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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mat, post: 1478815, member: 21445&quot;]# 1 Well we have finally come to my #1 favorite ancient in my collection. First off this coin wasn&#039;t something I was seeking an example of like I did many others on this list. This coin happened to appear on a dealers new listings one day and it was pretty much love at first sight. What struck me right off the bat was the toning. I don&#039;t get giddy like many coin collectors do but this coin did it for me. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Next was just the overall design. Again I never seen this type of coin before. I loved the facial&nbsp; beauty of the goddess, Victory. I also liked the wings being part of the main portrait. I was used to the tiny figures of Victory on regular imperial reverses. I also thought the reverse was a rather interesting look of Mars. It too I thought was nicely designed.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There was just so much to like about this coin I pretty much bought it before it had time to cool off from being listed .This coin wasn&#039;t cheap but it wasn&#039;t my most expensive either.&nbsp; I happen to enjoy the coin several times a month because I love it that much.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Although I love all my ancient equally, if something should happen and I had to part with the collection, this sole coin would be the one I&nbsp; would hold onto &amp; that is why it has earned the #1 distinction.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hope you enjoyed this top 10 thread, I enjoyed doing it. Hopefully it gave you the sense of the type of collector I am with these ancient beauties!!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Flaccus <img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/ojovly.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>L. Valerius Flaccus, (108 - 107 B.C.)</p><p>AR Denarius </p><p>O: Winged and draped bust of Victory right, X below chin.</p><p>R: LVALERI / FLACCI (downwards on left), Mars walking left, spear in right, trophy in left over shoulder, apex left, head of grain behind.</p><p>SRCV I 183, Sydenham 565, Crawford 306/1, RSC I Valeria 11</p><p>Rome Mint</p><p>20.0mm</p><p>3.89g[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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