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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3039021, member: 19463&quot;]I mentioned there would be disagreements on the matter.&nbsp; I really think the definition of a type set being a group of denominations is a bad idea.&nbsp; Rather, I would prefer a group of coins that defined what the ancient man on the street, slave and senator, might encounter.&nbsp; Just because there was once a 5/12ths as or 1/3 siglos does not mean we need to display one.&nbsp;&nbsp; Should we pick more interesting than usual coins (like Harlan Berk&#039;s 100 favorites)?</p><p>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Ancient-Coins-Harlan-Berk/dp/0794822622" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Ancient-Coins-Harlan-Berk/dp/0794822622" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Ancient-Coins-Harlan-Berk/dp/0794822622</a></p><p>Perhaps we could avoid selecting too many really boring types without going for the turbo-rare at every turn.&nbsp;&nbsp; Brutus&#039; EID MAR is more special;&nbsp; Antony&#039;s legionaries played a greater role in the economy.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>We would most likely include the common denominations by making our representatives of Roman Republican coins include bronzes and silvers but there might be room for a second or third denarius at the expense of something really esoteric.&nbsp; To me, something more appropriate would be famous types we think of as representative of their day.&nbsp; Certainly there would be an antoninianus and a siliqua but probably not a binio or light miliarense.&nbsp; The whole idea of a type set is compromised by there being more types than most people could imagine.&nbsp; Since we are not going to have one of everything, we are free to have what strikes us as correct or even interesting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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