Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 7832272, member: 97383&quot;]Doug, I didn&#039;t select my 4 coins because of rarity, I selected them because they appealed to me aesthetically. The coin of Philip I is by no means rare as a type, but high grade examples are selling for high prices. I could easily have selected a rarity of Philip I, like the coin pictured below.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1346046[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Despite the Antioch Mint being the longest running mint in history, about 1,000 years, we have no mint records to look at <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. This is due no doubt to the continuous state of warfare in that region, the earthquakes, &amp; the mint being sacked by the Persians. So will we ever know why different design types were selected <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, probably not...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in