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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 3112821, member: 87200&quot;]I agree with the sentiments of the poem. I believe coin collecting promotes knowledge of ancient history widely and that the coins themselves are a most interesting source of historical source material. </p><p><br /></p><p>How else would we know about Jotapianus, Regalianus and other obscure usurpers of ancient Rome?</p><p><br /></p><p>If all coins were held in museums or left <i>in situ</i> at an archaeological site much knowledge would be lost or at least much less widely disseminated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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