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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1392604, member: 26302&quot;]Good post. The main thing I could say would be that most of us who get into ancients do not have Ph.D&#039;s in history or the like. We get into the coins and then learn more and more. One of the coolest things about ancients is the continuous learning. While a certain coin may appear common, upon furthre research you learn that this god was honored by this emperor to thank him for a safe voyage, or to commemorate his father, or many other things. </p><p><br /></p><p>One thing to remember about ancients is the importance of symbolism. Most people were illiterate, so symbols were very powerful communication tools. Every single symbol on an ancient coin had a meaning, and is there on purpose. Its basically a language that ancient people would have understood, but we are illiterate in.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know when ancient collectors discuss coins it all sounds greek to others, (sorry for the pun). However, you do very quickly pick up what is being discussed. I would pick on Mat here to show how you can quickly become an ancient collector. His progress on here concerning ancients has been astounding, from a neophyte to a more advanced collector in a fairly short time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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