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Message:: [QUOTE="furryfrog02, post: 3285699, member: 41219"]We finally were able to sit down and whittle down our top 10 (each) for 2018. We have only been collecting ancients since ~July of this year but have had a blast so far.  We have been the lucky recipients of some beautiful coins from some really great people and have purchased a few ancients ourselves at a few shows we have been able to attend.  We went through our coins and had about 30 that we both wanted for the top 10 haha. It wasn't easy to narrow down but we finally we managed.  We weren't able to decide a 1-10 order though so the top 10 are just that, 10 with no ranking between them <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />  They will just be in alphabetical order since that's how they sitting in the folder. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I will post FFIVN's top 10 and then mine. Without further ado: 1)Antoninus Pius Denarius. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP Laureate head right. Rev: COS IIII Thunderbolt on decorated altar.[ATTACH=full]868695[/ATTACH] 2)Bactria, Apollodotos IObv: Square AR Drachm. Elephant standing right, monogram beneath Rev: Humped bull standing right, monogram beneath.[ATTACH=full]868698[/ATTACH] 3)Constans AE3. Obv: D N CONST-ANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed head right Rev:  VOT XX MVLT XXX within wreath. Mintmark SMALΓ[ATTACH=full]868699[/ATTACH] 4)Constantine I AE Follis. 310 ADObv: CONSTANTINVS PF AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right Rev:  SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing left, chlamys falling from left shoulder, holding globe and raising right hand, T-F across fields. Mintmark PLN[ATTACH=full]868702[/ATTACH] 5)Phocas. AD 602-610. AE Follis. Nicomedia. Obv: DM FOCA PER AVG, crowned, mantled bust facing, holding mappa and cross Rev:  Large XXXX, mintmark NIKOB[ATTACH=full]868707[/ATTACH] 6)Hormazd IV570-590 ADDrachm, 4.14gObverse: Bust of Hormizd IV right, wearing tall cap, crenellated crown with crescent and diadem tie below elevated globe, crescent at front, star left and right. Short beard, small ball of hair, moustache; diadem behind each shoulder, crescent on each shoulder. 1 ring, star and crescent symbols.Reverse: Fire altar with upturned diadem ties. Two facing attendants wearing crowns with globe, holding staff resting on the ground in front. Star left, crescent right of flames. 1 ring.[ATTACH=full]868708[/ATTACH] 7)John Hyrcanus I, PrutahObv: Paleo-Hebrew within wreathLettering: יהוחנןהכהן הגדל וחברהיהדםTranslation: Yehohanan the High Priest and the Council of the JewsRev: Double cornucopia adorned with ribbons, pomegranate between horns; no monogram[ATTACH=full]868709[/ATTACH] 8)Marcus Aurelius. Sestertius.175-176 ADM ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARMATICVS, laureate head rightTR P XXX IMP VIII COS III SC, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae[ATTACH=full]868710[/ATTACH] 9)Syracuse ~4th century BC5.09g, ~14mmDon't know much else about this one[ATTACH=full]868711[/ATTACH] 10)Tian Sheng Yuan Bao1023-1031ADEmperor Renzong[ATTACH=full]868712[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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