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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 4747234, member: 85693&quot;]Interesting discussion.&nbsp; Why there are not more women collectors has puzzled me, but I have no idea why this is so.&nbsp; I&#039;ve never been a club-joiner, show-goer, so my collecting has been in isolation.&nbsp; Except for Coin Talk folks, I only know one other ancients collector (a co-worker, male).&nbsp; Other things I&#039;ve collected over the years have been boys/men too - for instance the beer can craze of c. 1975.&nbsp; Talk about a boys club!</p><p><br /></p><p>Also I thought I&#039;d add this - Lily Tomlin, the comedian and actor, had an extensive collection of ancients.&nbsp; She has donated her collection - some or all, I do not know - to the Getty Museum.&nbsp; Here&#039;s one I happened to find:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/19764/unknown-maker-coin-roman-ad-59-60/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/19764/unknown-maker-coin-roman-ad-59-60/" rel="nofollow">http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/19764/unknown-maker-coin-roman-ad-59-60/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a passing mention in the <i>Los Angeles Times</i>:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Back in the 5th century BC, one of the most common silver coins in Greece was the tetradrachm (its value: four drachms), and of course the Getty has an example on display. The donor: Lily Tomlin, who is credited with a 1980 contribution of more than a dozen coins in the villa.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-26-wk-coverside26-story.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-26-wk-coverside26-story.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-26-wk-coverside26-story.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;My name is Edith Ann and that&#039;s the truth...pppppphhhhhffft.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]jJMKupYF14I[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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