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<p>[QUOTE="Hispanicus, post: 2615310, member: 72626"]Trying to accurately nail down my areas of interest is like trying to define the limits of volcanic flow, it’s a moving target and can change unexpectedly. However, in general, my numismatic interests are roughly broken down into the following categories:</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Imperial bronzes with a special interest in Antonine, Tetrarchy and Constantinian era coinage. This isn’t to say I don’t look at other types of Imperial coinage, it’s just that I seem to proportionally have more pieces in those three areas.</p><p><br /></p><p>Carthaginian and Iberian bronzes. Iberian obverses are fascinating, running the gamut from an infinite variety of similarly stylized curly haired busts to strangely unique busts (think Castulo). You start to get a great sense of Greek versus Celtic artistic influences.</p><p><br /></p><p>I probably shouldn’t mention this in the Ancients Forum but now and then noteworthy Spanish colonial silver or world crowns catch my attention and are brought into the fold.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes I feel like the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz not being sure which direction to take…[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hispanicus, post: 2615310, member: 72626"]Trying to accurately nail down my areas of interest is like trying to define the limits of volcanic flow, it’s a moving target and can change unexpectedly. However, in general, my numismatic interests are roughly broken down into the following categories: Roman Imperial bronzes with a special interest in Antonine, Tetrarchy and Constantinian era coinage. This isn’t to say I don’t look at other types of Imperial coinage, it’s just that I seem to proportionally have more pieces in those three areas. Carthaginian and Iberian bronzes. Iberian obverses are fascinating, running the gamut from an infinite variety of similarly stylized curly haired busts to strangely unique busts (think Castulo). You start to get a great sense of Greek versus Celtic artistic influences. I probably shouldn’t mention this in the Ancients Forum but now and then noteworthy Spanish colonial silver or world crowns catch my attention and are brought into the fold. Sometimes I feel like the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz not being sure which direction to take…[/QUOTE]
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