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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 8072035, member: 110350&quot;]Thanks, [USER=101013]@Limes[/USER]. I&#039;m glad you noticed the quality of the reverse on the Arcadius -- I think it&#039;s pretty amazing in its detail and three-dimensionality, including the little Victory she holds in her palm, a figure often rendered much more sketchily.</p><p><br /></p><p>In terms of the other lists -- assuming I do get around to them! -- I doubt that either will engender as much enthusiasm as this one. The Roman Republican list because the number of active collectors of such coins here is so relatively small compared to those who collect Roman Imperial and Greek coins, and the Roman Provincial list because I recognize, as appealing as I find them, that they really are an acquired taste (sort of like Byzantine coins). One has to judge them by an entirely different standard, in terms of artistic quality and condition, from Roman Imperial and Greek coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>How many ancient coins have I bought this year? I try not to think about that too much, and had no idea of the answer off the top of my head, but just checked the current version of my personal catalog against the one from the beginning of January, and the answer is 73 (so far)! So a rather substantial percentage will end up on one of my Top 10 lists. As large as 73 may seem, it&#039;s a lot less than the number I bought in 2020: 140! (To add to the 90 ancient coins I owned at the end of 2019, so the current total is 303.) I&#039;m so glad I saved so much money this year compared to last year![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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