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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AncientJoe, post: 2049017, member: 44357&quot;]I&#039;ve had a surprisingly productive numismatic year, acquiring many of my overall favorite coins and launching my website, <a href="http://www.colosseocollection.com/home" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.colosseocollection.com/home" rel="nofollow">Colosseo Collection</a>. I started the year with only a single coin firmly in my sights but happily managed to cross several items off of my wantlist.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are not my top 10 coins overall but all of them are in the top 20. It&#039;s difficult to rank them sequentially but I&#039;ve taken a crack at it (from worst to best) and linked each of their underlying threads. Let me know if you&#039;d rank them differently!</p><p><br /></p><p>#10: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lokris-opuntii-stater.245134/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lokris-opuntii-stater.245134/">Lokris Opuntii Stater</a> - I acquired this early in the year, at a fairly sizable premium to what I originally thought it would sell for, but I knew that if I let it go, I&#039;d regret it as I haven&#039;t found another I liked as much.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y342/AncientJoe/Ajax_zps76cb1258.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>#9: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-wealth-of-the-persian-empire.255779/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-wealth-of-the-persian-empire.255779/">Daric</a> - One of my latest purchases, and the first example of a daric that I&#039;ve been very attracted to.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y342/AncientJoe/Daric_zps44c54ce5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>#8: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-sikyon-stater-and-a-museum-pedigree.246862/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-sikyon-stater-and-a-museum-pedigree.246862/">Sikyon Stater</a> - I&#039;d still like this coin if it were untoned but it really adds a lot in my eyes, and thankfully, it is stable, based on old auction photos.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y342/AncientJoe/Sikyon_zps7aa28a0e.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>#7: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-philip-ii-king-of-macedonia.252294/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-philip-ii-king-of-macedonia.252294/">Philip II Tetradrachm</a> - I&#039;m very glad I decided to bid on this and didn&#039;t win another example which was being sold around the same time, as I nearly passed it up due to somewhat mundane looking images.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y342/AncientJoe/PhilipTetradrachm_zps07efc129.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>#6: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/aegina-stater.242840/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/aegina-stater.242840/">Aegina Stater</a> - My first purchase of the year and a coin whose relief still amazes me at its utter lack of practicality.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y342/AncientJoe/Aegina_zps262834d2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>#5: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-alexander-the-great.246533/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-alexander-the-great.246533/">Alexander the Great Stater</a> - An unexpected purchase from a fixed price list which occurred thanks to my fast response while stepping off of a flight and beating three others to the punch by a matter of seconds.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y342/AncientJoe/AlexanderPortrait_zps3d672175.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>#4: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-port-of-ostia-sestertius.247522/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-port-of-ostia-sestertius.247522/">Port of Ostia Sestertius</a> - One of the most famous sestertii, and a pleasantly unexpected acquisition early in the year.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y342/AncientJoe/NewOstia_zps306b7e7d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>#3: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/newp-zeus-lampsakos-stater.256935/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/newp-zeus-lampsakos-stater.256935/">Zeus Lampsakos Stater</a> - After trying and failing numerous times, I am <i>extremely </i>pleased to have finally acquired this coin!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y342/AncientJoe/Zeus_zps6171d4d0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>#2: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/pompeii-and-roman-gold-new.243230/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/pompeii-and-roman-gold-new.243230/">Vespasian Boscoreale Aureus</a> - One of the most vibrantly toned gold coins I&#039;ve ever seen and my best deal of the year, acquiring it privately at a small fraction of the price I&#039;d expect it to sell for at auction. Tracking back the pedigree through a number of major sales definitely doesn&#039;t hurt either!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y342/AncientJoe/Vespasian_zpsc6b9fbc0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>#1: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-centerpiece-ides-of-march-denarius.249239/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-centerpiece-ides-of-march-denarius.249239/">Brutus &quot;Ides of March&quot; Denarius</a> - While there are rarer ancient coins, none have spoken to and enchanted me as much as this type. It was my most expensive coin by a fair margin but I would pay the price again in a heartbeat.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y342/AncientJoe/EidMar_zps68c8605b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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