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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3634174, member: 19463"]I agree it is most common to start with late Roman bronzes and they are the lesat expensive entry point but there is a lot to see in Greek (bronzes can be cheap, silver is more) and what is often termed 'non-classical' which includes Asian and several states that bordered Roman provinces and often fought with Rome. One collection would be a single coin from each major civilization but few will only get one Greek or one Roman. </p><p><br /></p><p>My pages were linked by furryfrog02 back at the start and I am always glad to see anyone read any of them even though some are over 20 years old now. The coins don't change in that little time. I am fond of the overview 8 page series where I try to introduce the vocabulary of ancient coins while showing a variety of coins. </p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/voc.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/voc.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/voc.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The only wrong ways to collect ancient coins are the ones that brings you no fun.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3634174, member: 19463"]I agree it is most common to start with late Roman bronzes and they are the lesat expensive entry point but there is a lot to see in Greek (bronzes can be cheap, silver is more) and what is often termed 'non-classical' which includes Asian and several states that bordered Roman provinces and often fought with Rome. One collection would be a single coin from each major civilization but few will only get one Greek or one Roman. My pages were linked by furryfrog02 back at the start and I am always glad to see anyone read any of them even though some are over 20 years old now. The coins don't change in that little time. I am fond of the overview 8 page series where I try to introduce the vocabulary of ancient coins while showing a variety of coins. [URL]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/voc.html[/URL] The only wrong ways to collect ancient coins are the ones that brings you no fun.[/QUOTE]
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