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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jochen1, post: 3435970, member: 103829&quot;]Like many collectors I started to collect Imperial coins with the aim to get at least one coin from each emperor. I quickly realized that this was not possible for financial reasons.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then I discovered the provincial coins which I had always been afraid of because they were so confusing. My luck was that I had not only Latin in school, but also Greek. But that&#039;s not a problem, because you quickly understood the few letters. Ok, you can&#039;t get a book like RIC where all coins are listed. There are too much.</p><p>But a whole new world opened up: If you are interested in ancient mythology, you can&#039;t avoid provincial coins. In comparison, the imperial coins are boring as hell. Ok, you can work with them historically, especially if you study their legends. I then always speak of Avers collectors. But I am a Reverse collector. And especially the coins from Asia Minor and the Middle East have taken a liking to me. This multiplicity at deities and this multiplicity at allusions to important events and persons gives it only here.</p><p><br /></p><p>This was the basis for my series &quot;Mythologically interesting coins&quot; in the Forum Ancient Coins and led then to the edition of my books &quot;Coins and ancient mythology&quot; (so far only in German).</p><p><br /></p><p>And then my main field of work is to record the coin issues of Nikopolis ad Istrum as completely as possible. A work in progress which I published together with Prof. Jekov already in the 10th Edition (in English).</p><p><br /></p><p>With kind regards[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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