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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;randygeki, post: 916533, member: 13719&quot;] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://www.cointalk.com/members/randygeki/albums/75/9817.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Well I guess like many of us, I’m a collector, always have been, just not always coin, at least not seriously. I’ve collected rocks, fossils, comics, horror movies, bullets, cards….. the list goes on. When ever did I came across an interesting coin I did keep it, I just didn’t go out of my way to collect them till the late 90’s. Once I did become more serious, it was hard to decide what to collect. I was always finding coins in my change and many friends and family members contributed. It was always neat to imagine where my coin has been, who held it and what events it what witness too. Coins that were around during WWII, the Civil War, the Revolution, the first English immigrants to America, a pirate attack on a Spanish ship, and the conversion too Christianity of the Roman Empire.</font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><img src="http://www.cointalk.com/members/randygeki/albums/75/11694.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Constantine the Great</font></span></p><p><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: black">A.D. 308 - 337. minted late in the reign.</span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: black">obv. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, diademe and draped faces right.</span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: black">rev. GLORIA EXERCITVS (glory of the army) </span></font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: black">SMNA</span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">My very first ancient, a small bronze coin of Constantine the Great, was the coin the lead me to the so called “dark side.” I never really found my “niche” in U.S. coins and got a little bit of everything (that my budget allowed, so many of my coins were “junk box” coins <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font><font face="Times New Roman"> ). I eventually found an As of Augustus, the first emperor of Rome, along with some previous knowledge, a little bit of research, along with the show ROME and other films and TV shows (not so accurate ones at that) a spark was ignited in me. </font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><img src="http://www.cointalk.com/members/randygeki/albums/75/4222.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Divus Augustus Æ As. Commemorative by Tiberius. DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER, radiate head left, thunderbolt before / Eagle standing on globe facing, wings spread, head right, S C at sides. RIC 82 [Tiberius]</font></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: black">&quot;I found </span></font><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Rome</font></span><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana"> built of bricks; I leave her clothed in marble.&quot;</font></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">I think though, the fuel for the fire came from Coin Talk. Buying a SGS slabbed coin (thankfully a cheap one) brought me to Coin Talk. I met, and continue to meet, many passionate people. That passion for collecting rubbed off on me, from each board. Slowly though I started to drift more towards the Ancient Coin topics. To make a long story short, I found my niche, my passion and am able to share it with everyone as well as have everyone share theirs with me. For that I am grateful, and thank you all for sharing this awesome hobby with me and everyone else. I’ve learned a lot (but never enough) and continue to learn a lot. I still consider myself an amateur when it comes to coins and ancients (I’m sure it will show through in this post even <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </font><font face="Times New Roman">so please forgive any mistakes) but want to share some of my collection with you all <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font><font face="Times New Roman">hope you enjoy.</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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