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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tcore, post: 369969, member: 2949&quot;]Jonathon, first off, <b>welcome</b>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I would buy the book called <i>Ancient Coin Collecting</i> by Wayne G. Sayles.&nbsp; This was my first ancient book and will give you a good general overview of the topic.&nbsp; You also may be able to narrow down what you&#039;d like to get into, i.e. Roman Imperial, Greek, etc.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I don&#039;t have a very big collection, but I&#039;ve bought many nice coins for under $100.&nbsp; Now, I know that all things are relative, but under $100 isn&#039;t too bad for a nice coin.&nbsp; Many nice mid to late Roman Imperial coins can be had in the $15-$50 range.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Please post if you&#039;d like any more ideas.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Also, as for the guy at the flea market...if he is a coin dealer and seems to know what he&#039;s doing, maybe you could buy one relatively inexpensive coin from him, then post it on here to see what we think of it.&nbsp; Don&#039;t go and buy his whole book of ancient coins right off the bat.&nbsp; If he&#039;s just a junk dealer there that happens to have a book of ancient coins, I&#039;d probably steer clear until you know what you&#039;re doing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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