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<p>[QUOTE="furryfrog02, post: 8133728, member: 41219"]I have today off since Mrs Frog has several baby appointments and I'm staying home with the tadpoles. I figured it would be a good time to get my 2021 Top Ten list knocked out. I've had the choices in a folder for awhile now and have been moving coins in and out as the year went on. I just needed to put (digital) pen to (digital) paper.</p><p><br /></p><p>2021 was the 3rd full year that we have been collecting ancients. It was also much different than every other year in that almost all the coins I purchased were bought online. I didn't focus on anything in particular. Just whatever struck my fancy and was within my budget. The problem with buying online vs in person is that it is way easier to just click a button and have a coin delivered to your doorstep. I purchased more coins than I probably should have though almost all all were less than $25. In fact, most were less than $10. </p><p><br /></p><p>Another good thing about 2021 is that my daughter also started to get interested in collecting along with her older brother, FFIVN, and myself. She's just 5 and-a-half but is a quick study. </p><p><br /></p><p>OK, enough of the boring stuff. You aren't here to read my ramblings. You're here to see coins...and coins you shall have!</p><p><br /></p><p>In alphabetical order (because that's how my computer sorted them), here is my Top 10 List - 2021 Edition:</p><p><br /></p><p>10.</p><p>This beauty was included in a box of goodies that [USER=77077]@Theodosius[/USER] sent to us several months back. There was a smörgåsbord of ancients, world coins, and a few US coins as well as some beautiful Leu catalogs (really giant coffee table books), and some other interesting coin and artefact catalogs (some older than me!). We are still working on sorting and identifying the contents of said box but this one stood out to me for its beautiful patina, well centered obverse and reverse, and of course...Nike.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1416969[/ATTACH] </p><p>Apameia, Syria </p><p>AE20</p><p>38-37 BC</p><p>Obverse: Bust of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet</p><p>Reverse: AΠAMEΩN THΣ IEΡAΣ KAI AYTONOMOY, Nike walking left, holding wreath and palm branch. Seleukid era date EOΣ in left field, MH in exergue</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>9.</p><p>This coin was incorrectly identified as Constantine IV. A quick look at the seller's pictures showed that it was in fact Constantine VI and his mother, Irene. I was quite happy to get a coin with an image of Irene on it for quite cheap. It was also nice to get busts of Constantine VI, Leo III, Leo IV, and Constantine V as well. Quite a crowded coin!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1416975[/ATTACH] </p><p>Constantine VI and Irene</p><p>AE Follis</p><p>780-797 AD</p><p>Obverse: Crowned busts of Constantine VI, unbearded, wearing chlamys, holding cross on globe, on left and Irene, wearing loros, holding cross-headed sceptre, on right, dot between their faces</p><p>Reverse: Crowned busts of Leo III, with short beard, wearing loros, on left, Constantine V, with short beard, wearing loros, in centre and Leo IV, wearing chlamys, on right, two dots to left and right, all above horizontal line beneath which is large M, X to left, N to right, A below</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>8.</p><p>While not technically "ancient", this Edward I Long Cross Penny was the first full-sized English hammered coin I purchased. Being able to hold a coin with the historical significance of Edward I "Longshanks/Hammer of the Scots" was pretty amazing. The fact that it cost less than a meal at McDonalds was even more amazing. It was also the first coin purchased from overseas (not including Canada). It came from Germany and the envelope was covered in cool German stamps so it was a win/win/win. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1416976[/ATTACH] </p><p>Edward I </p><p>1307-1309 AD</p><p>Long Cross Penny</p><p>London</p><p>Obverse: Facing crowned portrait of King Edward I, royal title around.</p><p>Lettering: EDWAR ANGL DNS HYB</p><p>Reverse: Long cross extending to edge of flan, 3 pellets and part of mint name in each angle.</p><p>Lettering: CIVI TAS LON DON</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>7.</p><p>I originally was interested in another coin from this seller but when I saw the bust of Serapis on this coin I decided it had to be mine. I paid a bit more than normal, This was $27, but for a hefty coin depicting an emperor, his scheming grandmother, and a glorious bearded god, it was money well spent!