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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clavdivs, post: 3282380, member: 93702&quot;]I am still defining my collecting focus - I have only been collecting for a year.</p><p>Going from Roman uncleaned LRBs to earlier Roman Imperial, to Provincials.. to a few Greek to Roman Republic.. my scatter gun approach has been difficult to understand - even by myself! However I recently laid out all of my coins and tried to figure out my overall motivation (funny I know)..</p><p>I think for now I will define myself as a <b>Historical Collector </b>(not an option on your poll - unless someone has a better descriptor?). I collect ancient coins from rulers that I have a particular interest (the most famous Emperors, etc) and other historical figures in ancient times (Alexander, Mithridates, etc) or from eras in history that I find interesting - like the Roman Republic, civilizations like Carthage, Egyptian, certain Greek areas, etc... any cool coins are targets.</p><p>I have not yet had the time to look at later events in history but it would not surprise me if there is space in my collection later on for Medieval.. or even later... Napoleonic era, Irish revolutionary coins (my parents are from Dublin).. when I obtain a coin I use it as platform to research the history of events in question. They are a learning tool and a wonderful connection to the past.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I do not see myself doing is chasing mints or minor variances. Respect to all who do - but not my focus at the moment.. but one thing I know is that this will be a lifetime obsession and my focus may evolve.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cheers![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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