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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 5172176, member: 86498&quot;]I do not know if it is proper to place my &quot;also rans&quot; here but here they are This is the coin that I couldn&#039;t find and therefore did not put in my top 10. This was a last minute substitution and so here it is</p><p>1. Teos Ar Stater 540-478 BC Obv, Eagle griffen&nbsp; seated right Rv Quadripartite incuse square. Balcer 2 11.78 grms 19mm [ATTACH=full]1211125[/ATTACH] What attracted me to this coin is the wonderfully detailed head of the griffen. One time many years ago i nearly bought one of these that was all but headless. I am so glad that some one beat me out on that coin.</p><p>2. Euthydemos I King of Bactria Ar Tetradrachm Balkh Obv Head right diademed Rv. Herakles seated left. HGC 40 210/208-206 BC. 16.58 grms 30mm[ATTACH=full]1211130[/ATTACH] What I like about this coin is the portrait. One can see that this man is aging and becoming a little bit less vigorous than he was in his earlier portraits. You can almost get the sense that he is tired. I think Euthydemos I has some of the most interesting portraits seen within the lexicon of Bactrian portraits.</p><p>3. Faustina Jnr Ae Sestertius 161-176 AD Obv Bust right diademed and draped. Rv Fecunditas standing left&nbsp; holding two children in her arms and flanked by two more. RIC 1635 23.74 grms 31 mm[ATTACH=full]1211137[/ATTACH] This coin was initially slated to become one of my top 10 but I chose another instead. What sets this coin apart is its wonderful condition and the fact that it doesn&#039;t look like it has ever been messed with. I bought this coin at the NYINC and I have been happy with it ever since.</p><p>4. C. Coelius Caldus Ar Denarius 51 BC. Obv Head of C. Coelius Caldus right Rv. Head of Sol right radiate. Crawford 437/1b RBW 1550 This coin illustrated 4.00 grms 18 mm[ATTACH=full]1211145[/ATTACH] I have always found the coins from the Roman Republic truly fascinating The coins from the last century BC with the portraits of glorious ancestors are an interesting bridge between the portraits issued by the Hellenistic kings to those struck under the empire.</p><p>&nbsp; Well this it it. I wish to thank everyone who commented for their very generous&nbsp; comments. Despite everything else that is going on which is really very tiring for me coin wise it has been a really great year and one that will be very difficult to replicate. Most of my most impressive purchases have been done either at NYINC or the series of auctions which I like to refer to as the October maelstrom.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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