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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1209086, member: 26302&quot;]Very interesting post. I had read that deathbed baptisms were the preferred way for many early Christians in that at your baptism you were absolved of all sins, and hy not wait until you are done commiting them to get them wiped clean? I also read this prodded the church to create the confessional to have another method to achieve this, and get more people to be baptized earlier.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the coins, I love the first the most. I have truly grown to love this style, it very much reminds me of the artistic style popular in the 30&#039;s around the world. I am seriously considering acquiring quite a few more of these, the more stylized the better.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am just like you Doug, not caring if I make any money from coins, simply buying them for the love of them. I also have a hard time spending large money just for one coin when there are so bloody many interesting coins available.</p><p><br /></p><p>For others reading this, you have to understand the stories behind these coins makes them 10 times more interesting to collect. Take the last coin. The reverse is Constantine driving a chariot reaching up to the literal &quot;hand of god&quot;. Its the only depiction I have ever seen on an ancient coin of God the Father&#039;s physical form. I buy these every time I run across a reasonably priced example. So many of these coins have cool stories, that may not be a simple goat, it may be a Cretan Goat, or that may not be a fallen horsemen, it may be a fallen Sassanid, etc etc. If a person is just a collector of little bits of metal for their appearance, these coins may not be as interesting, but if you truly love a good story and learning about our world&#039;s history and heritage they are such a wonderful gateway.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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