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<p>[QUOTE="Mr.MonkeySwag96, post: 8164431, member: 100951"]I’ve been collecting coins for over 10 years. My main collecting focus are US coins. However, I’ve always been an admirer of Greco-Roman history, but haven’t branched into ancient coins until 2 years ago. Over the 2 years since I started collecting ancients, I’ve accumulated 25 Roman Republican coins, 22 Roman Imperial coins, and 8 Greek coins. Lurking the CoinTalk forums proved to be very helpful to me when learning about ancient numismatics.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my first 2 purchases of 2022, both from Incitatus Coins (Steve McBride)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/UUpqHWe.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>LUCIUS MEMMIUS AR silver denarius. Struck 109-108 BC. Bust of Apollo Vejovis right, wearing oak-wreath; before, XVI monogram of value before, thunderbolt underneath. Reverse - The Dioscuri standing facing between their horses, each holding spear; L MEMMI in exergue. 19mm, 3.9g. RCV 181, RSC Memmia 1, Crawford 304/1.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/NwgdQHR.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>PTOLEMY I SOTER AR silver tetradrachm. 294-285 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck; small Δ behind ear, banker's marks in right field. Reverse - BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, P above Φ in left field. Svoronos 263; SNG Copenhagen 70; BMC p. 15, 16. 26mm, 13.5g.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mr.MonkeySwag96, post: 8164431, member: 100951"]I’ve been collecting coins for over 10 years. My main collecting focus are US coins. However, I’ve always been an admirer of Greco-Roman history, but haven’t branched into ancient coins until 2 years ago. Over the 2 years since I started collecting ancients, I’ve accumulated 25 Roman Republican coins, 22 Roman Imperial coins, and 8 Greek coins. Lurking the CoinTalk forums proved to be very helpful to me when learning about ancient numismatics. Here are my first 2 purchases of 2022, both from Incitatus Coins (Steve McBride) [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/UUpqHWe.jpg[/IMG] LUCIUS MEMMIUS AR silver denarius. Struck 109-108 BC. Bust of Apollo Vejovis right, wearing oak-wreath; before, XVI monogram of value before, thunderbolt underneath. Reverse - The Dioscuri standing facing between their horses, each holding spear; L MEMMI in exergue. 19mm, 3.9g. RCV 181, RSC Memmia 1, Crawford 304/1. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/NwgdQHR.jpg[/IMG] PTOLEMY I SOTER AR silver tetradrachm. 294-285 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck; small Δ behind ear, banker's marks in right field. Reverse - BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, P above Φ in left field. Svoronos 263; SNG Copenhagen 70; BMC p. 15, 16. 26mm, 13.5g.[/QUOTE]
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