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Although this is miles from my collecting preference, I enjoy seeing and reading about the coins. It's like an episode of time team on paper 🙂 I don't know enough to chose a favorite, in terms of rarity e.g. So I chose a favorite merely based on what appeals to me most. And that it your first coin, the sceatta. The obverse is interesting, but I also really like the rendering of the reverse, as most sceattas I've seen so far are rather abstract/vague when it comes to their designs. Have a great 2024!

Great additions @LONGINUS. And lovely digital tray as usual! I really like that big Augustus ae from Antioch. Have a fantastic 2024!

Fantastic coins! I was really doubting between your no. 1 and no. 3. But ended up voting for your no. 1. Can't resist a man-faced bull 🙂 Have a great 2024!

Nice idea for a thread, and great coins! And I completely understand the relationship between puny and being father of three 😉 Anyway, when it comes to outfits, these come to mind. 1. A nice harnas to keep you warm during the winter: 2. A nice warm hat also helps: 3. Some extra clothing for the imaginative figure...

Great 2023 additions, Coingratulations! I really like the photos of the coins, and the digital display. Nicely done! Also the little write ups per coin are very interesting. Ill go through them more carefully. I decided to pick 3 favorites, but could have been more. But in the end I went for the Severus bridge reverse (i just love coins with structures/buildings on the reverse!), the Lysimachos tetradrachm and the Caesar portrait. Although i had difficulty with the last, because the Severus denarius with Neptune reverse is a stunner! Have a great 2024! Edit: and the fact that the Severus bridge issue is very worn did not prevent me voting for it. Such a great coin and rarity!

Fantastic additions Ryro! The issues featuring Hercules/Herakles are especially cool. Difficult to pick favorites. But in the end, I went for Caracalla from Tarsus, the Arsinoite Nome, and a runner up: baby Herakles. Immean, why is that not in the top10?! Baby Herakles is really cool, and the scylla on the helmet makes it even better! 🙂

Wow, these are some fantastic greek silver coins. Spectacular! And good provenance hunting too, well done. Tradition compels me to pick a favorite (or two, or three), and if you were to put a gun to to my head, I think I'd scream no. 1 and 3 😄

Thats a really cool reverse scene on your coin.

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I took my time to go through your write up on your site, i enjoyed it. Thanks for writing. It was quite difficult to pick favorites, but I, in the end, went for no. 3 and 4 and the fantastic issue of Pompey. I really like the obverse and reverse of no. 4. The border on the reverse is something different and interesting. Is it perhaps a rendering of a city wall? The reverse of no. 3 is really nice too. Really cool coin. have a great 2024!

Thanks for the interview. I always enjoy looking at your digital trays, and posters.

Or maybe postal delivery people. Gradually learning more and more about the value of certain of their packages. Which then magically disappear after having been registered as delivered. Nightmare scenario!

Titus, but looking the other way Elephant with nice skin:

Exactly the reason why I bought that book too: to learn more about my issue (Caracalla) of that reverse type!

Lovely to read this interview. You're a man of many talents. I always enjoy reading your write ups. And it seems like we got a book party going on! Great stuff if you're having trouble sleeping 🤣

Now thats a fantastic coin! Is that a scylla on the helmet?

That's a cool coin @JayAg47! I really like the ancient mythology stories, about the Olympians, and the Titans and Giants. Food for some holywood movies too. Not many Roman issues - besides the provincial coinage - show the Giants. There's one very rare issue, of which below you may find a specimen. It was hammered at Roma, in 2022, for 11.000 GBP. And to be perfectly clear, this is not my coin 🙂 I have an Imperial issue, showing the monument entry gate to the Capitoline. On one of the panels, there appears to be a scene of the Gigantomachy. My coin is a bit too worn to properly see it. So below is a photo of a better issue, where the panel is more visible. My coin: NOT my coin (Gigantomachy panel marked):

I wanted to say 'your' Colosseum sestertius too David 😁 But the I read more carefully, and realised its about 'my' collection... This question pops up every now and then, and it's fun thinking over one's collection to see if the order has changed. Having spend a small decade collecting, I've noticed that this question remains difficult to answer. I do not have one absolute favorite, but I have some favorites. I've als noticed that some favorites shift as my collection advances, but some will always remain special to me (especially the first category, below). However, my absolute dreamcoin is not in my collection, and it is still out there. It's rare, but it does appear on the market every now and then. It's just too expensive for now. But I do hope that one day, I will get it, just like you got your absolute dreamcoin. So, category number 1. I'm emotionally attached to a couple of issues, because of the special, personal meaning they have for me. The first coin I bought after my mother pased away, or a coin a friend bought because I was feeling down, or the coin I got because of the birth of our children. I think these coins are my 'favorites' but perhaps because of different reasons if you know what I mean. From this category is this aureus, in celebration of the birth of our third child: Next category: the coins that I got because they attracted me because of design, or place in history. They don't have an emotional meaning like the other ones. I think most of my coins fall within this category. Its difficult to pick a favorite, but a few that always jump out are a couple of Imperiatorial issues, early Imperials and some of the Severan dynasty. I'll go easy and post just a few. Imperatorial: # 2 - sextus pompey, showing Scylla. A target ever since I first saw it in, I think, a NAC catalogue many years ago. I simply love this design. #1 the 'other dagger' issue of Brutus. Again, simply loving the design and the simple 'BRVTVS' below in the ex. Imperial: My #1 (perhaps still) is this issue I bought on a trip in Rome, some year ago. It still brings back good memories (maybe it should be in the first category...?), but I also think the coin is fantastic. Severans: Quite a few interesting issues I have of this 'dynasty', in my opinion, such as the circus maximus reverse denarius, the stone of Emesa of Elegabalus, but I think my favorite issues, are the dynastic issues, especially showing the two boys together knowing what happened to Geta later down in history... I'll stop now.

Nice write up and coin too!

Cool presentation as always @LONGINUS!

Thanks for this! Im still have trouble seeing the differences, but I think with a bit of practice, I might finally see it. Love addition by the way, that is a cool coin. Here's my standardized classic issue. The holes so not justify a new Group to be created, they're not part of the design (joke...)

Hello, tomorrow I'll be viewing coins at Heritage Europe, to be hammered at their Coins, Currency and Medals November 2023 auction. If anyone is interested in a coin and needs some more information, and if I can help with that, let me know and send me a PM! cheers!

Yes, its Augustus. Similar tot his one. https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=11301203 And the second one is Titus, as Caesar. Both cool coins! I wish I had a coin shop nearby. It seems like fun, just drive by, talk a bit and take home a coin. Anyway, coincidentally, Im looking for a decent Tiberius from Lugdunum too, to complete my Julio Claudio dynasty smaller rbronzes set. Good luck with your quest!