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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2588370, member: 51347&quot;]I enjoyed this year as I captured over 300 coins into my collection.&nbsp; Some were to fill slots in my Roman Ruler Portraits, most were focused on Historical Junctures in Human History.&nbsp; I do not approach my collecting as a business (re-selling), nor as a Numismatist.&nbsp; I approach it Historically, with the coins being Place-markers in History.&nbsp; Chinese, Indian, Western Classical, and generally BCE are the Area and Time Periods I focus for coins.&nbsp; Additionally, I collect Royal Egyptian Scarabs, as coinage was not a medium in ancient Egypt.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have no order of preference, and it is more than difficult to determine my &quot;Top&quot; coins... they are all very interesting to me.&nbsp; I will probly post 30 of them.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]563053[/ATTACH]</p><p>China, Qin Dynasty 220-180 BCE</p><p>AE 12 Zhu 32mm, 5.6g</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; Ban Liang</p><p>Rev: Blank, as cast</p><p>Hartill 7.7</p><p>First Emperor to unify China.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]563058[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic</p><p>269-240 BCE</p><p>Aes Grave Uncia astragalos (Knuckle-Bone)</p><p>22mm, 10.1g, Cast bronze</p><p>Obv: astragalos (knuckle-bone)</p><p>Rev: astragaols (knuckle-bone)</p><p>Olive-brown patina</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]563059[/ATTACH]</p><p>Campania CAPUA AE Uncia 216-211 Diana Boar Hannibal capital Italia - very scarce (Rome destroyed as many as they could)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]563060[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR Anon AE Semuncia 217-215 Mercury Prow S 620 Cr 38/7</p><p>(Admittedly, this is a Numismatic choice as it seems to be a GREAT pre-denarius AE Roman coin)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]563063[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Roman Republic</b></p><p><b>Anonymous, 280-275 BCE </b></p><p>Didrachm (Silver, 20mm, 7.28 g 11)</p><p>Uncertain mint (Neapolis?)</p><p>OBV: Helmeted head of bearded Mars to left; oak spray to right</p><p><i>REV: </i>Horse’s head right, wearing bridle, on base inscribed ROMANO; to left, stalk of grain.</p><p>REF: Sear 22; Crawford 13/1; HN III 266. Sydenham 1</p><p>COMMENTS: Minor reverse corrosion.</p><p><i>From a Swiss collection, formed in the 1990s</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]563145[/ATTACH]</i></p><p><i>Oscan-Latin Aes Formatum shell with Ribs obv-rev 4th C BCE</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]563149[/ATTACH]</i></p><p><i><b>Roman Republic</b></i></p><p><i>Anonymous</i></p><p><i>AR Didrachm.</i></p><p><i>Rome mint, circa 265-242 BC.</i></p><p><i>Obv: Head of Roma right, wearing Phrygian helmet, cornucopiae behind</i></p><p><i>Rev: ROMANO, Victory standing right, attaching wreath to long palm, YY in right field.</i></p><p><i>Ref: Crawford 22/1; RSC 7. 6.55g, 18mm, 6h.</i></p><p><i>Ex: the Eucharius Collection</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]563150[/ATTACH] </i></p><p><i>Roman Republic</i></p><p><i>Anonymous Issue ca. 225-212 BCE</i></p><p><i>23.8mm, 6.46g</i></p><p><i>AR Quadrigatus Didrachm</i></p><p><i>Obv: Laureate Head of Ianus</i></p><p><i>Rev: Iupiter in quadriga driven by Victory</i></p><p><i>ROMA incuse on raised tablet below.</i></p><p><i>Sear 31; Crawford 28/3; Sydenham 64a</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]563151[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic</p><p>Anonymous AR Didrachm</p><p>6.63g, 20mm, 12h</p><p>Rome mint, 234-231 BCE</p><p>Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right</p><p>Rev: Horse prancing left, ROMA above.</p><p>Ref: Sear 28; Crawford 26/1; RSC 37</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]563224[/ATTACH]</p><p>Marsic Confederation</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>Bovianum(?) mint, 89 BC.</p><p>3.93g, 20mm, 3h</p><p>Obv: Laureate head of Italia left, VITELIV = ITALIA in Oscan script</p><p>Rev: Soldier standing facing, head right, foot on uncertain object, holding inverted spear and sword, recumbent bull to right facing; retrograde B in exergue.</p><p>Ref: Campana 122 (same dies); HN Italy 407</p><p>Ex: Eucharius Collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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