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1416977[/ATTACH] </p><p>Elagabalus and Julia Maesa </p><p>218-222 AD</p><p>Marcianopolis</p><p>AE27</p><p>Obverse: AYT K M AYΡ ANTΩNEINOC AYΓ IOYΛIA MAICA AYΓO, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus right, facing diademed and draped bust of Julia Maesa left.</p><p>Reverse: YΠ IOYΛ ANT CEΛEYKOYMAΡKIANOΠOΛITΩN, bust of Serapis right. E in left field</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>6.</p><p>Another Elagabalus...Why did such a crazy guy have such beautiful coins? The seller's pictures showed this coin as being a dull brown, almost like the patina had been stripped. I was pretty happy when it arrived and a nice deep green patina. What made this coin even cooler, is that it is an obverse die match with coins belonging to [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] and [USER=80147]@Ancient Aussie[/USER] .</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1416978[/ATTACH] </p><p>Elagabalus</p><p>218-222 AD</p><p>Moesia Inferior, Nicopolis ad Istrum</p><p>AE24</p><p>Obverse: AVT K M AYΡH ANTΩNEINOC, Laureate head right</p><p>Reverse: YΠ NOBIOY ΡOYΦOY NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠΡOC ICTΡON, Nike standing left, holding wreath and palm</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>5.</p><p>Switching it up a bit, here is a coin from Ceylon. I've always loved these cool octo-man coins and was looking for one in my price range. I managed to get 6 for $22 that included 3 different rulers. They were listed as "Roman Figural Artefacts". The seller is not well versed in ancient coins. My gain <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1416984[/ATTACH] </p><p>Queen Lilavati</p><p>1197-1211 AD</p><p>Ceylon</p><p>1 Massa</p><p>Obverse: King, standing upon a lotus stalk, holding a lamp in his left hand and a flower in his right, a large lotus flower in field to right, all heavily stylized</p><p>Reverse: Seated king facing right, left arm raised upward, holding a shell, all heavily stylized. Nagari legend (‘Sri Ra ja Li la va ti’) to right</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>4.</p><p>This guy was cheap(less than $15), big (22mm), and had a really cool reverse. What more could a guy ask for? After buying this coin, I caught a bug for Tetrarchy folles. This was my gateway drug which lead to me buying 4 or 5 other folles from the Tetrarchs.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1416985[/ATTACH] </p><p>Maximinus II</p><p>312 AD</p><p>Follis</p><p>Antioch</p><p>Obverse: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG; laureate head right.</p><p>Reverse: SOLI INVICTO; Sol standing left in long robe, right hand raised, left hand holding head of Serapis; crescent over I in left field.</p><p>Mintmark: ANT</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>3.</p><p>Another "not technically ancient" coin but I couldn't say no to the Byzantine inspired design, the low price (sub $20), and the opportunity to explore another area of history that I didn't know much about - Venice and all of its many Doges.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1416987[/ATTACH] </p><p>Pietro Gradenigo, 49th Doge of Venice</p><p>1289-1311 AD</p><p>Grosso</p><p>Obverse: PE GRADONICO/DVX/.S.M.VENETI on left, St. Mark on right, banner between them</p><p>Reverse: IC - XC Christ enthroned, holding book of Gospels</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>2.</p><p>This coin was a gift from [USER=90981]@Shea19[/USER] and was sent along with my winnings from [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] 's AMCC3 auction. Until this point, there was only one Ptolemaic coin in the FF collection. This was a welcome second. The depiction of Isis on the obverse is beautiful. In fact, once I told my daughter that it was a goddess, she claimed the coin as her own and decided that she wanted to collect coins with women on them since "There's too many coins with boys on them".</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1416989[/ATTACH] </p><p>Ptolemy VI Philometer </p><p>180-164 BC</p><p>AE27</p><p>Obverse: Head of Isis right</p><p>Reverse: ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left, wing open, on thunderbolt</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1.</p><p>This guy was one of my last purchases of the year. When FFIVN and my daughter went to the Baltimore Whitman show (after a two year hiatus) there were slim pickings as far as ancients went for collectors in our price range. One table (not an ancients dealer) had a couple of pick boxes and among them was this Titus Judaea Capta. For $5 you better believe I scooped it right up.