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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 24638338, member: 110226&quot;]That&#039;s a nice example.&nbsp; The patina, strike and contrast are very good.</p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;ll find, if you haven&#039;t all ready, that ancient coins are a world separate from world or US coins.&nbsp; Encrusted surfaces, uneven strikes and off center strikes and other environmental effects of burial, including corrosion, for the vast majority of ancients are the norms. What else would one expect of coins that are thousands of years old?</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a wonder for me each time to hold a coin that old, with all of the history behind it, beckoning us to enquire more about history and the individuals behind it.&nbsp; They have certainly been a prime catalyst for my investigations and information searches for topics as diverse as Athens in the 5&#039;th century BC, Alexander III and his successors, the Roman Republic and Imperial Rome, and the Byzantine emperors.&nbsp; Much information has been obtained through searches online and through the knowledge of members of this and other forums, a truly rich and fulfilling experience that I hope you will experience on your journey through the world of ancient coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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