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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;icerain, post: 1628539, member: 34514&quot;]Since the beginning of this year I have made a few pickups, rather quickly I may add. When I&#039;m inexperienced in a field I tend to go the slabbed route to ensure what I&#039;m getting is graded correctly and genuine. A quick read on the forums changed my mind in that area and a few books enlightened me in other fields. </p><p><br /></p><p>One inspiration I have is discovering new things and analyzing something I don&#039;t know about. Ancient coins are a bit different for me and possibly others as well. You can&#039;t tell the year, region and mint location just by looking at it. At least not for me, to me its like a mystery waiting for me to find out what it really is.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other inspiration for my ancient coin collection is my fascination of mythology which I&#039;ve had since I was young. Sometimes I seek out coins with a god, goddess or specific symbols on them. I also like owning coins from certain cities or locations.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess what I&#039;m trying to say is that looking more and more at ancients have made me more interested in history and has given me the chance to hold something that may have been used by someone alive during that time period. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for reading the long post, and here is one of my newest ancient pickups.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]232222.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Greek, Ptolemaic Kingdom – Ptolemy VI, Philometer I (Egypt, Alexandria mint)</p><p>170 - 163 B.C </p><p>AE 29.5 / 24.4 grams, Drachm </p><p>O: Diademed and horned head of Zeus-Ammon right</p><p>R: ΠΤΟΛΣΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ&nbsp; Two eagles standing left side-by-side on thunderbolt, cornucopia facing left</p><p>Reference : Svoronos 1424, SNG Cop 305-307[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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