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1416993[/ATTACH] </p><p>Titus</p><p>79-81 AD</p><p>Caesarea Maritima</p><p>AE21</p><p>Obverse: ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΤΙΤΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ, laureate head of Titus, right</p><p>Reverse: ΙΟΥΔΑΙΑΣ ΕΑΛWΚΥΙΑΣ, Nike standing to right., foot on helmet, inscribing a shield set on a palm tree</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Please feel free to vote on your favorites and comment if you so choose.</p><p>Thanks for looking and sharing in the Frog family ancient collecting journey this year. We look forward to sharing and learning with you all in 2022![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="furryfrog02, post: 8133728, member: 41219"]I have today off since Mrs Frog has several baby appointments and I'm staying home with the tadpoles. I figured it would be a good time to get my 2021 Top Ten list knocked out. I've had the choices in a folder for awhile now and have been moving coins in and out as the year went on. I just needed to put (digital) pen to (digital) paper. 2021 was the 3rd full year that we have been collecting ancients. It was also much different than every other year in that almost all the coins I purchased were bought online. I didn't focus on anything in particular. Just whatever struck my fancy and was within my budget. The problem with buying online vs in person is that it is way easier to just click a button and have a coin delivered to your doorstep. I purchased more coins than I probably should have though almost all all were less than $25. In fact, most were less than $10. Another good thing about 2021 is that my daughter also started to get interested in collecting along with her older brother, FFIVN, and myself. She's just 5 and-a-half but is a quick study. OK, enough of the boring stuff. You aren't here to read my ramblings. You're here to see coins...and coins you shall have! In alphabetical order (because that's how my computer sorted them), here is my Top 10 List - 2021 Edition: 10. This beauty was included in a box of goodies that [USER=77077]@Theodosius[/USER] sent to us several months back. There was a smörgåsbord of ancients, world coins, and a few US coins as well as some beautiful Leu catalogs (really giant coffee table books), and some other interesting coin and artefact catalogs (some older than me!). We are still working on sorting and identifying the contents of said box but this one stood out to me for its beautiful patina, well centered obverse and reverse, and of course...Nike. [ATTACH=full]1416969[/ATTACH] Apameia, Syria AE20 38-37 BC Obverse: Bust of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet Reverse: AΠAMEΩN THΣ IEΡAΣ KAI AYTONOMOY, Nike walking left, holding wreath and palm branch. Seleukid era date EOΣ in left field, MH in exergue 9. This coin was incorrectly identified as Constantine IV. A quick look at the seller's pictures showed that it was in fact Constantine VI and his mother, Irene. I was quite happy to get a coin with an image of Irene on it for quite cheap. It was also nice to get busts of Constantine VI, Leo III, Leo IV, and Constantine V as well. Quite a crowded coin! [ATTACH=full]1416975[/ATTACH] Constantine VI and Irene AE Follis 780-797 AD Obverse: Crowned busts of Constantine VI, unbearded, wearing chlamys, holding cross on globe, on left and Irene, wearing loros, holding cross-headed sceptre, on right, dot between their faces Reverse: Crowned busts of Leo III, with short beard, wearing loros, on left, Constantine V, with short beard, wearing loros, in centre and Leo IV, wearing chlamys, on right, two dots to left and right, all above horizontal line beneath which is large M, X to left, N to right, A below 8. While not technically "ancient", this Edward I Long Cross Penny was the first full-sized English hammered coin I purchased. Being able to hold a coin with the historical significance of Edward I "Longshanks/Hammer of the Scots" was pretty amazing. The fact that it cost less than a meal at McDonalds was even more amazing. It was also the first coin purchased from overseas (not including Canada). It came from Germany and the envelope was covered in cool German stamps so it was a win/win/win. [ATTACH=full]1416976[/ATTACH] Edward I 1307-1309 AD Long Cross Penny London Obverse: Facing crowned portrait of King Edward I, royal title around. Lettering: EDWAR ANGL DNS HYB Reverse: Long cross extending to edge of flan, 3 pellets and part of mint name in each angle. Lettering: CIVI TAS LON DON 7. I originally was interested in another coin from this seller but when I saw the bust of Serapis on