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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 2925175, member: 78244&quot;]It seems everyone else is making their lists, so I guess I will too since I have no more ancients coming my way this year. My year has been quite quiet with relatively few purchases on the ancient front. But where I lacked in quantity I made up in quality. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So without ado, my top 10 in no particular order:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Large Pointed-Foot Hollow-Handle Spade. H-2.181 (ca. 600-400 BC). Ex Bob Reis. This is a large and very impressive coin in hand. I never thought I would get one. Condition is not the best, but it is rare, genuine, has attractive patina, and was relatively inexpensive. What more could you ask?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]709162[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Arch-Foot Flat-Handled Spade from the Liang State, possibly &quot;Liang Chong Jin Wu Dang Lie Shi Er&quot; (&quot;Liang Money to be used as 5 Jin and equal to 12 Lie&quot;). H-3.48 (ca. 400-300 BC). I had been wanting one of these for years when I found it for a great price. I love the inscription and the mystery of the correct reading of the inscription. It occupies a very interesting spot in Warring States China&#039;s history.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]709163[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Long-legged square-foot flat-handle spade. &quot;Zi Shi Ban&quot; H-3.438 (ca. 350-250 BC). Ex Bob Reis. I bought this as it is a transition type between the pointed-foot spades and the square-foot spades, which are hardly common. This example is EF/UNC with lovely patina.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]709164[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>4. Arched-foot flat-handle Spade. &quot;Yu Yi Jin&quot; (&quot;Yu One Jin&quot;). H-3.38 (ca. 400-300 BC). Ex Bob Reis. I never thought I would get to own one of these as the whole type is so rare. But Bob had one in his inventory for a reasonable price, so I jumped on it. &#039;Twas a bit spendy, but it was worth it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]709166[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>5. Wang Mang &quot;Huo Quan&quot; coins still connected by casting sprues. These are likely illicit casts, meaning the counterfeiter risked the lives of himself, his family, and likely his neighbors as well to make these coins. We can only guess as to why they were never finished. I love the Wang Mang era and will buy any affordable interesting numismatic artifact from that era.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]709167[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>6. Roman Republic denarius struck by Lucius Hostilius Saserna. Gallia is depicted as a forlorn woman on the obverse (which I think is the goddess Pallor), and Artemis is on the reverse. The banker&#039;s marks give this coin character. This coin is one of my favorite coins of all time with the great detail and haunting illustrations.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]709168[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]709169[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>7. Roman Empire, Tiberius. Augustus on the obverse with a funeral altar on the reverse with &quot;PROVIDENT&quot;. Ex Tom Wood. I liked the large size and the story behind this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]709170[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]709171[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>PART II COMING SHORTLY!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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