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Athenian gold?? Eid Mar denarius?? Alexander the Great gold?? I am speechless at some of the incredible coins some of you have!!! 🤯 How can I post a coin now? 😜 Narrowing it down to just one is hard...hmm...I'd say it would have to be this Augustus tetradrachm which I just posted in another thread: I'm interested in all periods of ancient history, and my collection includes coins from ancient Persia, Greece, Rome, and China. So far, I haven't focused exclusively on one category; if a coin appeals to me, chances are I might buy it. That said, like many beginners, I have naturally gravitated to early Roman Empire coins because of the familiarity we have with the names, places, and dates from the New Testament. Obviously, Augustus is of particular significance as being the emperor during Jesus' birth and early life. He is also mentioned by name in the NT, in what is probably a very familiar passage to a lot of you and one we hear often around Christmas time: LUKE 2:1 KJV "And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world..." (kingjamesbibleonline.org) Of course, Augustus is of immense historical importance quite apart from his connection with New Testament history. He was the eventual victor in the terrible, long and bloody civil wars which saw the destruction of the Roman Republic and the emergence of the Imperial Roman Empire. Under his authority, Rome entered into a new phase of expansion and growth which lasted for centuries, and its influence reaches to our times. In addition to the history, I also happen to like large silver coins, and when I saw this one come up for sale I did not hesitate! The portrait is beautifully struck and well-preserved, though a bit off center; the reverse is equally pleasing, with sharp detail. Both sides are pleasantly toned as well. A winner in my book! I won't post photos, but second place would probably be my Trajan sestertius, and third would be either my Tiberius denarius or my Athena/owl tetradrachm.

Better and better. The new design looks great! Thanks for the effort you've put into this @Restitutor!

That is a masterpiece of artistic engraver's talent! Where's the picture from?

Very nice coin, and thank you for the interesting write-up!

I hope that some of you aren't getting tired of seeing this one but I can't pass up an opportunity to post it. 😉 Next: Another silver Augustus coin but not a denarius.

@Troyden I don't really have an answer to your flan question...but wow! That is a beautiful coin! I'd love to add a Julius Caesar "DICT PERPETVO" denarius to my collection some time. Along with about a hundred other coins. 😄

I love ancient artifacts! Here are a couple from my collection. The obligatory scarab: And some Roman weapons:

Good grief! That is a stunning collection, @NewStyleKing!! I'd say that your forum name is well-earned. 🙂

Welcome, @Herodotus!

This nicely toned Vespasian is probably my favorite coin of this emperor: And this one is definitely one of my favorite ancient Greek coins:

Here is one of mine.

Next: another one of the "big 5" animals!

@AncientNumis It's not like it's labelled or anything...but is No. 3 the Temple of Agrippa? 😁

Yikes, so far this has never happened to me. Sorry to all of you who've lost your coins!

Too bad it's not what you wanted! - cool coin nonetheless, though. 🙂 Welcome!

You've been around CT much longer and know the rest of us better than I do, but Welcome anyway! 🙂

Same here! I have a bid placed too. One of my co-workers was showing some interest in my ancient coins the other day. If I win it'll make a nice gift for him to help get him started.

We need something better than a "like" for this!! That is an outstanding coin!!!

There's a little bit of iridescent toning going on here:

I used to store them in this Digi-Key close-able tray album: This worked okay until a couple things happened: one, I kept buying coins, and two, some of those coins were sestertii (too large to fit in the compartments.) So, I upgraded to this 2x2 coin flip album: I really like this new arrangement because the coins are a more securely organized, it's portable, plus I can fit more information in the flips. I can also take the flips out for closer viewing, or to show a friend, without handling the coin itself (although that is also easy enough to do). There's a lot more room for expanding the collection too.

This is one of my latest Claudian coins. I've actually had it for a little while but only just now created the photo/description. I really like the portrait style.

Nice coin! I was hoping it was a "D". 😉

That is such a fascinating story! And the coin happens to be really nice too. With that history, no wonder it is special to you! I don't suppose you know what the other two coins were?

Welcome to the forum! That is a great coin. (I believe I recognize it, great dealer too!) Congrats! I also like collection coins of Claudius. I have a number of them, but no denarii yet. Perhaps someday! Here's one of my Claudius coins:

Wow! That is really cool @Furryfrog02 !