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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mat, post: 1465967, member: 21445&quot;]Seeing as how ancient talk has been slow on here, I decided to do a &quot;My Top 10 Favorite Ancients&quot; thread featuring obviously my 10 favorite ancients in my collection. I could have easly done 15-20 favorites but people seem to lose interest when it gets too long.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will probably update this thread every 2 or so days. I will give a brief history on why it earned its place and its history on why I got it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Several photos have been reshot just for this thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly I am known for having a soft spot for the empresses but I have very few selected for my top 10.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope you enjoy. Onto #10!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>#10.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i49.tinypic.com/23wnwu8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>KINGS of MACEDON. Perseus. 179-168 BC.</p><p>Pella or Amphipolis mint</p><p>O: Helmeted head of the hero Perseus right; harpa to right.</p><p>R: Eagle standing left, head right, on thunderbolt : B A P E around</p><p>6.9g</p><p>21mm </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin earns the #10 spot for a couple of reasons. First, this is the very first greek coin I purchased when I started in ancients in middle of 2009. What attracted me to it was mainly its strike. I thought the obverse portrait was nicely detailed &amp; I especially liked the eagle since they are my favorite type of reverses on moderns. This coin is also the first coin I bought from a dealer who would become one of my main dealers for my ancient purchases. So there is a lot of sentimental value to this greek bronze also. I dont own very many greeks but eitherway this remains one of my favorites.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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