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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 2427651, member: 74712&quot;]I think I&#039;ve posted this before, but I started with US, then a medieval coin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]504018[/ATTACH] </p><p>Poitou, &quot;Angevine Empire&quot;</p><p>Richard I, r. 1169-1199</p><p>AR Denier, 17mm x 1 grams</p><p>Obv.: +RICARDUS REX, a plain cross patée at the ends, annulet in third quarter, within inner circle</p><p>Rev.: PIC / TAVIE / NSIS, written in three parallel lines</p><p>Ref.: SCBC 8008</p><p><br /></p><p>I was attracted to this coin because of my interest in the Robin Hood legend, which was often set during the time of King Richard, and these were the only coins which had Richard&#039;s name on them (I would later learn the actual Robin Hood tales are more 13th century than 12th, and my interests would shift more to Richard&#039;s father, Henry II, but still love the Angevin kings of England in general)</p><p><br /></p><p>First real Ancient was this guy:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]504019[/ATTACH] </p><p>Imperial Rome</p><p>Caracalla, r. 198-217 A.D. (211 A.D.)</p><p>Rome Mint, AR Denarius, 20.28mm x 2.8 grams</p><p>Obv.: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, Head of Caracalla, laureate, right</p><p>Rev.: P M TR P XIIII COS III P P; Pax, draped, advancing left, holding branch in right hand and sceptre in left hand</p><p><br /></p><p>This I saw at my local coin shop where I grew up.&nbsp; Initially I was attracted to a Caesar elephant, but was out of my budget.&nbsp; That Caracalla was claiming to be the Conquerer of Britain is what convinced me, but I already enjoyed the look of this coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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