I don't know how big the club is, but I would guess it's less than 5% of all collectors, based on the number of dealers specialized in ancients I see set up at shows. Venture outside Roman and Greek coinage, and the number drops further still.
Yes, that is what is so cool. I have a coin where the last Brutus honors his early Ancestor as the First Consul of Rome. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-...ders-of-res-publica-roma.268281/#post-2230093
Dude, you tick me off! I had to put SUNGLASSES on ! WELL done, excellent coin! I love it! What is the Crawford number so that I can go oooo-ogle the attributes.