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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;svessien, post: 4519671, member: 15481&quot;]Until I stepped into an antiques store in the harbour district of Byblos, Lebanon in 2003, I wasn’t aware it was even possible to collect ancient coins.</p><p>I left the store 360$ poorer and a hobby richer, with 8 coins, 3 silk embroidered table cloths and an oil lamp neately wrapped in.</p><p>I gave 3 coins to my coin collecting uncle, and kept 5 for myself. I think it took me 2 years to find out how I could identify the coins. I was happy to learn that one of them was from the time of Constantine the Great:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1119672[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I have always thought that I overpaid at that time, but considering what that deal has provided, it may have been one of the best purchases of my life. My mother still uses those nice table cloths daily, my uncle found out he had someone in the family to discuss coins with, and I got a hobby that has provided me with new friends and new knowledge. Needless to say, those coins are sacred in the collection. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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