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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Only a Poor Old Man, post: 4186351, member: 111037&quot;]Hello everyone,</p><p><br /></p><p>New member here and new ancient coin collector! I got into this hobby only about a month ago, and like most things in life, it was unplanned. I have the collecting bug since childhood (it started with comics) and while I was growing up it kept evolving to more serious stuff. For the past few years my main interest has been old swords (Japanese). Last month I attended a special event with my sword club where we got to study and examine some blades that are not on display, at the British Museum in London. It was a weekday, and on the way out I got the chance to visit a couple of the ancient coin shops that are located accross the street. I was aware of these shops, but the few times I visited the museum before was always on weekends, and they were always closed. I guess I always liked coins, my favourite comic book character was Carl Bark&#039;s Uncle Scrooge so I guess there is a connection there. One of the shops I visited was Coincraft and I spent quite a bit of time there looking at coins. I was surprised that you can actually buy ancient coins for an affordable price. At a moment&#039;s inspiration I decided that I wasn&#039;t going to leave empty-handed. I knew this was an old and reputable shop, so I felt it was a safe place to get a coin. I decided to go for a higher end one, thinking that would be the only coin I would ever own. I ended up with an Alexander the Great Tetradrachm.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1075752[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1075753[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I know I have to learn alot about this hobby, and coin photography is one of those subjects. Taking photos in daylight and without flash is probably a better idea. Sorry about the quality...</p><p><br /></p><p>Long story short, I got back home and spent hours researching the coin and my fascination about the subject grew rapidly. I read a few articles, found out that this coin was minted in Byblos, read all about how Zeus&#039; feet determine the age (or not) of the coin and that my coin is either lifetime or if not, then a very early posthumous one,not later than 320 BC. </p><p><br /></p><p>Only a few days passed, and then I was back in the shop looking for an owl... But that&#039;s a story for another thread.. </p><p><br /></p><p>What do you think of my first purchase? Looking forward to learn about coins from the experienced collectors in this forum <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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