Ancientcoincollector

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About me

I am a full-time senior executive of a large company in Australia during the day. In my spare time I enjoy collecting ancient coins as a hobby. I particularly enjoy taking high quality photographs of ancient coins. It often takes me numerous attempts to get a photo of an ancient coin that leaves me satisfied enough to share it with others.

English Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons

I am slowly uploading all of my photos to Wikimedia commons where I hope they will be useful to other editors / contributors in writing articles on ancient coins, ancient rulers and ancient empires. I take considerable care in selecting the categories which my photos relate to make life easier for anyone searching for relevant images. I noticed recently that there was a lack of high quality photos of ancient coins on Wikimedia Commons. I am therefore motivated to address this by uploading what I can, one photo at a time.

On Wikipedia, I would like to learn how to be a great editor. I have begun with subject matter I am most familiar with (ancient coins) and in particular adding images of ancient coins where that improves the overall quality of the article. I have noticed that there are many stubs when it comes to articles of ancient coins notwithstanding that volumes upon volumes of literature exist on the subject. Like with photos of ancient coins, I am motivated to remedy this by contributing to one stub at a time.

Other Interests

I enjoy playing classical piano. I regularly read up on Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th-century piano music and composers on Wikipedia. I am currently learning about web-design, using osCommerce, an Open-source website framework, which necessitates a solid understanding of CSS, Bootstrap, and a rudimentary understanding of PHP and SQL.

General Notice to any Administrators

First, I appreciate the role that you have in keeping Commons safe and protecting its integrity. If you have any concerns about any edits I have made or files I have uploaded, then please let me know and make sure to give me your feedback so I can learn and improve! At the time of writing this I am quite new to Commons so it is possible I may have overlooked something or the actions leading to your concerns are inadvertent. In raising any concerns with me, you will find that I am open-minded, goodnatured, sensible, and responsive to any criticism.

General Notice to any Wikimedians

Please feel free to leave me any feedback on my talk page in relation to my coin photography. Improving my photography skills will influence the quality of future photos I upload to Wikimedia Commons!

Examples of Photos I have uploaded

Silver tetradrachm from Aeolis, Kyme (or Cyme) dated 165-140 BC.

The following are two of my favourite photos I have taken to date:

The first coin (Aeolis, Kyme, Tetradrachm) was taken on a digital camera that is close to 12 years old.

The second coin (Thessaly, Larissa, denarius) was taken on a digital camera I purchased in 2017.

The third coin (Trajan Dupondius) was taken on the same camera.

Silver drachm from Thessaly, Larissa dated c. 380-365 BC.

Orichalcum dupondius of the Roman Emperor Trajan dated c. 103 AD.

Here are some additional examples of photos I have taken and uploaded to Wikimedia Commons.

• Photos of Ancient Coins
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  Silver tetradrachm from Sicily, Syracuse
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  Silver Denarius of the Roman Emperor Maximinus I
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  Silver Nomos from Lucania, Velia
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  Silver Denarius of the Roman Emperor Vitellius
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  Ae As of the Roman Emperor Hadrian
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  Extremely rare coin (only 23 in world): silver tetradrachm of the Roman Emperor Domitian from the Antioch Mint in Syria