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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-monolith-, post: 24847723, member: 150064&quot;]Do you recall the first coin(s) that you purchased; I do. I didn&#039;t start collecting until later in my life, around 2004. I wasn&#039;t really interested in coins; comic books and sports cards were more of my thing. My interest in coins, particularly ancient coins, quickly developed in early 2004. I went to a local coin store to sell some odds-and-ends from a small collection my mother had given me. That&#039;s when I noticed a few ancients in a display case. I asked the store owner if they were real and he replied, <i>yes</i>. I remember thinking, <i>this can&#039;t be</i>, these coins belong in a museum. After looking at several of them with amazement I enthusiastically purchased these two, my first coins:</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]1592229[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Ruler: </b> Julia Domna (Lucius Septimius Severus)</p><p><b>Obverse:</b>&nbsp; <b>IVLIA AVGVSTA</b>, Draped bust right</p><p><b>Reverse:</b>&nbsp; <b>FELICITAS</b>, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and scepter</p><p><b>References:&nbsp; </b>RIC IV, Part i, 551; RSC 47; BMC 22; SEAR (2002) 6581</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1592230[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Ruler:&nbsp; </b>Faustina I (Sr) (Antoninus Pius)</p><p><b>Obverse:</b>&nbsp; <b>DIVA FAVSTINA</b>, Diademed, draped bust right</p><p><b>Reverse:</b>&nbsp; <b>CERES</b>, Ceres standing left, holding grain ears and torch</p><p><b>References:&nbsp; </b>RIC III, 378; RSC 136; SEAR 1353</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to post images and a story about your first coin purchase (can be any type of coin ancient, modern, bullion, etc.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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