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<p>[QUOTE="SeptimusT, post: 3859879, member: 91240"]Asking me to choose my most 'precious' coin is like asking me to choose a favorite anything - I just can't do it, because I love them all for different reasons. So how about something that is precious to be despite being completely humble? It's not my first coin, but rather two very humble coins that I feel are among the most interesting items in my collection: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1021546[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>That's a crude imitation of a Gallienus Sol antoninianus and a barely identifiable Gratian from Lugdunum. Absolutely nothing special as coins, and it would be tough to sell either of them at even $2 each. Together, however, they form part of a late <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=A%20Romano-British%20Votive%20Deposit%20from%20North%20Yorkshire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=A%20Romano-British%20Votive%20Deposit%20from%20North%20Yorkshire" rel="nofollow">Roman votive deposit from Yorkshire</a>, found inside a small lead 'bowl,' along with an unidentified, possibly figural object: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1021547[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SeptimusT, post: 3859879, member: 91240"]Asking me to choose my most 'precious' coin is like asking me to choose a favorite anything - I just can't do it, because I love them all for different reasons. So how about something that is precious to be despite being completely humble? It's not my first coin, but rather two very humble coins that I feel are among the most interesting items in my collection: [ATTACH=full]1021546[/ATTACH] That's a crude imitation of a Gallienus Sol antoninianus and a barely identifiable Gratian from Lugdunum. Absolutely nothing special as coins, and it would be tough to sell either of them at even $2 each. Together, however, they form part of a late [URL='https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=A%20Romano-British%20Votive%20Deposit%20from%20North%20Yorkshire']Roman votive deposit from Yorkshire[/URL], found inside a small lead 'bowl,' along with an unidentified, possibly figural object: [ATTACH=full]1021547[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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