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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Poll Question
With some new members on the board it might be fun to look at where the most "ancient and medieval" coin interest lies.
Vote for your favorite Ancient Numismatic Culture...
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Moderator
 United States
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You should add All of the Above.
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Pillar of the Community
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You should add All of the Above.  Where are the Celtic coins (including the Romano-Celtiberian ones)? And where are the Phoenician/Zeugetanian ones? You surely must have quite a few good examples of those and some other smaller groups (which might be subsumed by 'Others') |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think the poll is fine how it is. Cool poll Anoob! Those that know me pretty much know what I voted for  |
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Netherlands
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Too many interesting numanistic cultures!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It is and always has been archaic greek for me. Especially issues from around the Mediterranean.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Jeeze like the real ancient world we are seeing overwhelming Roman domination.
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Pillar of the Community
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Are we?
During (any) election the candidates vie to be the first name on the voting card because of the 'Donkey Vote'.
(For those unfamiliar with the term it applies when people 'relate' to the first name (title) on the list and seldom read past it and vote accordingly.)
Are we seeing that here?
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Australia
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I don't think so, TC. Roman coins are easily the most popular ancient coins to collect. This is not just because they're (usually) cheaper and more readily available than all those other types, but they are also the most easily understandable to modern Westerners. Their alphabet is the same as ours, so we can more easily read their coins without having to learn a new language. The names we encounter are familiar from our history books, because "Roman history" is much more a part of "Western history" than the histories of all the other named cultures. So it is only to be expected. For myself, I voted Greek. I'm a "one-from-every-country" collector, and the vast concatenation of Greek city-states, kingdoms, tribes and federations offers me far more "countries" to collect than all the other stated options put together. That being said, I currently own about 5 times as many "Roman" coins than "Greek" coins. "What I like" and "what I collect the most of" are clearly two different things for me.  Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
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Hi, Sap. Interesting.
I do go along with your comments. At the moment I prefer the Greek coins - I am not sure why - possibly something to do with the birth of modern man.
The Romans do have a lot more variety, and interesting stories - Oh yes, and cheaper, too. (That's a plus.)
But then I also collect Megalodon teeth, so . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Where's pre-Islamic Central Asia?
I vote for that.
Also Samanid/Qarakhanid.
I vote for that also.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Greek are the most interesting looking in my opinion, because of the variety subject matter and quality of design displayed on the coin is greater than in any other era. I collect far more Roman coins though because I know far more about the era and there are more available.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Greeks. I can't vote because I peeked at the results :(
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i voted indo greek...but next week I'd vote something different. it's like when someone ask me my favorite type of music is...well, that just depends.
like ski...i dig them all, but as sap says..i have more roman coins than anything.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I didn't know Sub-Saharan Africa had any coins! If they do I'm very interested in learning about that, would someone care to enlighten me?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would agree that what 'I like best' and what I can afford to collect are two different things.
That being said if I were a Billionaire I would be buying up all the gem quality Sicilian Greek coins I could find !
But needing to live in the real world I will content myself with searching for 'handsome' Roman Imperials
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Posted 10/07/2014 2:30 pm
