Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 7569999, member: 19463&quot;]Style is a matter of taste.&nbsp; I like the Alexandrian style.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1305252[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>In all series, there are better dies and lesser dies.&nbsp; New collectors fresh from modern coins often ignore this.&nbsp; Some of us would rather have a VF from good dies with smooth surfaces to a polished EF cut by a beginner on Friday afternoon.&nbsp; It is good they made so many of these things.&nbsp; We each can have what we prefer.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Hadrian (and all of the five except for Nerva) was in power for many years so we get different &#039;looks&#039; from different periods.&nbsp; There are also many, many reverse types for us to pick and choose as we wish.&nbsp; I agree that the travel series holds special interest.&nbsp; I found this Alexandria denarius appealing due to the color of tone. Others prefer bright and shiny coins.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1305254[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>They also come as sestertii for those who like bronzes.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1305255[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I also liked that Minerva pose.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1305253[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Septimius Severus seems to have liked it, too, since he brought back the type fifty years later.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1305256[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>At that time he was operating more than one mint so we have the option of standing Minerva from Alexandria.&nbsp; These are scarce. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1305257[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>When our collecting advances to the point that we consider having more than one coin of any ruler, we can seek different obverse styles, reverse types, branch mints or any path we choose.&nbsp; When I only had about a hundred coins, half of them were Septimius Severus.&nbsp; Part of that was because his coins were cheaper than the popular guys&#039; coins.&nbsp; Part of that was I had learned what to seek in rarities or special interest coins and enjoyed seeking things that struck me as special. </p><p><br /></p><p>Your denarius is a nice coin.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure you paid &#039;too much&#039;.&nbsp; People who pay &#039;too much&#039; get nicer coins and get them when they want them (now!).&nbsp; Those of us may compromise on one or the other of those factors.&nbsp; I pay &#039;too much&#039; for coins I consider very special in some way (not just condition - not my thing) but wait for bargains on the things I consider ordinary.&nbsp; You job is to decide what you define as special.&nbsp; Will this be your last Hadrian or the first of a thousand.&nbsp; Time will tell.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in