Since I've started posting here and uploading my
collection to the Member's
Gallery, I thought I'd introduce myself and give a
bit of background to my
collection journey.
I got interested in coins at an early age (late 90's early 2000's) thanks to my dad, who has
his own
collection (although he no longer actively collects.) These would mostly be US, world, and bullion coins. I worked at filling
Whitman books, and my prize coin was an 1888 Indian
Head cent (
still have it!)
My first introduction to ancients came 4 or 5 years ago when I saw an ad for an
antiquities seller in a magazine. I have always been interested in ancient
history and thought how cool it would be to own such a coin. Perhaps I went off the deep end because my very first ancient coin was a
Tiberius "
tribute penny", ordered from a dealer in
Germany:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=186316While the coin was in transit, though, I couldn't resist browsing more and that's when I discovered this place. I bought a
Vespasian denarius, which, though the second coin purchased, was the first in hand. (I am working on taking updated photos.)
With that I was hooked! I've bought and sold a lot over the past few years and my
collection has changed since starting. I'm not really a specialist, but I appreciate coins from all ancient
history. My primary interests are in
Roman Imperial coins, coins of
biblical significance, and coins with
animals. I also enjoying pursuing coins with interesting or
rare reverse types, excellent
portrait coins, and any coin that carries a
good story with it.
You can see my
Collection Gallery here:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/index.php?cat=55473I have a lot of coins to upload and I will be adding more through the coming weeks. Thanks for looking, and thanks to FAC for providing these resources!
