I dont understand

Why those rare Emperor not more likes get then
a comon coin
find as a macinus, it easy to get a grodrian III

find as a Macrinus in that patina lol as the gordian
macrinus is more then 200 years older.


i can total not understand this

 

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Not sure I understand what you're getting at

 

Me neither.

 

Because 16 people liked this one:

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/two-gordian-iii-sestertii-from-same-hoard.289500

but only 15 people liked this one:

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/very-rare-macrinus-securitas-sestertius-if-you-have-one-would-benice-show-it-to-me-greetings.289025

And he doesn't understand why the Gordians would be more popular.


Here's the answer, @ro1974

It's okay to like more than one post. They are available to give out in unlimited amounts and they are free, so there is no incentive--nor should there be--not to "like" rare coins.

Moreover, people have developed relationships over the years at this board. When a friend posts a coin, I'm happy for him and I like his post. The long-standing members of this board who have a lot of friends are likely to get more likes than someone who is new to the board or who doesn't participate often.

It's not a contest. It's a place to enjoy discussion about ancient coins with people who share your passion! Have fun and don't view it as a competition of sorts.

 

I believe he meant 20 years not 200. Rarity is not everything. Which of my Gordians do you like better? The rare one?

 

Just like my Tiberius/Drusus coin I posted recently. Didn't get a overwhelming amount of replies despite being very scarce & not seen everyday.

I think most like to share a coin of someone they already have, I.E., Gordian III or the like. Not everyone owns a Macrinus so less likes/replies.

 

I went to your thread and liked you Marcrinus for you.

 

I always enjoy reading your posts and seeing your coins.

It is hard to hit the "like" button on my phone and not hit the "quote" or enlarge the photo by mistake. Sometimes this stops me from trying to "like" during the day.

I also feel funny writing "nice coin!" posts when I don't know much about the coin or the area to which it belongs. I know I enjoy getting "nice coin!" responses to my coins so maybe I should not be shy.

As people have said, don't take the number of likes as any kind of judgement.

 

Condition trumps rarity often :/

 

which is better? and define better. If I had to give up one, it would be the gordian III.


Macrinus, 11 April 217 - 8 June 218 A.D., Antioch, Syria

Bronze provincial as, McAlee 736; Hunter III, 243 - 244; BMC Galatia p. 200, 403 ff. var (busts); SNG Cop 234 var (same), aF, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, weight 2.175g, maximum diameter 17.8mm, die axis 180o, obverse AYT KAI M O CE MAKPINOC CE, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Macrinus, from the front; reverse KAI M O ∆IA ANTΩNEINOC, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Diadumenian, seen from the front, S - C flanking across field; from the Butte College Foundation, ex Lindgren; very rare bust variant;





Gordian III AR Antoninianus. 238-239 AD. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing facing in military dress, head left, with shield & spear. RIC 6, RSC 381.

 

Well, I'd take both. To choose one it wouldn't be the rare one.

 

@ro1974 Does it really matter?
I guess it's nice if everyone "likes" what a person posts. But it should hardly be the reason you post something.
Not everyone likes what I post, but I do like seeing what everyone collects.
I don't expect everyone to like a coin I just bought or post as a comparison to someone elses.
I learn from other members posts. If you like mine great if not awsome.
I still like everybody.

 

I went to both threads and had a bit of a like party. I've never seen an ancient coin I didn't like!

Awesome coin @ro1974

 

I was going to say this simply demonstrates that Macrinus is less popular with collectors here than Gordian III, then I went and checked a post of mine from last year featuring a Gordian III coin...
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/common-as-dirt-a-gordian-iii-antoninianus.273039/

... it has even fewer likes than your Macrinus post! My new conclusion is that I'm the one who's not very popular here .

Jokes aside... what @Smojo said .

 

Thanks al, i have learn a lot

 

Here's Gordian with mustache and sideburns, a sculpture in the Palazzo Massimo alle Terme in Rome, an official portrait of the emperor dating from 242-244, when Gordian was 17-19 years old (he was born on January 20, 225).

 

Well, I usually try to give coiners a "like" if they've gone through the effort to post one of their coins (honestly, that's a big thing for some folks) ... oh, and I usually try to give some sort of comment if I think the coin is cool and/or if it's one of my coin-friends ... if the coin is really cool, then I'll try to make some sort of comment and joke and/or post one of my examples, etc .... lastly, if the coin is so stupidly awesome and/or if the coiner has somehow totally nailed their OP-post, then I'll probably go all gushy and say how much I love their coin and how jealous I am that they've scored something that I'd roll around on, naked!!

... but that's merely "my" coin-process (I'm sure that everybody else has slightly different tweaks to my numismatic formula?!)



=> we rock ... keep that 'stuff' up, gang!!

 

What accounts for the blurry legends but the crisp detail on the center of the Gordian III?

 

I for one always read your posts and look forward to you insights.

 

Thanks for saying so! Now I feel slightly bad for the times I post links to my old threads just to garner them a couple more cheap likes ...