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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 8166575, member: 78244&quot;]As some of you know, I purged my collection of Greco-Romano ancients because something happened and then I hated them all. I kept collecting Chinese stuff, so I dropped off the board since that stuff bores most people here. I thought about putting together a top 10 for 2021, but I stopped after realizing 9 out of the 10 were Chinese washers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, of the 7 coin buys I have made this year, 2 of them happened to be Greco-Romano ancients. Am I making a comeback to this area of numismatics? Maybe. I am toying with the idea of a tightly-defined scope so my ancients collection doesn’t wander like it did. It makes staying in budget a lot easier. </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, enough groveling. Here are the two coins I bought:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. A finely styled Roman Provincial AE33 of Severus Alexander struck in Antioch. When I first saw this coin, I thought it was a medal. I was blown away by how finely the dies were made and well-struck onto a large flan. Looking up similar examples in auction records showed nothing even close to this coin. One of my core collecting values is to buy a coin when I instantly recognize it is something special, even if it isn’t something I collect. So I bought it at the FUN show from one of my friends.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1425993[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1425994[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>2. Nero sestertius. I had a couple hours to kill on a business trip between checking out of the hotel and going to the airport, so I decided to check out a local hole-in-the-wall coin store. Turns out they were very friendly and had a ton of mid-level stuff to browse. They had a box of ancients and presumed fakes they wanted me to look at and opine on authenticity. This coin was in their fake box because NGC had given it “no decision”. I believed it was genuine. Since I had been wanting a decent Nero sestertius for a while (and never found one at the right quality-to-price ratio), I threw out an offer and it was accepted. So now I have a Nero sestertius. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1425991[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1425992[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>So, what’s next? No clue. I’m toying with the idea of one coin from each of the 76 “official” Roman emperors and coins representing famous historical figures and events outside of that set (so I can capture the interest of non collectors), as well as the occasional “special” coin as I see them. I’ve nearly bought all of the Chinese issues on my want list, so I am thinking about potential future collecting avenues when I consider myself largely done buying Chinese coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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