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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4962103, member: 19463"]Yes. Other answers cover the same thing but you have the main points.</p><p><br /></p><p>To avoid confusion: The terms Roman Provincial and Greek Imperial are synonyms. The popular book on the subject, Greek Imperial Coins and their Values by Sear popularized that term but I prefer Roman Provincial to address the coins for local use issued by cities in the Empire. Some of them used Latin legends (coins of cities with full Colony status) but most used Greek legends. Most beginners start with Roman Imperial and later move on to include coins of the other main categories you listed or adding coins of Greek, Byzantine, Eastern and Medieval civilizations. I suggest you keep an open mind and give all of them a chance to grab your interest. I am a general collector with a few coins of all areas but I add specialty interests where I buy many more coins than I do for other periods. What works for you may be different. Find the one that is fun for you and go with it. </p><p><br /></p><p>I do suggest reading my overview on the Vocabulary of Ancient Coins presented on 8 free and non-commercial pages. I believe all collectors should learn the terms highlighted on those pages. </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>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4962103, member: 19463"]Yes. Other answers cover the same thing but you have the main points. To avoid confusion: The terms Roman Provincial and Greek Imperial are synonyms. The popular book on the subject, Greek Imperial Coins and their Values by Sear popularized that term but I prefer Roman Provincial to address the coins for local use issued by cities in the Empire. Some of them used Latin legends (coins of cities with full Colony status) but most used Greek legends. Most beginners start with Roman Imperial and later move on to include coins of the other main categories you listed or adding coins of Greek, Byzantine, Eastern and Medieval civilizations. I suggest you keep an open mind and give all of them a chance to grab your interest. I am a general collector with a few coins of all areas but I add specialty interests where I buy many more coins than I do for other periods. What works for you may be different. Find the one that is fun for you and go with it. I do suggest reading my overview on the Vocabulary of Ancient Coins presented on 8 free and non-commercial pages. I believe all collectors should learn the terms highlighted on those pages. [URL]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/voc.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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