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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;furryfrog02, post: 3912045, member: 41219&quot;]With the Baltimore Whitman winter show over and no more coin shows to attend in 2019, I do not anticipate getting any more coins for the year. I figured I would get ahead of the game and post my top 10 for the year.</p><p><br /></p><p>2019 was my first full year of collecting ancients and while I have found a few things that really interest me, I still haven&#039;t found a dedicated &quot;This is what I want to focus on&quot; thing as is evidenced in my Top 10.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are in no particular order besides the order that they are in my folder so I will write a little blurb about why it made the Top 10. </p><p><br /></p><p>Without further ado:</p><p><br /></p><p>1)</p><p>This was offered to me at a show earlier in the year but I instead chose to buy something more costly (which also made the top 10) and leave this one behind. I really liked it and was super excited when, a few months later, it was still available. </p><p><br /></p><p>Carthage, Zeugitana</p><p>Circa 300-264 BC</p><p>AE 20mm</p><p>Obverse: Head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain ears </p><p>Reverse: Horse&#039;s head right; dot before</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1031212[/ATTACH] </p><p>2)</p><p>This was given to me by [USER=92655]@Randy Abercrombie[/USER] and is officially FFIII&#039;s first ancient coin. It will always have a place of honor in our collection and I hope that some day it will spark an interest in history and coin collecting in FFIII.</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine X</p><p>class E anonymous follis</p><p>1059-1067 AD</p><p>Obverse: IC-XC to left and right of bust of Christ, nimbate, facing, holding book of Gospels in both hands </p><p>Reverse: IS XS bAS-ILE bAS-ILE in three lines, -+- above, -crescent- below</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1031213[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>3) I won this in Frank Robinson&#039;s auction over the summer. It is a beautiful coin and has one of my favorite reverses for any coin: Victory. I am a sucker for anything with Victory on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gordian III </p><p>AR Antoninianus</p><p>Obverse: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped &amp; cuirassed bust right </p><p>Reverse: VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing left with wreath &amp; palm.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1031214[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>4) I picked this up from Harlan J. Berk&#039;s &quot;junk pile&quot; at the Baltimore Whitman winter show. This thing is a beast. Easily the biggest and heaviest coin in my collection. It also has about a 90 degree clockwise rotation on the reverse that is not easily captured in the picture.&nbsp; Maruice Tiberius was pretty awesome too IMO.&nbsp; After listening to &quot;The History Of Byzantium&quot; podcast, I really took a liking to him. He was a strong military leader who was finally able to claim victory over the Persian Sasanids.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maurice Tiberius</p><p>582-602 AD</p><p>AE Follis</p><p>Constantinople</p><p>Obverse: DN MAVRIC TIBER PP AVG, Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding cross on globe and shield</p><p>Reverse: Large M, ANNO to left, cross above, regnal year 9, officina Γ&nbsp; below; mintmark CON.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1031215[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>5) I picked this up from Frank Robinson&#039;s fixed price list. I didn&#039;t really know what I was getting when I bought it but I was really happy when I arrived. It is a nice thick flan and has an interesting stylized bust on the obverse and the fire altar on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gadhaiya Paisa</p><p>Drachm</p><p>ca: 1000 AD</p><p>Obverse: Sassanian style bust right</p><p>Reverse: Fire Altar</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1031216[/ATTACH] </p><p>6) This is the coin that beat out the first coin on my list. I originally had the Carthage in my &quot;to buy&quot; pile along with a few others, but then this was brought out and I decided that I would rather have this one coin than the 3 or 4 others. I love denari and I didn&#039;t have one of Nerva so it was nice to add to my &quot;5 Good Emperors&quot; list. He has a great portrait as well with a massive hook nose! I&#039;m not sure, but I think I may have overpaid at $95 for him. This is the most expensive ancient I have purchased and I had a bit of a heart attack when I handed over the cash. But in the end, I really like it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nerva </p><p>Denarius</p><p>Struck 96 AD</p><p>Obverse: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II P P, laureate head right </p><p>Reverse: AEQVITAS AVGVST, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1031217[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>7) This coin was gifted to me by [USER=76194]@Sallent[/USER] from one of [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER]&#039;s auctions.&nbsp; He gifted it with the intention of getting me and my kids more hooked on ancients and it definitely did the trick. This was my daughter&#039;s first ancient coin. She kept showing it off to the pets and her stuffed animals. What also makes this coin a &quot;Top 10&quot; is that it&nbsp; rounded out the Severus Family denari set. We now have Dad, mom, and both sons. </p><p><br /></p><p>Septimius Severus </p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>Emesa Mint</p><p>AD 193</p><p>Obverse: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right </p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; FORT REDVC, Fortuna-Pax, polos on head, seated left, holding branch and cornucopiae.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1031218[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>8) I really liked this coin for the great looking crab. It was a must buy for me since I live in Maryland and this state seems to revolve around crabs (even though I have never been to a crab boil).</p><p><br /></p><p>Akragas, Sicily</p><p>c425-406 BC</p><p>AE Tetras</p><p>Obverse: AKΡA, eagle, with head lowered, standing right on hare; crab behind </p><p>Reverse: Crab, crayfish left below; three dots below crab</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1031219[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>9) I won this from the Frank Robinson summer auction and was really happy with it. I am in the Navy so Poseidon/Neptune has a special place in my heart. I put a low bid on it and was surprised that I won. IMO the coin is way better than the pictures that were on the auction page - perhaps that is the reason I won?</p><p><br /></p><p>Syracuse, Sicily</p><p>Hieron II</p><p>275-215 BC</p><p>AE19</p><p>Obverse: Head of Poseidon left </p><p>Reverse: IEΡΩNOΣ, Trident between two dolphins.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1031220[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>10) There isn&#039;t anything particularly special about this Trajan denarius but I absolutely love the portrait and I was beyond happy to get this coin. Trajan is my 2nd favorite emperor just behind his adopted son, Hadrian.</p><p><br /></p><p>Trajan </p><p>Denarius</p><p>115-116 AD</p><p>Obverse: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, laureate bust right with bare chest, folds of aegis on shoulder front and back </p><p>Reverse: PM TRP COS VI PP SPQR, Bonus Eventus standing left, holding patera and wheat ears.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1031221[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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