this coin I decided it had to be mine. I paid a bit more than normal, This was $27, but for a hefty coin depicting an emperor, his scheming grandmother, and a glorious bearded god, it was money well spent! [ATTACH=full]1416977[/ATTACH] Elagabalus and Julia Maesa 218-222 AD Marcianopolis AE27 Obverse: AYT K M AYΡ ANTΩNEINOC AYΓ IOYΛIA MAICA AYΓO, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus right, facing diademed and draped bust of Julia Maesa left. Reverse: YΠ IOYΛ ANT CEΛEYKOYMAΡKIANOΠOΛITΩN, bust of Serapis right. E in left field 6. Another Elagabalus...Why did such a crazy guy have such beautiful coins? The seller's pictures showed this coin as being a dull brown, almost like the patina had been stripped. I was pretty happy when it arrived and a nice deep green patina. What made this coin even cooler, is that it is an obverse die match with coins belonging to [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] and [USER=80147]@Ancient Aussie[/USER] . [ATTACH=full]1416978[/ATTACH] Elagabalus 218-222 AD Moesia Inferior, Nicopolis ad Istrum AE24 Obverse: AVT K M AYΡH ANTΩNEINOC, Laureate head right Reverse: YΠ NOBIOY ΡOYΦOY NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠΡOC ICTΡON, Nike standing left, holding wreath and palm 5. Switching it up a bit, here is a coin from Ceylon. I've always loved these cool octo-man coins and was looking for one in my price range. I managed to get 6 for $22 that included 3 different rulers. They were listed as "Roman Figural Artefacts". The seller is not well versed in ancient coins. My gain :) [ATTACH=full]1416984[/ATTACH] Queen Lilavati 1197-1211 AD Ceylon 1 Massa Obverse: King, standing upon a lotus stalk, holding a lamp in his left hand and a flower in his right, a large lotus flower in field to right, all heavily stylized Reverse: Seated king facing right, left arm raised upward, holding a shell, all heavily stylized. Nagari legend (‘Sri Ra ja Li la va ti’) to right 4. This guy was cheap(less than $15), big (22mm), and had a really cool reverse. What more could a guy ask for? After buying this coin, I caught a bug for Tetrarchy folles. This was my gateway drug which lead to me buying 4 or 5 other folles from the Tetrarchs. [ATTACH=full]1416985[/ATTACH] Maximinus II 312 AD Follis Antioch Obverse: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG; laureate head right. Reverse: SOLI INVICTO; Sol standing left in long robe, right hand raised, left hand holding head of Serapis; crescent over I in left field. Mintmark: ANT 3. Another "not technically ancient" coin but I couldn't say no to the Byzantine inspired design, the low price (sub $20), and the opportunity to explore another area of history that I didn't know much about - Venice and all of its many Doges. [ATTACH=full]1416987[/ATTACH] Pietro Gradenigo, 49th Doge of Venice 1289-1311 AD Grosso Obverse: PE GRADONICO/DVX/.S.M.VENETI on left, St. Mark on right, banner between them Reverse: IC - XC Christ enthroned, holding book of Gospels 2. This coin was a gift from [USER=90981]@Shea19[/USER] and was sent along with my winnings from [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] 's AMCC3 auction. Until this point, there was only one Ptolemaic coin in the FF collection. This was a welcome second. The depiction of Isis on the obverse is beautiful. In fact, once I told my daughter that it was a goddess, she claimed the coin as her own and decided that she wanted to collect coins with women on them since "There's too many coins with boys on them". [ATTACH=full]1416989[/ATTACH] Ptolemy VI Philometer 180-164 BC AE27 Obverse: Head of Isis right Reverse: ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left, wing open, on thunderbolt 1. This guy was one of my last purchases of the year. When FFIVN and my daughter went to the Baltimore Whitman show (after a two year hiatus) there were slim pickings as far as ancients went for collectors in our price range. One table (not an ancients dealer) had a couple of pick boxes and among them was this Titus Judaea Capta. For $5 you better believe I scooped it right up. [ATTACH=full]1416993[/ATTACH] Titus 79-81 AD Caesarea Maritima AE21 Obverse: ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΤΙΤΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ, laureate head of Titus, right Reverse: ΙΟΥΔΑΙΑΣ ΕΑΛWΚΥΙΑΣ, Nike standing to right., foot on helmet, inscribing a shield set on a palm tree Please feel free to vote on your favorites and comment if you so choose. Thanks for looking and sharing in the Frog family ancient collecting journey this year. We look forward to sharing and learning with you all in 2022![/QUOTE]
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