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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mat, post: 2586814, member: 21445&quot;]Well 2016 was a decent year of collecting for me. I acquired 49 ancients/medievals this year, much lower than years past. But I have been distracted with other hobbies as well as world moderns, especially British coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>This top 10 features a bit of everything.</p><p><br /></p><p>My #1 favorite this year is this Claudius/Antonia Tet. I was amazed it sat on ebay with &quot;Buy It Now&quot; for a month at a reasonable price. Pictures weren&#039;t great so maybe that&#039;s why, but luckily I was able to get it even though it was past my usual weekly budget.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fs11.postimg.org%2Fxprq8q677%2Fclaudanto.jpg&amp;hash=7a0da7aa592668b3e45568fd15cddb0a" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Claudius (41 - 54 A.D.)</p><p>AR Tetradrachm</p><p>EGYPT, Alexandria</p><p>O: TI KLA[UDI KAIS SEBA GERMANI AUTOKR], laureate head of Claudius right; LB to right.</p><p>R: ANTWNIA SEBASTH, draped bust of Antonia right, wearing hair in long plait.</p><p>Dated RY 2 (41/2 AD)</p><p>23mm</p><p>11.62g</p><p>Dattari 114; Milne 61-64; Emmett 73.</p><p><br /></p><p>Probably the #1 modern I have wanted since Childhood. Napoleon is important to history just as Caesar &amp; Henry Viii. So to finally get one at a great price, 5 francs no less, deserves a near top spot.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fs13.postimg.org%25252Fdukk7lpgn%25252Fnapol.jpg%2526hash%253De478fc8e8393599bf7028acf9a3a9074%26hash%3D47785eaf65a72d9aff2e1714c60cbb9f&amp;hash=6c517c8e411133061ee4bd2cfa26741b" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Napoleon Bonaparte (1804-1814)</p><p>France AR 5 Francs</p><p>O: Head right.</p><p>R: Value in wreath, date below.</p><p>Bayonne Mint</p><p>36mm</p><p>25g</p><p>Badoury 583. Dav. 84</p><p><br /></p><p>Rare Mint for this Date</p><p><br /></p><p>Although I had one of this type, this one was just a bit better then my old of the type &amp; better date, if your religious, as well as good provenance.</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fs1.postimg.org%252F3l1884zr3%252Faugtet.jpg%26hash%3D27b467f411e76c80661c60d6079b8d86&amp;hash=b23f966e5e7704402cf973fd280d63b1" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Augustus (27 BC-14 AD)</p><p>AR Tetradrachm</p><p>Syria-Antiochia ad Orontem</p><p>O: KAIΣAPOΣ ΣEB_AΣTOY, Laureate head right</p><p>R: ETOYΣ-ZK-NIKHΣ, Tyche seated right on rocks, palm branch in left hand, river god Orontes swimming right below, YPA monogram, IB / ANT monogram in right field Regnal Year 27 (5/4 BC), COS 12.</p><p>27mm</p><p>14.06g</p><p>Prieur 51; RPC 4152; McAlee 181</p><p>Ex David Hendin, 2004</p><p><br /></p><p>Note: The ZK breaking the reverse legend is the regnal year 27, IB is for consulship 12. Minted in what is possibly the year of the birth of Jesus Christ.</p><p><br /></p><p>A very tough reverse to get, was very excited to add this rare type to my side collection. Will 2017 finally yield the &quot;Vota Outside Wreath&quot; reverse?</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fs22.postimg.org%252F67do7fnz5%252Fconstand.jpg%26hash%3D9529ee0d29036b3ba286fbbd8732ad71&amp;hash=7154d15f3b68cbab8245c3c1b59d0331" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Lucilla (162 - 182 A.D.)</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>O: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, Draped bust right.</p><p>R: CONCORDIA, Concordia standing facing, head left, holding patera and double cornucopiae.</p><p>Rome Mint</p><p>19mm</p><p>3.27g</p><p>RIC III 760.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex. Cabinet Numismatique, Genève.</p><p><br /></p><p>Been on a real Victoria kick this year, one of my favorites I got is a short lived denomination, the Double Florin.</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs31.postimg.org%252Fvdj8ajmrv%252Fdouflor.jpg%26hash%3Dc57f72853b3efff2e70ae96f646f20b7&amp;hash=83f3294b4dd4c53885f681a733a3bbf0" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901)</p><p>AR Double Florin</p><p>O: Crowned and veiled (Jubilee) bust left.</p><p>R: Sceptres divide crowned arms at corners.</p><p>22.6g</p><p>36mm</p><p>KM# 763[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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