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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4590094, member: 19463"]I have to wonder how many 'rare' ancient coins there are. There was a saying that there is nothing more common than a rare coin. Perhaps that is not an exaggeration. For all his faults, Commodus did make sufficient quantities of coins with types of added interest. Perhaps I am too hard on 'someone standing there' reverses and I most certainly do have a pile of them but quadriga types after the Republic are upgrades IMO. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1136594[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Some rulers are popular among collectors because of their impact on history. Some are popular because they were evil or saintly (we tend to prefer the extremes over the middle group). Some ruled long enough that we can enjoy watching how they changed over time. Some made interesting coins. A few get points in each of these categories. Commodus made so many coins that his successors did not have to strike many bronzes for several years. That and inflation made his asses the last that are really common. After his time, it is usually easier to find sestertii than the smaller coins. I can not help wondering just how much of this was driven by economic factors or whether the emperor just wanted people spending coins bearing his image rather than some has-been old emperor. Did Commodus take personal interest in his coinage?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4590094, member: 19463"]I have to wonder how many 'rare' ancient coins there are. There was a saying that there is nothing more common than a rare coin. Perhaps that is not an exaggeration. For all his faults, Commodus did make sufficient quantities of coins with types of added interest. Perhaps I am too hard on 'someone standing there' reverses and I most certainly do have a pile of them but quadriga types after the Republic are upgrades IMO. [ATTACH=full]1136594[/ATTACH] Some rulers are popular among collectors because of their impact on history. Some are popular because they were evil or saintly (we tend to prefer the extremes over the middle group). Some ruled long enough that we can enjoy watching how they changed over time. Some made interesting coins. A few get points in each of these categories. Commodus made so many coins that his successors did not have to strike many bronzes for several years. That and inflation made his asses the last that are really common. After his time, it is usually easier to find sestertii than the smaller coins. I can not help wondering just how much of this was driven by economic factors or whether the emperor just wanted people spending coins bearing his image rather than some has-been old emperor. Did Commodus take personal interest in his coinage?[/QUOTE]
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