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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 4962448, member: 51347"]I kinda take a little different approach to Roman Coinage. I collect Historically, and not as a Coin Collector / Numismatist. Ergo, it is not so much the coin that is important, but how it acts as a placemarker in History. This is why I also collect those City States and Entities that interacted with Rome as they moved through their Ascendency into a World Empire.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is how I am starting to collect Egyptian Scarabs in this pattern, also.</p><p><br /></p><p>I enjoy exploring foundations as to why an Entity becomes successful. What were the events or critical junctures that defined their success. Since I focus more on the Roman Republic (the Rise of a Successful Empire), I approach my groupings as:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Roman Kings: 753-509 BCE:</b> no modern coinage, but proto monies and other artefacts</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Roman Republic Until Punic Wars: 509-264 BCE:</b> no modern coinage, but proto monies and other artefacts. Rome expanding into all of Italia, Greek Coinage in the South, Italia Coinage from central Italia to north, several City States, etc. Allied or in Conflict. Crucible period of forming Roman Republic, laying foundations for their Culture, Government, Ideals.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Roman Republic / Empire During Punic Wars to the Gracchii: 264-130's BCE: </b>Rome becomes an Empire. Additions of overseas Provinces, major conflicts defining Roman resolve, problems on how to govern and distribute wealth, problems with defining a City State to encompassing Italia and overseas Provinces (this later lead to the Social War of 91-87 BCE)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Imperatorial Period: 130's to approx 27 BCE / Augustus:</b> Decline and Death of the Republic. Gracchii Reforms reversed resulting in major strife with Allies. Social War was a major historical pivot point. Major personalities compete for individual power. Roman Legions become professional armies, with personal allegiance more to their Imperators vs. to the City State / Republican Empire of Rome. Virtual Mercenary Armies. Marius was the first to truly develop this concept.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Roman Principate (Rome was ALREADY an Empire for 200 years before): Augustus to early-200's CE.</b> Height of Pax Romana. After this period, total economic wealth begins to decline, as evidenced from devaluating and discontinuing the AR Denarius, long-term and acute inflationary periods, and moving economic psychology to token or fiat monies with heavy emphasis on AE vs. precious metals, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Slow decline of Western Roman Empire: After 200 CE.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1192926[/ATTACH]</b></p><p>RR Anon AR Heavy Denarius - Didrachm 310-300 BCE 7.3g 21mm Mars-Horse FIRST Cr 13-1 Left</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1192928[/ATTACH]</p><p>Carthage Zeugitania AR ½ Shekel 17mm 3.8g 2nd Punic War 218-202 BC Sicily mint 216-211 BC Tanit l Horse r sun as double uraeus SNG COP 359</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1192929[/ATTACH]</p><p>Marsic den 90-88 BCE Italia-Corfinium Oath pig Marsi Picentines Paeligni Marrucini Vestini Frentani Samnites Hirpini S227 SCARCE[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 4962448, member: 51347"]I kinda take a little different approach to Roman Coinage. I collect Historically, and not as a Coin Collector / Numismatist. Ergo, it is not so much the coin that is important, but how it acts as a placemarker in History. This is why I also collect those City States and Entities that interacted with Rome as they moved through their Ascendency into a World Empire. It is how I am starting to collect Egyptian Scarabs in this pattern, also. I enjoy exploring foundations as to why an Entity becomes successful. What were the events or critical junctures that defined their success. Since I focus more on the Roman Republic (the Rise of a Successful Empire), I approach my groupings as: [B]Roman Kings: 753-509 BCE:[/B] no modern coinage, but proto monies and other artefacts [B]Roman Republic Until Punic Wars: 509-264 BCE:[/B] no modern coinage, but proto monies and other artefacts. Rome expanding into all of Italia, Greek Coinage in the South, Italia Coinage from central Italia to north, several City States, etc. Allied or in Conflict. Crucible period of forming Roman Republic, laying foundations for their Culture, Government, Ideals. [B]Roman Republic / Empire During Punic Wars to the Gracchii: 264-130's BCE: [/B]Rome becomes an Empire. Additions of overseas Provinces, major conflicts defining Roman resolve, problems on how to govern and distribute wealth, problems with defining a City State to encompassing Italia and overseas Provinces (this later lead to the Social War of 91-87 BCE) [B]Imperatorial Period: 130's to approx 27 BCE / Augustus:[/B] Decline and Death of the Republic. Gracchii Reforms reversed resulting in major strife with Allies. Social War was a major historical pivot point. Major personalities compete for individual power. Roman Legions become professional armies, with personal allegiance more to their Imperators vs. to the City State / Republican Empire of Rome. Virtual Mercenary Armies. Marius was the first to truly develop this concept. [B]Roman Principate (Rome was ALREADY an Empire for 200 years before): Augustus to early-200's CE.[/B] Height of Pax Romana. After this period, total economic wealth begins to decline, as evidenced from devaluating and discontinuing the AR Denarius, long-term and acute inflationary periods, and moving economic psychology to token or fiat monies with heavy emphasis on AE vs. precious metals, etc. [B]Slow decline of Western Roman Empire: After 200 CE. [ATTACH=full]1192926[/ATTACH][/B] RR Anon AR Heavy Denarius - Didrachm 310-300 BCE 7.3g 21mm Mars-Horse FIRST Cr 13-1 Left [ATTACH=full]1192928[/ATTACH] Carthage Zeugitania AR ½ Shekel 17mm 3.8g 2nd Punic War 218-202 BC Sicily mint 216-211 BC Tanit l Horse r sun as double uraeus SNG COP 359 [ATTACH=full]1192929[/ATTACH] Marsic den 90-88 BCE Italia-Corfinium Oath pig Marsi Picentines Paeligni Marrucini Vestini Frentani Samnites Hirpini S227 SCARCE[/QUOTE]
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