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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herodotus, post: 5223945, member: 111387&quot;]Being fairly new to collecting ancient coins (&lt;1 year), my collecting focus has been all over the map.&nbsp; My original intention was to acquire a few Roman emperors and call it &quot;good&quot; so-to-speak.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well...</p><p><br /></p><p>That strategy went to crap.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie98" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>After discovering the vast catalogue that is &#039;ancient coins&#039;, I&#039;ve been on somewhat of a frenzied blitz this past year.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been accumulating all sorts of types of Greek, Roman, and then some.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now with a little time of collecting under my belt and many different coins in hand; I&#039;ve now decided to focus on certain areas that I really enjoy.&nbsp; Unfortunately, many (in good to great condition) are out of my current chosen budget -- when it comes to procuring any single one coin(Looking @ you Greek AR<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie47" alt=":greedy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve discovered that my favorite Roman coin denomination/type is the (Imperial)Sestertius.&nbsp; I believe that it&#039;s something that many ancient coin collectors can relate to; the heft and palette of a broad flan and how stimulating it is to the senses.</p><p><br /></p><p>Among some of my most favored Sestertii to ogle are that of the Julio-Claudian era.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I recently acquired my first; with the intention and hope to acquire more going forward. </p><p><br /></p><p>It has become one of the most prized ancient coins in my modest collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for showing yours.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/drusus5-png.1194891/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Nero Claudius Drusus. </b>Died 9 BC. Æ Sestertius. Rome mint. 36mm, 28.05 g. Struck under Claudius, AD 42-54.</p><p><b>O:</b> Bare head left</p><p><b>R:</b> Claudius seated left on curule chair, holding branch and scroll; below, weapons and armor on either side of globe.</p><p><i>RIC I 109 (Claudius)</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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