I won the Shroomdude's giveaway, so as pledged, here is another giveaway of my own! (WINNER: sbeverl

lordmarcovan

Never mind that I already have a giveaway going for that HK $100 bill. I pledged to do a giveaway of my own if I won Don's, and I just did, so here goes.

In keeping with my current new passion for Roman Imperial coins, this giveaway will be along those lines.

I have a duplicate Constantine I piece which happens to have nice sandy desert patina. The patina on this coin is actually nicer than the one I am keeping for my set, but my other coin was a tad bigger and this is the one I have a picture of, so it is the giveaway piece. I was going to use it as an incentive bonus in my next binder lot sale but I have not had time to deal with any of that yet.





Post here only ONCE to enter the giveaway. If you like, you may also post (in the same message) your reasons for collecting (or not collecting) ancient coins.

FINAL UPDATE

The random.org number generator selected #26.

sbeverly wins!

dan8402

Please enter me. I currently have no ancient coins, but they definitely interest me. I guess I just don't have the necessary knowledge, or the money, to go out and buy some yet.

Blackhawk

Please enter me in the giveaway.

dcamp78

Please throw my name in the hat.

Why do I collect ancients? I like the history that goes along with the coins.
Plus, if I buy the uncleaned coins, I get to clean them.
This somewhat satisfies my urge to clean coins...

lordmarcovan

Well, don't clean this one. That patina is its selling point.

Swampboy

Please enter me in your generous giveaway.

Following your post re: The Lord Marcovan Ancient 80 I noticed that I have a head start with #s 22, 23, and 24 already in my collection.

22. Septimius Severus, 193-211 [6][3]
23. Caracalla, 198-217 [6][3]
24. Geta, 209-212 [7][3]


And not one of them has been cleaned in almost 2 millennia.

lordmarcovan

I've never had a Geta. I assume you must have a denarius? (Wait- don't answer me here- more than one post from you will mess up the giveaway). Just bought an AU-ish Caracalla denarius from Aethelred.

hockeyfan9

Thank You for the chances Lord.

Rickc300

Thanks for the chance!

I decided to follow your example and do the 80 coins, A to Z and maybe learn a little as I go. The reason, as discussed on different posts is my lack of knowledge and the easily obtainable references to what is available and affordable. Your list sounds like a hoot and I can't wait to add a couple of the pieces on "the list" to my little hoard of coins from the world. I gave away my first ancient after being made to feel like an idiot for not identifying it correctly. Time heals all wounds though, and I am willing to stick my neck out there again and try once more (worse case, another YN gets more ancients) and I just stick to my German stuff...

Rick

clarkbar04

Hey, some of you aren't playing right!

I don't own any ancients, since I just got into darkside stuff. I may after my interest has peaked in these. But, I do like ancients, because unless you keep dirt and rocks in your house its hard to own anything older!

CROCKofCOINS

Hello......................BYE Bye


Jerry

laserart

Is this the giveaway you were talking about on the MD board? Must be. I'd like that just because it's 800 years older than my current oldest coin.

walkerminus1

Please enter me. I used to collect ancient coins. The junky lots you would see on eBay for uncleaned coins and then I would try to clean them up. Some turned out pretty cool, some didn't. One night when I got done "playing with my coins" as my ex wife used to say, I left them out on the kitchen table as I had stayed up too late already and had to work in the morning. The next day when I got home, they were gone and all I could get out of her was "Well you shouldn't have left them out" Stupid freakin' beotch. And to think, I was dumb enough to stay with her for probably another 4 years after that incident. Anyway, haven't owned an ancient sense.

Rob

I believe there is nobody with as many cool little toys as the lm...at least judging from his giveaways.

DUBBA

ok, i'm in...thanks for the chance lm...hh

Popcoin

NO BEAR, but............

I hate to sound like an echo (laserart), however, the oldest coin I have is a C1500 Swiss bear coin.

Love to have a "really" old one!!!!

Thanks for the chance LM.

Larry

johnnymondo411

Hi, please enter me into the giveaway.

Cladiator

Rockin give away LM! Count me in please. A cool Constantine coin would go well with the blue symbol in my sigline, which is the symbol that Constantine went to war with as the first Christian Roman Emperor

wazari777

Please put me in.

SilverDreams

Enter me please.

drjules

Please enter me, this would be my first ancient coin

Many thanks

Dr J

Dentuck

Count me in.

I don't collect ancient coins (I own a widow's mite and that's all!), but I enjoy reading and learning about them. Whitman is coming out with some nice books this year and next that will appeal to the ancients community.

unknowncomic

count me in too. Thanks. I collect ancients because they are one of the few things older than I am.

kevinstang

I'll take a chance, no ancient coins for me either at present

BobGreene

I too have an interest in Ancients, but don't have a clue as to how to go about collecting them. Please count me in for your generous giveaway. Thanks!

Riccar

Awesome coin LM. No need to throw my name in the hat... I've won one of your give-aways before (think it was a mile-stone post give-away, and you sent me a $10 note- thanks again).

I have a nice greeeeeen Constantine coin that I'll need to post. I don't have details about it... my 1st metal detecting sensei found it in England (among many other coins) and gave it to me as a gift. I'm pretty sure it's the oldest coin I own

sbeverly

Thanks for the chance

Coins got me interested in History as a kid.

Now, my daughter who collects is now more interested in History.

We don't have any ancients as of yet. But I see her interest in ancient History
increasing when we do finally acquire one.

pcgs69

Thanks for the opportunity!

AskRaq

Well, hello Lordmarcovan... would love a genuine piece of ancient history!

Why do I not (yet anyways) collect these intriguing items? Well, because it's hard enough for me to figure out counterfeit coins from the last 200 years... kinda why I don't collect all those really cool fossils with fish & things that I think are awesome- I would be a hopeless dupe!

farthing

Cool coin! Please throw my name in the hat!

mikeinar

Please toss my name in the hat.
thanks
mike

Coinguy19

Please enter me in the giveaway, I think that ancients would be very interesting to collect, but as of now I have none.

bigtime36

please enter me into the giveaway... Thanks

CoinAddict

Please enter me in your generous giveaway, Rob. Thanks.

WillieBoyd2

"Constantine the Great was the first Christian emperor of Rome"

There is a lot of historical debate about whether he was a Christian at any time of his life.

lordmarcovan

Yes, from what I've gathered, it was more a political than personal conversion, if there was any conversion at all.

gil

Thanks for the chance. I love the history of ancient coins.

Musky1011

once

SilverEagles92

Love those sand-colored ancients! Count me in.

mcheath

Please count me in

Dollar2007

I would like a try at it too please, what a neat coin.
Thanks

lordmarcovan

The random.org number generator selected #26.

sbeverly wins!

sbeverly

Thanks for the chance to win.

I have always been interested in ancient coins, but did not
(as of yet) know enough to make an intelligent buying decision.

Swampboy

for sbeverly.

Thanks to lordmarcovan for the cool giveway!!

busco69

Thanks for the chance.