dadams TOP 10 - a small but meaningful few.

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by dadams, Dec 31, 2016.

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  1. dadams

    dadams Well-Known Member

    Thank you all for the replies and likes.

    @ROBERT THOMASON, @Alegandron, and @Roman Collector
    Indeed it is the history of the individual coins I like and they have spawned in me a desire to learn more about the subjects portrayed, the politics involved, and the history of the times in which they were created. I can vaguely recall learning bits and pieces of Roman history in my early school years and have traveled to many places throughout the world, but I've never experienced the desire to learn as much as I do now. I studied and learned as much as I could about the US coins I was collecting but I never really got excited. Sure, I loved snagging that beautiful seated liberty quarter for my collection, at the first of the year, but honestly it doesn't do much for me day after day- I don't think I've even looked at it since the week after it arrived. It seems there is something magical in an ancient Roman or Greek coin that transmutes history into the here and now for me. I can't seem to get enough!

    @TIF , I'm with @Alegandron on this one. I doubt i'd be even a fly speck on your radar screen. I do admit that many of your coins and those of the all the other posters here are inspiring. I may not make many comments in threads, but I am paying attention!

    @Aethelred - You're partially responsible for this conversion, Sir!

    @dougsmit, I was running behind somewhat and it could be one of my 11-16 might have pushed its way into the top 10. I wanted to make sure I got my list up before time expired. When I get a chance I'd be happy to show them. I like the diversity here and it is why I read every thread posted here in this forum- I like all the coins in every thread, just some better than others. ALSO, I want to personally thank you for the information on your website pages as they have been immensely helpful to me.
     
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    dadams, Dec 31, 2016
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  3. Puckles

    Puckles Cat Whisperer

    Lovely selection. Favourite is #5.
     
    Puckles, Dec 31, 2016
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  4. Aethelred

    Aethelred The Old Dead King

    @dadams you wrote:

    "It seems there is something magical in an ancient Roman or Greek coin that transmutes history into the here and now for me. I can't seem to get enough!"

    I think that is so true. I have described ancient coins as tiny time machines, every time I hold one it is as if they transport me back to their own time just for a fraction of a second. That is the magic of ancient coins, the appeal not just to the eyes, but to the mind and imagination.
     
    Aethelred, Dec 31, 2016
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  5. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    I like your Max Thrax. I always like his prominent chin and somewhat benevolent expression on the coins.

    The Philip I has a nice broad flan, from the looks of it. These (not to mention the denarii of Severus Alexander and some other "common" emperors) are big contenders in the "bang for the buck" category, wouldn't you say?

    Your Septimius Severus has nice, subtle "CircCam" contrast, which is a look I've always liked. (So much so that I invented a term for it, which, as you may have seen, has gained a little traction on the PCGS/CU forums.)

    Your Vespasian dupondius is, as I think I mentioned when you first posted it, a coin that has "made the rounds" between friends. @Aethelred owned it initially, I ended up with it for a while, and then somehow it made its way back to him. I forget how and when, exactly. But I recognized it as one I used to own. So all three of us have owned that one now.

    I love seeing your newfound enthusiasm for this stuff because it echoes my own "discovery" of Roman coins almost ten years ago. I had owned some Roman coins long before then, but in the summer of 2007 I finally got serious about collecting them for a while, and it was a wonderful journey. In some ways I am envious of your adventure, because the period of my initial enthusiasm and learning was a happy, heady time for me, and I remember it fondly.

    PS- I see one of your newps is absent from this list. You know. The somewhat yellowish-colored one? ;)

    I'm looking forward to seeing better pix of that one when you have it in hand.
     
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  6. ValiantKnight

    ValiantKnight Well-Known Member

    Definitely a nice set. If I didn't know any better I would have thought this was your second or third year collecting.
     
    ValiantKnight, Jan 1, 2017
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