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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dadams, post: 2673245, member: 82194&quot;]I&#039;m most certainly the &quot;new guy&quot; when it comes to ancients and have been exploring ancient coins in a rather unfocused buy what I like type fashion and I&#039;ve been enjoying myself immensely, but I would like to find a specific area in which to put a little focus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back early January in the <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/becker-the-counterfeiter.289266/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/becker-the-counterfeiter.289266/">BECKER</a> thread by [USER=76086]@Ken Dorney[/USER] I picked up a cheap copy of the 3rd Edition of David Hendin&#039;s <i>Guide to Biblical Coins</i> and have since been enjoying perusing the volume and learning a bit more about this specialized subject area.</p><p><br /></p><p>And then there are a couple coin talk members here I converse with on a semi-regular basis and we are fast becoming friends but one in particular surprised me at the end of January when I received a nice Whitman Publishing copy of a <i>Handbook of Ancient Greek &amp; Roman Coins</i>.&nbsp; The Whitman book has been very helpful and actually reprints and combines two works by Zander Klawans: <i>Reading and Dating Roman Imperial Coins</i> &amp; <i>An Outline of Ancient Greek Coins.&nbsp; </i>I highly recommend both books to anyone interested in learning about Roman or Greek Coinage. Tucked within the pages were a few coins too:</p><p><img src="http://www.bibliopath.com/coins/boards/Judaea001.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>My friend and I have in the past discussed my lack of focus and I&#039;ve seen some of his Biblical collection by way of virtual portal and was pretty impressed.&nbsp; So you can imagine what surprise it was to have received the coins above and I really felt the need to offer a monetary compensation but his most gracious reply was &quot;The only compensation I want is for you to enjoy the coins and book&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The recent thread by Erin aka [USER=76543]@Johndakerftw[/USER] reminded me that I should say thank you in public not only to my friend, but to all of you as well, since I am gifted coins and numismatic knowledge everyday by each of you through the sharing of your collections.&nbsp; Thank you.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m still uncertain what area(s) of ancient numismatics I like best but this branch of ancient coinage is particularly interesting to me.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been to Israel twice and could go a thousand times yet still it would never be enough. The land, the food, and the people were always welcoming wherever we went and my only regret is that I wasn&#039;t collecting back then.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.bibliopath.com/coins/boards/israel.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>So my newest addition joins the gift from above:</p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Porcius Festus, procurator of Judea under Nero, 59-62 AD, bronze prutah of 15.1 mm, 1.51 grams.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse: NEP WNO C (Nero) in a wreath.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse: Palm branch (Year 5 of Nero).</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reference: Hendin 1351.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.bibliopath.com/coins/ancient/Porcius-Festus-Under-Nero-Hendin1351.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;<i>After Festus had conferred with his council, he declared: “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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