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<p>[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 3867297, member: 72790"]I think most readers and posters here like to study the times of the Classical World. We are attracted to this time period for many reasons. We are fascinated by the Glory that was Greece and the Grandeur that was Rome. When it comes to the coins of the Classical World we are attracted to various coins for one of many reasons. One of the motives for me in purchasing coins of any time period is that I am looking for coins that reflect the values of people who issued them, that reflect what was most valued and cherished. As I looked through my collection today I tried to figure out which of my coins most express Greek glory and Roman grandeur. For me the epitome of glorious Greece is beauty. What catches my eye in acquiring ancient Greek coins is beauty. Few people in history have had the ability to see beauty as the Greeks did or the ability to create it in their coinage. For the coinage of the Roman people it is not their beauty but rather their ability to impress me with their power. I admire Greek coinage, I am impressed by Roman coinage. Admiration versus awe.</p><p><br /></p><p>The two coins I selected are first a silver stater of Magna Graecia, the City of Velia from circa 290 BC (Sear 269) with Athena on the obverse and a crouching lion on the reverse, weighing 7.4 grams. Just gorgeous. The second which just screams, this is "what power looks like", is a hefty sestertius of 28 grams, from circa 105 AD (Sear 1004)with Trajan looking out at the world with a, well, imperious stare. "Don't mess with Rome or me". These two coins represent the epitome of the quintessence of the celators' ability to project and reflect what mattered to their people, glory and grandeur.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am sure members have coins of their own which say, "This is what it means to be a Greek or a Roman", "This is what matters to us". Show us the coins you have that send a message to the person who looks closely at them, a missive their time to our time.[ATTACH=full]1022337[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1022340[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 3867297, member: 72790"]I think most readers and posters here like to study the times of the Classical World. We are attracted to this time period for many reasons. We are fascinated by the Glory that was Greece and the Grandeur that was Rome. When it comes to the coins of the Classical World we are attracted to various coins for one of many reasons. One of the motives for me in purchasing coins of any time period is that I am looking for coins that reflect the values of people who issued them, that reflect what was most valued and cherished. As I looked through my collection today I tried to figure out which of my coins most express Greek glory and Roman grandeur. For me the epitome of glorious Greece is beauty. What catches my eye in acquiring ancient Greek coins is beauty. Few people in history have had the ability to see beauty as the Greeks did or the ability to create it in their coinage. For the coinage of the Roman people it is not their beauty but rather their ability to impress me with their power. I admire Greek coinage, I am impressed by Roman coinage. Admiration versus awe. The two coins I selected are first a silver stater of Magna Graecia, the City of Velia from circa 290 BC (Sear 269) with Athena on the obverse and a crouching lion on the reverse, weighing 7.4 grams. Just gorgeous. The second which just screams, this is "what power looks like", is a hefty sestertius of 28 grams, from circa 105 AD (Sear 1004)with Trajan looking out at the world with a, well, imperious stare. "Don't mess with Rome or me". These two coins represent the epitome of the quintessence of the celators' ability to project and reflect what mattered to their people, glory and grandeur. I am sure members have coins of their own which say, "This is what it means to be a Greek or a Roman", "This is what matters to us". Show us the coins you have that send a message to the person who looks closely at them, a missive their time to our time.[ATTACH=full]1022337[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1022340[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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