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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 2273077, member: 15445&quot;]We did this once before but I searched for a long time &amp; couldn’t find the original thread. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie92" alt=":stop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> That’s no problem.&nbsp; Let’s do it now. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Please post your first ancient coin or tell us about it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]453034[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Constantine I </b></p><p>AE3 or AE4</p><p>307-337 AD</p><p><b>Obv:</b> CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, diademed bust right</p><p><b>Rev:</b> GLORIA EXERCITAS, two soldiers standing to either side of <u>one</u> standard. SMANA in Exergue.</p><p><b>Grade:</b> EF with good centering and legibility</p><p><b>Other:</b> Constantine I. RIC VII Antioch 86.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Although I was given a widow’s mite around 1964, the first ancient coin that I purchased was this Constantine I in 2010.&nbsp; When I got the Constantine coin, everyone at CT was quite helpful &amp; they allowed me to enjoy the fun of learning about my new coin. Doug Smith explained that the SM means something like “sacred money”. The AN means Antioch where the coin was struck. The final A is a Greek numeral for the workshop within the mint.&nbsp; Other CT folk gave me recommended Web links &amp; reading.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What was your first ancient coin?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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