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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Limes, post: 12185648, member: 101013&quot;]I used to do a top 10 every year on this board. I just posted my top 10 on numis forums, but wanted to do one here too, since I am also a member of this board and, as said, did it the last couple of years here. It&#039;s copy/paste, so apologies to the members for whom this is double. </p><p><br /></p><p>OK, so, this year I added 12 coins to my collection. Im currently negotiating with a seller about the price of a coin that would surely make it in my top 10. But that process is ongoing, and I don&#039;t think it will be here this year, so I will have to add it to my list next year. </p><p><br /></p><p>To try and keep in line with tradition, I tried to make a <u>real top 10</u>. It proved nearly impossible and although me, myself and I are still debating the order of this list and the two coins that had to be excluded, I decided to post it and search for inner peace. Thing is, I collect very specifically, trying to add coins I really, really want to add and I think are fitting in my collection. That, in combination with a good, but not limitless budget, and soaring prices, makes it necessary to be strict in choosing which coins to add.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve added a poll to see if my list matches the preferences of other collectors. And yes, I&#039;m an (almost) exclusively imperial guy, so it&#039;s strictly Romans here, and they deserve love too!</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, so in order of awesome to cool, here&#039;s my top 10: </p><p><br /></p><p>1. Aureus of Domitian as Caesar. Yes, its a lovely aureus, but it&#039;s my no. 1 because I gifted myself this one in celebration of the birth of our daughter, in February. Nothing can beat that. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1527418[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>2. Augustus - IMP X ACT. One of my most beautiful coins, and a historical fascinating issue celebrating the defeat of Mark Antony and Cleopatra at Actium. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1527419[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>3. Sextus Pompey. I&#039;ve long searched for an affordable specimen of this type, and good quality. This great coin ticks all the boxes. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1527420[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>4. Trajan sestertius. I was able to catch this great piece for an acceptable bid, to my surprise. The portrait and patina are amazing, and it&#039;s the atristic composition of the reverse that made me want this coin for a long time. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1527421[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>5. Severan dynastic issue. Although when I posted this coin together with the Trajan DIVVS PATER type, hardly anyone replied, it&#039;s a coin I&#039;ve wanted for a very long time. The portrait of Julia Domna is a bit worn, but the portrait of the boys on the reverse is simply perfect! </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1527422[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>6. Domitian&#039;s coin reform - Sphinx. I think it was in the collection of AncientJoe&#039;s when I first saw a coin with the Sphinx on the reverse. Added the type to my wantlist and I finally was able to catch this one, which has obvious flaws, but shows a lovely depiction of the Sphinx on the reverse. What really blows my mind is that I have a Roman coin of nearly 2000 years old, showing a monument of 2500 something years before the time this one was struck! </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1527423[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>7. Nero&#039;s market. Despite what you may think of this emperor, he sure had interesting coins. I was happy to acquire this desirable type with a great depiction of Nero&#039;s Macellum on the reverse. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1527424[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>8. Galba. I&#039;ve been on the search for a denarius of Galba with a fine looking portrait for quite some time. Happy to have procured this denarius. A magnificent portrait of the emperor who refused to pay the praetorians, which added to his ultimate downfall! </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1527425[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>9. Trajan AE As. A lovely coin with a great depiction of the temple of Honos, and I love coins with buildings and temples on the reverse. I enjoy the brown colour and portrait of Trajan as well. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1527426[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>10. Another Trajan - VIA TRAIANA. This is one of the coins that had been on my list for quite a while. As they are often seen in auction, I tended to spend my budget on other coins that were scarcer and harder to come by. This one came in a lot together with the DIVVS PATER type, which was also on my want list. I chose to add this one to my list, because I personally think the reverse is historically speaking just a bit more interesting. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1527427[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking, replying and/or voting! Below you may find the two coins that did not make it on the list. I couldn&#039;t add them to the poll, unfortunately. So if you&#039;d pick them, please add it in the reply <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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