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Message:: [QUOTE="Paul M., post: 2539702, member: 73165"]I have a couple of oddballs that I consider "outside" my main collecting interests.  I'm mostly in the "if it's a coin, I collect it" camp, but this one followed me home from a coin show today.  I actually literally went to this show not intending to buy, but this thing found me: [ATTACH=full]544072[/ATTACH] ETRURIA or UMBRIAUncertain city. 3rd century BCAE Aes Grave UnciaClub / Mark of value (one pellet)18.34 g, 22-26 mmHN Italy 55; SNG France 73; SNG Gale 13 var (two pellets) Normally I don't go for ancient bronze (in part due to an extreme paranoia about bronze disease), and this is my one and only cast coin as well.  I think I got a decent deal comparing it to other similar examples at auction.  Although I don't know a lot about these coins, the price was good enough and my confidence in the seller high enough that I pulled the trigger.  Unfortunately, because of the low contrast on the surfaces, you can't see the reverse pellet very well in the picture, but it's definitely there. My other outstanding oddball is also an ancient, and my one and only fourrée (a Gordian III denarius).  I bought it because I thought it was cool to have a "real fake," and it was only $10. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />  (Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of this one.)[/QUOTE]