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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AnYangMan, post: 3376016, member: 87271&quot;]Interesting idea for a topic! And some equally interesting coins in this topic. Love that Didius Julianus, [USER=98035]@Finn235[/USER]!</p><p><br /></p><p>Since you asked: for my Chinese collection, I primarily focus on small square foot coinage. This particular shape is one of the last ones produced towards of the end of the Warring states period and was produced in roughly 100 cities spread across 4 (and a half) state, each with its own inscription. I mostly collect by inscription, where rarity is the defining thing for their value. Common spades will generally set you back 50-100 USD, but rare types go for a multitude of that. I sometimes collect by variety, particularly for common types; I am willing to pay significant premiums for big varieties, inversed characters or an additional character, but these do not pop up that frequently. Take for example the most common inscription: <i>Anyang </i>(安陽, also the origin for my forum-name). If my administration is correct, there are at least ten specimens of this inscription in my collection, most of which are tiny calligraphic varieties. Who can spot the odd one out, where it is actually a major variety?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]895520[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]895522[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]895524[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]895531[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]895529[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>(Don’t worry , I won’t post all of them <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p>For my non-Chinese collection, I am much more similar to [USER=78244]@TypeCoin971793[/USER]; coins with a story, be it from the imagery, its issuer, the historic context it was issued in, the (archaeological) context in which it was found or its provenance. Oh, and decent eye-appeal <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Take for example this one, not quite ancient, that is currently heading my way. A hoedjesschelling (&#039;hat&#039; shilling) Zeeland 1711, from the shipwreck of VOC-ship the Zuytdorp!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]895517[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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