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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IMP Shogun, post: 6051949, member: 114683&quot;]Good Sunday everyone!</p><p><br /></p><p>As the title suggests I don&#039;t like owning ancient coins...<i><b>as much</b></i> as I like looking at varieties and finding ones I haven&#039;t seen or examined before myself. Out of&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp; hunting for variety in issue, mint, quality or syle (learning the history);</p><p>ii.&nbsp; examining in hand;</p><p>iii. taking photos, playing with lights;</p><p>iv. cataloguing the collection, and</p><p>v.&nbsp; owning the coin - why, financial gain, security for step ii?</p><p><br /></p><p>I like owning the least, yet it is the most expensive step in the collecting process (iii can get expensive although my setup is still modest all-in less than $400 and has been used for other photo endeavors) and not owning prevents step ii. This is very different than other types of coins or metal, I like owning gold, silver and platinum - don&#039;t so much need to touch it. With the exception of the recent performance at auction the transaction costs don&#039;t really justify the ownership part.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can see how this hobby becomes an obsession for some that need to own things that they see or like. When I feel like I need 2,000 of something, I just cook some rice with dinner (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_8HebuQFlU" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_8HebuQFlU" rel="nofollow">(119) Mitch Hedberg Just For Laughs - YouTube</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p>This may not be an epiphany for anyone that has been collecting ancient coins, but it was for me in that this is purely a hobby, with very little expectation (by me) for financial gain.&nbsp; That realization takes the drive out of me to buy a lot of coins, or becoming obsessed with the next purchase.</p><p><br /></p><p>Speaking of the hunt, I&#039;ve been looking for the right Constantius Chlorus coin for my LRB collection and I narrowed down my want list to an issue minted in Trier (his capital), London or Carthage (I don&#039;t have anything from that mint unless you count Ostia), without further ado:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constantius I as Caesar:</b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/constantius-trier.16301/full?d=1612118042" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Constantius I 305–306 A.D. follis as Caesar RIC VI 213a TRIER Genius&nbsp; minted 296-297 CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES / GENO POPV-LI ROMANI</p><p>Genius standing Left holding patera and cornucopia with some silvering</p><p>26.7mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 9.29g</p><p><br /></p><p>I may have looked at 1,000 Constantius Chlorus coins of varying mints and levels of quality and ended up buying the former from MRBcoins(a very good source), I did disregard my preference for an issue as Augustus.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve posted my other LRB&#039;s quite a bit but for reference but here is how I have <b>Constantine I</b> represented in my collection:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/constantine-follis.16302/full?d=1612118700" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Constantine I&nbsp; 307–337 A.D. follis RIC VII 4 Sol 313-315 in Lugdunum&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG SOLI INVICTO COMITI </p><p>Sol standing left, raising hand and holding globe&nbsp; </p><p>ex- 1970 Bourton-on-woods hoard</p><p>21.5mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 4.56g</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Galerius as Caesar fractional-radiate:</b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/galarius.16303/full?d=1612119963" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Galerius 305–311 A.D. fractional radiate RIC VI 16 Delta Jupiter 295-296 Heraclea</p><p>GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB / CONCORDIA MILITVM</p><p>Galerius standing right in military dress receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter leaning on scepter; Mintmark H Delta</p><p>23.0g&nbsp; &nbsp; 2.60mm</p><p><br /></p><p>This one is from Victor</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you cared to see the rest of my Tetrarchy collection here:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/augusti-of-the-tetrarchy.369840/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/augusti-of-the-tetrarchy.369840/">Augusti of the Tetrarchy | Coin Talk</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And the Max&#039; are here:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/maximus.374561/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/maximus.374561/">Maximus | Coin Talk</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>All that being said, I&#039;d hate to sell these now that I&#039;ve examined them, learned quite a bit about the time period, but the physical coins are now more than arms-length away in storage and likely won&#039;t be examined again for some time.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Love to see what you have for Constantius I (and please if you have an Argentus I&#039;d love to see those as that was a very close 2nd to the one I added above).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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