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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carthago, post: 2428493, member: 76111&quot;]Hi Ewo</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to the hobby of kings and hobos!&nbsp;&nbsp; We&#039;re glad you stopped by.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m with chrsmat in buying the coin before the book which goes against traditional advice but the Internet has outdated that advice.&nbsp; Everything you need to familiarize yourself with ancients is available online.&nbsp; Everything.&nbsp;&nbsp; Cointalk is ideal for beginners and experienced alike with the most friendly group around so hang here a bit.&nbsp; Ask dumb questions.&nbsp; We do all the time. </p><p><br /></p><p>Look at coins at Vcoins.com which is a large mall of ancient coin dealers, most honest but all with a refund policy and authenticity guarantee (I think) and look at lots of them.&nbsp; Find something that interests you and look some more and look for various examples of what interests you.&nbsp; Ancients are all hand made and no two are alike.&nbsp; When you find something you like, buy it.&nbsp; Then repeat.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>When you get a groove and maybe a focus, then invest in books if that&#039;s your thing. I have a large library for Roman Republican silver, but if I bought the books first I&#039;d have a bunch of books on Carthaginian coins which I don&#039;t collect today.&nbsp; Make sense?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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