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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just wondering as to peoples' ages here on the ancients forum. I turned 25 a few months ago, and to keep this thread coin-relevant I will post a ruler who was about my age when he was killed, Herennius Etruscus, who was 24 (227-251 AD). (you can post someone that became ruler, or died, around your current age). Herennius Etruscus, Roman EmpireAR tetradrachm Obv: EPENN ETPOY ME KV DEKIOC KECAP. bare-headed draped bust right, one dot below Rev: DHMARC EX OVCIAC, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings open, wreath in beak, S C below Mint: Antioch Date: 250-251 AD Ref: Prieur 628; BMC 610  |
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 United States
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Wish I was 25 again and know what I know now at 64.  AR tetradrachm of Attalus I of Pergamon 241-197 BC |
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CCF Advertiser
United States
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At 25 you are probably the youngest person here I would guess. I am 51 myself. Now I do think there are "kids" your age who would be interested in ancients, but the ratio is probably 1 in 500 and that one, having never been exposed to ancient coins, does not even know they have the gene for this collection. Case in point, I have a student in my college who is Iranian but wears a Zoroastrian symbol around his neck and asked me the other day to get me a Achaemenid Empire coin for a good luck charm. But that is only because he sees me with ancient coins at school from time to time. So I purchased a ton of these from an auction in England and he picked the best from the group below. He's getting the second one down in the photo for $35 which was my cost. But this guy, he might grow into an ancients collector. It is cool when anyone wants to know their family history and looks to coins like this. How in the world did you get exposed to even knowing about ancients at your age? Family member or just luck in some online search? Or was history your degree?  |
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United Arab Emirates
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I'm not really new here, but rarely post. Turned 21 past January. Not many ancient collectors from Dubai unfortunately :( Not really rulers of my age, but coins in my collection that I'm proud of! A rare Sasanian Empire gold dinar minted in Kabul during the reign of Shapur II (309-379), a fairly long reign of about 70 years. Not the best of condition, a couple of nicks in the obverse field, but the reverse has an attractive look to it. This is an early type, which does not show the fire attendants on the reverse, typical of later issue.   Another is this beautiful silver dirham from the Umayyad Caliphate, minted during the reign of Hisham Ibn 'Abd Al-Malik. What's special is the mint, which is Al-Andalus (Andalusia, Spain). This is from the early period of Islamic rule in Spain. A highly rare piece, especially in such a condition.   |
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United States
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I am 31, same age as Commodus when he died.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm 28, and I've been collecting since I was 23. I've slowed down a bit now that I've got a baby but part of that is also the initial "oh, I don't have an (insert emperor or region here) yet!" drying up and me starting to focus much more on quality than quantity.
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United States
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Really nice Sassanian Shapur II.
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United Arab Emirates
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Thanks! Got it for way undermarket value at an auction that apparently didnt market its Sasanian coinage well :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It is good to hear from some young collectors. Most of my collecting friends are old to very old and it is common to hear from US collectors the opinion that that the young generation is playing video games and not taking up collecting. Go to a coin show and you will see lots of old guys and only a few women. Some of the younger guys who are buying coins are not actually collectors but working and buying for their father's coin business which is set up at a table somewhere else on the floor of the show. My impression is that relatively few customers who are collectors (as opposed to in the business) are under 40 or even 50. However, maybe my view is biased because I don't go to more than one show a year and I'm over 70. There are people who go to far more shows than I do, and dealers who know their customers, and I wish they would comment.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I am 38, I remember as a kid looking at coins that my granddad brought back from the war and thinking how old they were. Now I am as old as those coins were then (it was the 1980's and these were from the 1940's) Now unless its a couple of thousand years old it is a young'un in my book.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just turned 50 last month, time for my 4th mid life crisis  Edited by Biancasdad
04/14/2017 7:26 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Me: Approximately 3.1 times the age of Mika/AnYangMan and 2.8 times the age of Thomas/TypeCoin971793.
What a depressing thread. Thanks a lot, Jeff.
Ugh.
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United States
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Bob, in other words your just about my age.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7066 Posts |
Don't hate me for pointing this out, Ron, but you're something like 3.75 Mika's age, best I can tell. So don't rush me.  Buncha' young whippersnappers around here. Perhaps the "Ancient" in the board's title actually refers to you and me? |
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United States
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I think we are in the middle, there are a few here that have a decade on me.
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Valued Member
United States
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Eighty seven years old here -- have been researching and collecting Roman Imperial coins for 77 years..
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04/14/2017 10:05 pm
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