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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #25 on: December 05, 2005, 02:42:09 am »
My dream coin at the moment is this:
42 mm, about 67g
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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #26 on: December 05, 2005, 02:48:57 am »
So I bought a slightly cheaper ersatz, which is very nice, though somewhat smaller (27 mm).
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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #27 on: December 05, 2005, 04:13:30 am »
Oh, Lars, then your dream has ended so early?  ;)

Why "ended"? It still is in my collection  :) And one may have more than one dream, no? I won't tell you all my coin dreams because otherwise, some of you guys are going to snatch coins away under my very nose!  ;)
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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #28 on: December 05, 2005, 08:51:58 am »
My dream coin is a feudal one : gold pistol of Francois II de Montpensier, a prince who ruled Dombes at the end of the 16th century. There is only one known (hope that it doesn't mean it is unique) sold in the 'vente Claouet" in 1993.

Closer is a tet of Geta struck in Laodicea (to go with my Septimius and Caracalla from same origin). The one with the big head. I missed some of them in different sales and auctions. I WILL get one someday

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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #29 on: January 28, 2006, 12:32:16 pm »
My dream coin is already in the BOT Gallery. It belongs to Postumus and it is the triple bust CARAVSIVS ET FRATRES SVI antoninianus. It is pictured below.

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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #30 on: January 28, 2006, 12:42:28 pm »
Mine is probably this aureus.  Of course, I'd only take it if it was part of a pair ;D.

I wish there was a 'drooling' smilie.  If ever a site could use one, this one would be overused here.
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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #31 on: January 29, 2006, 07:14:47 pm »
hey Vespasian, how much did that coin cost you?(your early dream coin) jw, cause i really wouldnt mind having an example like that :)

That Flavian dynastic denarius is priceless to me.  ;)

I do own quite a number of coins that I dearly love and consider "dream coins". For example: last week I received a Titus as Augustus denarius with the Bonus Eventus reverse...a reverse type that I have longed to have and searched high and low for.

You have given me another excuse to show the Titus off:

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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #32 on: May 03, 2007, 08:59:33 am »
Come on guys and girls, when free to DREAM think BIG! What about the gold 20 stater of Eucratides I, the largest gold coin known to be minted in antiquity... followed by the double decadrachm of Amyntas the largest silver coin.

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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #33 on: May 03, 2007, 05:31:40 pm »
I think I'd be fairly happy with the second known example of Hendin 434, a silver drachm with an image of a god sitting on a winged wheel. The only deity known from the ANE who is said to sit on a winged throne is Yahweh himself, the God of Israel. Imagine having an authentic Israelite image of God! Compared to that, you're welcome to your biggies.
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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #34 on: May 04, 2007, 02:15:55 pm »

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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #35 on: May 04, 2007, 02:25:13 pm »
Hi,

Given my affliction for the coins of Carausius I would LOVE to own the triple bust coin of Carausius displayed by Postumus in the BoT gallery; it is way above my wretched specimen. However that is not my dream coin. Here it becomes difficult and I have to go for three unique medallions, 2 of Carausius himself and 1 of Constantius. At least I can hold my dream coins in my hand as I have casts of them.

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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #36 on: May 05, 2007, 06:50:41 pm »
Mauseus your casts are most interesting. How did you come by them and what material are they made of? Are such casts still being made or are they from the 19th or early 20th century? I know the Constantius I was a gold medallion, but the two Carausius examples seem to show the surface pitting typical of bronze.

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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #37 on: May 05, 2007, 07:27:27 pm »
Board Topic 29974
Here is everything you want, and from a master of the craft.
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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #38 on: May 05, 2007, 10:39:13 pm »
There are so many . . .  ???  Today, right now, this is my dream coin: a silver dekadrachm from Syracuse engraved by Euainetos.  Since I don't have one (yet), I've included a photo and a very brief passage (from a detailed "article") on the ANA site:  [BROKEN LINK REMOVED BY ADMIN]

"This is one of the famous silver dekadrachms from dies engraved by the master artist Euainetos for the city State of Syracuse, in Sicily, around 400 B.C. It was purchased for the ANA collection through funding made available by the generosity of Museum benefactor Werner Amelingmeier (the Amelingmeier/Wayte Raymond Fund) and other donors . . ."
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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #39 on: May 08, 2007, 07:30:16 am »
I collect basically denarii, but my dream coin would be Caligula's sestertius with his 3 sisters on the reverse.
Something like this:

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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #40 on: May 08, 2007, 09:05:25 pm »
This is my dream coin, too bad there are only 4 known  :'(  . This would surely be the pride of my Geta collection;D


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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #41 on: May 08, 2007, 10:59:35 pm »
Wow Awl!

That Geta portrait is exquisite. One of the best I've ever seen.

Thanks for putting another bee (if it doesn't vanish like the others) in my bonnet. lol

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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #42 on: May 09, 2007, 02:15:19 am »
Thanks for the info Pat, I'm going to try and cast my Alexander tet! I'l post the result (but only if it is recognizable!)

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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #43 on: June 13, 2007, 10:48:34 pm »
A Solidus of Mezezius:

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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #44 on: June 14, 2007, 10:31:12 pm »
Mine is the unlisted Tacitus Binio

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Roma seated left, holding Victory on globe and spear.
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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #45 on: November 24, 2007, 02:10:56 am »
Either an Eid Mar denarius of Brutus or a Flavian Amphitheater sestertius of Titus (or, prefereably, both!). I am fortunate to have obtained a few of my dream coins (i.e. XF Judaea Capta sestertius of Vespasian and a Circus Maximus sestertius of Trajan, albeit a very poor one), but alas, the Brutus Eid Mar and Titus Colosseum coins are out of reach...
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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #46 on: November 24, 2007, 11:42:15 am »
My dream coin is a feudal one : gold pistol of Francois II de Montpensier, a prince who ruled Dombes at the end of the 16th century. There is only one known (hope that it doesn't mean it is unique) sold in the 'vente Claouet" in 1993.

Closer is a tet of Geta struck in Laodicea (to go with my Septimius and Caracalla from same origin). The one with the big head. I missed some of them in different sales and auctions. I WILL get one someday

Potator

I'm glad to see this old thread back. Good occasion to look back at what I wrote
For the first of my dream coins, another specimen has been offered at an auction last year ; I've been outbid by far, but I know it's not unique, so I might be lucky sometime.
I've found the second one, last year too, and managed to be the winner. You can see it below. There is a scratch under the chin, otherwise it's a pleasant example. At least, I like it, so I'm a happy collector

Regards
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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #47 on: November 24, 2007, 12:10:53 pm »
My ultimate would be this one [BROKEN LINK REMOVED BY ADMIN] . A possible (in my view probable) Israelite image of God!
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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #48 on: November 24, 2007, 12:50:23 pm »
All  Alexander the great imitation coins minted in molieha in the market  ;D

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Re: What is your dream coin?
« Reply #49 on: November 25, 2007, 11:16:03 am »
My (currently) most wanted coin is a decent condition COL NEM...I absolutlely love those coins!!! I had one in my sites (f-vf) a few months back but it was auctioned right on the heels of a wife imposed buying freeze and I could not pull the trigger for fears of having to use the coin as a pillow when I was booted from my house ;) !

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