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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;thejewk, post: 3636085, member: 100136&quot;]I started collecting last November or December, with an immediate focus on Marcus Aurelius and his relations, but that quickly expanded to cover the period from Nerva to Commodus due to the rich history and (mostly) high reputation of the empire throughout the 2nd Century CE.&nbsp; Yesterday I hit my first milestone and secured a Nerva denarius, resulting in at least one coin from each emperor.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]975691[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]975692[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]975693[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]975690[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This seemed a natural first goal, but as I have researched the time period, and come to be a little more familiar with the types of each figure, it became clear that one each would never be enough.&nbsp; You can already see Trajan represented twice, and a handsome Faustina.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My next goals are to have an example of each emperor in denarii, sestertii and middle bronze.&nbsp; Additionally, although my beginnings were a little haphazard, I am becoming more focused now on types that seem to me to be historically appropriate or representative in some way, although I am a sucker for attractive portraiture and will still jump at a common type with good style.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, although Trajan&#039;s relations are well out of budget and reach, it seems like from Sabina onwards, one of each type for the female relations seems achievable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Additionally, some of the most attractive portraiture from Antoninus onwards comes in the form of Caesar issues, and we mustn&#039;t forget the unique types available only on the divus/diva issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, I definitely want a selection of the quadrans and semis that were issued up until the time of Marcus.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only coin in my collection and not shown here is a humble Antoninus Pius aes from Antioch, and I hope to expand from that one coin to a decent selection of provincial coinage during the 2nd Century, considering the wide variety of interesting types, provinical gods, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>This has been so far achieved on a very modest budget of around £30 a month (although I am in debt until October thanks to the Nerva) and birthday/Christmas gifts in the form of money.</p><p><br /></p><p>How are your collections taking shape?&nbsp; Have you changed focus over the last year or so?&nbsp; What are you currently focused on? Please share anything you feel relevant.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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