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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3435609, member: 98035&quot;]I prefer imperial mainly because of the generally better workmanship and ease of reading the legends - I struggle with the cluttered Greek legends and clunky fonts a lot more than I do with, say, Hellenistic coinage. I do and will collect provincial if:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) It is of a person who is otherwise unobtainable at my income level (or at all)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]911963[/ATTACH] </p><p>Tranquillina - her Imperial coins run in the 4 to 5 digits! I paid less than $100 for this coin</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]911966[/ATTACH] </p><p>Gaius &amp; Lucius - they don&#039;t appear on imperial coins at all, unless you count the faceless figures on the back of Augustus&#039; denarii.</p><p><br /></p><p>2) It is of a client king</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]911968[/ATTACH] </p><p>Augustus &amp; Rhoemetalkes of Thrace </p><p><br /></p><p>3) Admittedly, pseudo-autonomous coinage is growing on me, and I&#039;m tempted to build a collection at some point. Not imperial, but still minted under the Romans:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]911975[/ATTACH] </p><p>Mysia, Pergamon AE pseudo autonomous, 2nd-1st century BC</p><p><br /></p><p>4) Some of the more artistic types are also appealing; in particular the tetradrachms of Antioch and Alexandria![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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