I do want to be sure it goes to someone who will really appreciate it. In order to determine that I will draw a name from the following list of members of the Forum who posted replies or likes to my thread "Initial coinage of the London Mint re-opened by Constantius" (as of the date of this posting) . Edit: I can no longer drive and I mail everything from my home using United States postage stamps and I do not have any Customs declaration forms. But, I can use the following procedure for those who do not have a US mailing address: If you can find a relative or close friend who resides in the US who would be willing to re-mail the coin to you, I will mail the coin to the name and address you provide. @Kirkuleez @Ajax @randygeki @GerardV @Bing @dlhill132 @ancient coin hunter @RAGNAROK @Nyatii @Johndakerftw @Alegandron If your user name is on the above list and you are interested in owning the following coin -- please affirm your interest via a post here. I will draw the eligible winning user name on 25 September 2017. I will repeat similar coin gift offerings from time to time as I cull my collection of duplicates. The coin I am gifting here: RIC, Volume VI, Londinium, Galerius Maximian, No. 15 Group I, (iii), folles, Class II, c. 300 onward, No. 6-16 - laureate and cuirassed bust -- small head on a tall neck. R: Genius of the Roman People standing, facing left, head surmounted by a modius, naked except for a chlamys over the left shoulder, holding a patera in the right hand and cradling a cornucopia in the left arm. MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES ............ GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI 11.6 gm.
@jamesicus thank you, I appreciate being considered. The generosity on this forum never ceases to amaze me.
@jamesicus , thank you VERY much for your kind consideration and generosity. Your OP Folles is gorgeous.
Wow James! That's incredibly generous of you! I appreciate all of the effort you've put in to sharing your knowledge with us. I'm in Canada, but I know that whoever gets this coin is going to be a very happy camper! Erin
@jamesicus .... As a fortunate recipient of your generosity (a follis of Constantius I as Caesar ---I now own two different coins of this Emperor), let me once again congratulate you and the eventual winner of your posted Maximianus.
I can no longer drive and I mail everything from my home using United States postage stamps (and I do not have any Customs declaration forms). But I thought of a way to send coins to those who have non-US addresses: If you can find a relative or close friend who resides in the US who would be willing to re-mail the coin to you, I will mail the coin to the name and address you provide.
@jamesicus: If you would like, if the coin is going to someone outside of the US, I would be more than happy to mail it to them for you. I drive past a US Post Office several times per week so it would not be a burden for me.
Thank you very much for the offer Bing -- another example of great minds think alike! -- see the Edit note in my original post.
That is a very handsome coin and at 11 grams a hefty one to boot. You have been a great addition to the community here. John
@jamesicus, and everyone, should I be disqualified because I won the @Deacon Ray "big bag o'Romans" contest? Although, I do love the coin, the more i think this through, I should be disqualified to make things fair for everyone. I'm happy to let the group vote...or we can just pull my name so someone else can experience the joy of winning Thoughts?
I do not think you should be disqualified -- that is just the way life is. I don't want any group vote and I will not pull your name unless you request it. I have found that everything pretty well evens out eventually in your lifetime.
Everyone: My motivation in gifting coins (I think it is the motivation of all coin gifters here) is to perpetuate interest (especially that of new collectors) in the kind of coins I specialize in collecting -- a way of giving back something to this hobby that has provided me so much joy and contentment for so many years. There is nothing particularly noble or meritorious in what I am doing -- it is simply something I want to do.
I agree with this thought process. Keeping ancient collecting alive is a motivator to a lot of us. This also applies to much of life outside collecting. I am much more interested in how I can help others now than I am in getting more of anything for myself. John