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 United States
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I no longer own my first ancient and my last has been posted in the last smackdown the Numerian with the hole at the bottom. So it looks like I'm just going to sit out this smackdown.
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
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Echizento - Just post an early one and repost your latest - no need to sit out!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4971 Posts |
good smackdown idea ben, here's my first (avatar coin)... a nice aracdius, vicotry crowning....   the last coin I purchased is incoming, so i'll see if I get it before the deadline and post then. |
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Russian Federation
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Okay, I haven't got any ancients yet, but I do have some non-moderns (Russian wire money of Ivan IV... well, not only him, of course, but mainly him), and if I'm lucky I probably could buy something by Friday and participate (I've long wanted to buy an ancient, but couldn't think of a worthy reason to, and until recently couldn't find any offered for under $20 either).
As such, I have several questions:
1) If I somehow succeed, would I be eligible for the 2013 bonus? I did collect well before 2013... just not ancients (and IIRC I bought my first non-modern back in 2010).
2) What would be my first coin, and what my last? I didn't buy any ancients in 2012 (duh), but I did buy an Ivan IV coin as late as December 2012, and as early as October 2010 (see question 1).
3) And finally, a slightly weird one... would the 12pm when this smackdown ends be starting midnight, noon, or ending midnight? (I.e., is it 5am or 5pm GMT, and if 5am then Friday or Saturday?)
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
4208 Posts |
January - You would definitely be in line for the 10 point bonus! If you buy a coin it would be both your first and last - and a new collector would come in so I dont think anyone could object to that!
Ivan was around the 1560s so I doubt many would count it as ancient, I'm afraid. Enter it anyway - this is about showing others our coins - showing off - not trying to win, really.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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It was mentioned you don't need the coin in hand to submit it ^^
Ivan IV would be considered by most to be modern, so if you go and buy 2 coins then you can enter one as your 1st and one as your last ^^ if not a single coin would qualify butt both first and last pressumably ^^ You would also be eligable for the bonus pressumably.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5155 Posts |
I would personally consider anything before the Milled coinage of Elizabeth I to be " ancient ." The coins were made in cery much the same way for the 2000 years prior up until that point.... Just saying, I would enter the wire money... I want to see it.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2100 Posts |
My first ancient:- A toned silver denarius of Severus Alexander.  My last purchase of 2012:- A heavily double struck Ephesus denarius of Vespasian. I don't have it in hand yet and it was bought on December 31st. I bought it because if is a scarcer type and a really heavy, large offset, double strike on both sides.   Martin |
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United States
23731 Posts |
Not my first actual coin, that I sold a litle time ago. This is one of my first ancients that I bought in 2001 when I first started collecting them.   AE AS Claudius TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP PP SC RIC I #97 Last one.   Ae Antoininius Numerian IMP NVMERIANVS PF AVG PROVIDENT AVGG VIXXI RIC II TICINUM 447A |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5155 Posts |
Funny thing- Chris and I both started out with an Arcadius and we both ended up in Bactria....I know he has a few. Great minds think alike!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3453 Posts |
Ta-dah! Did y'all miss me? And now, from the x6 collection: First: Valentinian IMinted AD 367--375 Weight: 2.7 g Diameter: 19 mm Obverse: D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right Reverse: GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor walking right, head left, dragging captive and holding labarum, TES B in exergue Reference: RIC IX Thessalonica 16a   And last: PLAUTILLA, AE-26. NICOPOLIS, MOESIAAugusta AD 202 -- 205 Diameter: 26mm Weight: 13.33 grams Obverse: Plautilla, the wife of Caracalla (Her draped bust right) Reverse: Eagle standing front on globe, head right, wreath in beak Reference: Moushmoff 1159; Pick 1636; Varbanov 3174 Other: Nice VF with an even olive patina  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Funny thing- Chris and I both started out with an Arcadius and we both ended up in Bactria....I know he has a few. Great minds think alike! one of the last coin I went for in 2012 was an indo-greek coin, but I didn't win it.  it's hard not to like 'em isn't it?  |
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Canada
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My First Ancient Coin (August, 2012)!  Constantine I as Augustus, AE Follis, Mid 310-Late 312, Group III, Class IV, London CONSTANTINVS P F AVG Laureate, cuirassed bust right COMITI-AVGG N N Sol, standing facing, radiate head left, chlamys across left shoulder, globe in right hand, whip in left * in right field PLN in exergue 21mm x 23mm, 4.24g RIC VI, 153 (C2) Extra: Found in a field near Wimbledon My Last Ancient Coin of 2012 (December, 2012)!  Mauryan Empire Ashoka the Great Punchmarked Drachm?(I'm not sure of denomination, as I've seen many) 272-232 BC Mitchiner 4227-4228 Notes: Not as badly scratched as the picture shows.     Started Collecing Ancients in 2012! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5155 Posts |
Windchild- of this period- 3 gramish is a Karshapana. :-)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Did stevex6 get banned again?
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