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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2287516, member: 76194&quot;]The year is ending, and 2016 is just around the corner. And while it&#039;s been fun reading the threads on people&#039;s top coins for 2015, this is your chance to share what&#039;s on the top of your list of coins to get for 2016. A list of that sort could be extensive, so perhaps the top 4 or 5 coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>For me, it&#039;s been a good year. In 1 month, I have acquired 8 ancient coins, and thanks to all of your input and wise advise I can truly say I&#039;ve avoided making the mistakes most newbies make...ie. just getting coins for the sake of getting them and ending up regretting the purchases later. I&#039;ve made some wise buys and focused my acquisitions thanks to all of you, and have come out ahead.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking forward to 2016, these are the top 5 I want to buy!</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m looking to slow down the pace of acquisition and focus on very specific themes, so my top 5 have to do with just that.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>GET CLOSER TO COMPLETING THE SET OF GOOD EMPERORS DENARII</u></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>I already have Trajan and Antoninus Pius, so #1 and #2 on my list put me closer to completing the set.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>#1&nbsp; </b>Any denarius of Nerva. I&#039;m attaching a sample picture, but any denarius of him will do.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]458144[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>#2&nbsp; </b>A Denarius of Hadrian. Again, any will do. We&#039;ll see what I find when it comes time to get one.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]458143[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>ADDING SMALLER DENOMINATION GREEK COINAGE TO MY COLLECTION</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>I started out big with the Greeks with my Alexander III Tetradrachm, so now I want to pick up a few examples of smaller Greek coinage. Here are the ones on top of the list.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>#3&nbsp; </b>Euboia Histaea Tetrobol. I want one of these because the boat on the back kind of looks as if the figure is riding on the lines of a musical sheet that have been bent to form the outline of a boat. I just think it looks cool.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]458138[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>#4</b> Kyzikos Lion Hemiobol. I love boars, and this coin not only has a boar, but a lion and a fish to boot. Getting 3 animals for the price of one just seems like such a bargain.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]458140[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>#5&nbsp; </b>Chersonesos Lion Hemidrachm. I know, another lion. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> However, I really like these little coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]458142[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>So that&#039;s my top 5 to get for next year. I have no idea how many coins I&#039;ll purchase next year, whether it be 5, 10, or 15 (who am I kidding, probably will be more like 25 or 30). But if I only purchase 5, these would definitely be it. They will be my top priority when it comes to next year&#039;s acquisitions.</p><p><br /></p><p>So what are your top coins for next year? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie39" alt=":cyclops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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