20 mm, 4.2 g.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1 and tag along. Sabina, my fantasy GF from another time gets the #1 spot, but I'll let her great uncle Trajan ride along as well since I got them together. Both of these were from [USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER] !</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/100_3041-jpg.1035014/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Trajan, AR Denarius, A.D. 114- 117</b></p><p><br /></p><p>O: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC; laureate and draped bust right.</p><p>R: P M TR P COS VI P P SPQR; Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae. 18x19mm 3.2g , RIC II Rome 343</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/100_3058-jpg.1035008/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Sabina, AR Denarius, A.D. 128- 137</b></p><p><br /></p><p>O: SABINA AVGVSTA; Draped bust right, R: CONCORDIA AVG; Concordia seated left, holding patera and sceptre, and resting left elbow on column. 18mm, 3.1g RIC II Rome 391</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm going to take a little break form coin collecting in the new year, so if I'm not around for a while, I'm not dead or banned (I hope), but I'll be back I'm sure! If anyone wants to use any of my pics or anything, you have my permission for sure! I hope everyone had a great Christmas and has a great 2020!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrsmat71, post: 3958977, member: 42634"]Here are my top ten coin picks for 2019. I collect modern coins as well as ancients, so I'll give the 10-7 spot to them since this is the ancients forum. 10. I collect emergency money like form any period of time, I'm somewhat focused on Conder tokens and notgeld. This WW I German aluminum notgeld has a cool cave bear skeleton on the front, a type I have wanted for quite a while. Note there are two dates on the coin, the coin was minted in 1920 (reverse date), the 1919 date makes the start of an exhibition of a cave bear skeleton in the the city of Menden. I think it is still there! Anyone know? [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/100_0901-jpg.970752/[/IMG] 9. I also collect coins from any time period that were minted in the old school ways, hammered or cast. I did get one hammered coin this year that was minted in the century I was born, the 20th, but I'll give this coin the spot. I'm not really sure, but I think these were struck. This 19th century silver coin is from the waning days of ancient coin making and the waning days of ancient ways to some extent...that last gasp of feudal Japan that dated back to the 12th century. [ATTACH=full]1042859[/ATTACH] 8. This coin may be my favorite coin of the year, a 2 pence "cartwheel". This is coin was minted at the Soho mint (you can see "SOHO" right below Britania's shield) by some of Mathew Boulton's steam powered machines. So this is one of the first truly modern coins, most coins from before were milled and had some dude at least turning the crank. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/100_9296-jpg.905542/[/IMG] Plus this thing is HUGE and is amazing in hand! [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/100_9326-jpg.905543/[/IMG] Ok, on to the ancients. I'll not blab on about them so much as most of you know more about them than I do probably. 7. This coin was an opportunity snag from CT own [USER=21445]@Mat[/USER] ! Thanks for the offer! [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/100_9791-jpg.915258/[/IMG] [B]Julia Domna, AR Denarius, 194-217 AD.[/B] O: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bust r.; R: MATER DEVM, Cybele between lions, holding branch and scepter, arm on drum. Rome mint. Rome 205. 19 mm, 3.0 g. 6. A last minute ebay snag. I always wanted a Greek coin minted in Italy and this one is a Punic war coin also since these fellows allied themselves with Carthage during the second Punic war. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/100_3053-jpg.1034461/[/IMG] [B]Bruttium, AE unit, late 3rd century BC.[/B] O: Laureate head of Zeus right, R: eagle standing left, cornucopiae at left. 21 mm, 9.8 g. 5. This one was also from a coint talker, [USER=44132]@Bing[/USER] ! I got this in his auction. I only has one Commodus coin, and I liked the cool quadriga reverse. I'm also week in the AS catagory as well, so that beefs that up a bit. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/100_9469-jpg.912756/[/IMG] [B]Commodus, As, 181 AD[/B] O: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG, laureate head right R: TR P VI IMP IIII COS III P P S C, Commodus driving a quadriga to left Rome mint, RIC 319, 27mm 4. Also from mat! I really needed an Augustus, plus it has Liva and some other cats from Thrace on it! [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/1_zpshvrm4oun-jpg.919416/[/IMG] [B]THRACE. Rhoemetalces I, with Pythodoris, Augustus, and Livia, 1st century AD [/B] O: Heads of Augustus, laureate, and Livia, conjoined right; to right, capricorn right, holding globe. R: Diademed head of Rhoemetalces and draped bust of Pythodoris, conjoined right. 27mm 13.8g 3. Finally got a GIII marriage issue! [USER=31620]@maridvnvm[/USER] got his first one this year also I think. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/100_1971-jpg.1024138/[/IMG] [B]Gordian III and Tranquillina,238-244 AD, Thrace, Anchialus.[/B] O:Confronted busts of Gordian r., laureate, draped and cuirassed, and Tranquillina l., draped and wearing stephane. R: Hygieia standing r., feeding serpent from patera. 25 mm, 12.3 g. 2. Shapur II has been on my list for years. This coin has some ruff surfaces, but all the details are pretty nice! [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/100_0748-jpg.1024160/[/IMG] SHAPUR II, AR DRACHM, 4th century AD. O: Crowned bust of Shapur to right, inscription around , R: Flaming fire altar between two crowned attendants, head of Shapur on top of altar to right. 20 mm, 4.2 g. 1 and tag along. Sabina, my fantasy GF from another time gets the #1 spot, but I'll let her great uncle Trajan ride along as well since I got them together. Both of these were from [USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER] ! [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/100_3041-jpg.1035014/[/IMG] [B]Trajan, AR Denarius, A.D. 114- 117[/B] O: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC; laureate and draped bust right. R: P M TR P COS VI P P SPQR; Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae. 18x19mm 3.2g , RIC II Rome 343 [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/100_3058-jpg.1035008/[/IMG] [B]Sabina, AR Denarius, A.D. 128- 137[/B] O: SABINA AVGVSTA; Draped bust right, R: CONCORDIA AVG; Concordia seated left, holding patera and sceptre, and resting left elbow on column. 18mm, 3.1g RIC II Rome 391 I'm going to take a little break form coin collecting in the new year, so if I'm not around for a while, I'm not dead or banned (I hope), but I'll be back I'm sure! If anyone wants to use any of my pics or anything, you have my permission for sure! I hope everyone had a great Christmas and has a great 2020!![/QUOTE]
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