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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NLL, post: 3122429, member: 78950&quot;]When I first started collecting ancient coins about a year ago I was not sure exactly what my focus was going to be. One of my favorite aspect of collecting ancient coins was the age of the coin and all of the history behind those coins. It gets me excited to think about a coins history and who may have owned it in its long history. Last year when I first started posting in the ancient forum I had some help from other members to help me figure out how I wanted to collect. During that time period I learned about myself that I really like the flan the coins are minted on. Specifically odd things about the flan. I realized that I liked thick flans, really thin flans, odd shaped flans, big heavy flans and the final characteristic that caused my heart to flutter was a cracked flan. I also learned that for me unless it is a coin type I recognize, I will struggle to attribute such a piece which is definitely a week spot I have on the dark side of my collecting habits. These two coins that are my favorite in my collection are coins that were given to me by other forum members and they also helped me realize the specific niche I would find myself in. The first coin is this AE Drachm from Macedonia. Ruler was Kassander time period 305-298 B.C. [ATTACH=full]794759[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]794760[/ATTACH] This particular coin is actually my favorite coin in my entire collection and was a gift from [USER=81896]@Deacon Ray[/USER] . I like this coin because it has a very pretty design that makes my heart flutter every time I see the coin, which also has an added bonus that the details are so sharp. I&#039;m also quite fond of the thick flan that it has as seen in this picture.[ATTACH=full]794761[/ATTACH]</p><p>My second favorite coin was gifted to me by [USER=77077]@Theodosius[/USER] . The coin is Aurelian and I&#039;m sad to say that is all I know about it at the moment off the top of my head.[ATTACH=full]794768[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]794769[/ATTACH]</p><p>This particular coin I&#039;m in love with is a favorite becuase because it is what I call a perfect strike. It has easy to see and feel details (yes I love it when you can feel the details, with gloves of course. Don&#039;t do what I did it can wear down the devices). The flan is nicely shaped and good thickness. And the best part of the whole coin is the cracked flan![ATTACH=full]794770[/ATTACH]</p><p>I absolutely love the cracked flan and it definitely bumped this coin to my second favorite in my collection. I also like the nice even patina that it has aquired over the years and.really give it that feel good look to it. It was hard to choose these two coins becuase I love every coin in my collection no matter what size, how it looks or even the damage a coin may have. If any one has a questions please feel free to ask. I&#039;m sorry for the really long post. Thanks for reading!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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