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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 4873381, member: 51347"][USER=85199]@Patrick M[/USER] , Welcome to Ancients!</p><p><br /></p><p>I collect historically.</p><p><br /></p><p>My suggestion would be to find an area that you think is interesting. Do a little Wikipedia searching, then take a look at VCoins and MA-Shops selling venues. Also, lurk in CT Ancients (I did for 2 years before I ever posted). Use the SEARCH bar in the upper right hand corner of the CT Screen in the Ancients Forum. Watch what people comment on, learn some of the FAKE Sites to get info, find out who are trusted sellers, etc. eBay is "ok", but KNOW the Seller and/or KNOW the Coin. There are a LOT of folks in the Ancients area of CT that are GREAT Sellers...</p><p><br /></p><p>When in doubt (coins, terms, words, etc.), I GOOGLE EVERYTHING! At least I get an "idea" about what is going on.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some Ancients collecting areas are fairly low-cost, some areas can be a little more expensive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Start small, grow into this side of the Hobby. What looks intimidating is actually a lot of "sub-hobbies" within Ancients that some can be very interesting for you. If you are looking to "invest", forget it. If you are looking for fun, WOW, this is it for Coin collecting.</p><p><br /></p><p>I got out of US collecting 30 years ago. Best move I made by collecting Ancients instead. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I started truly collecting Ancients in the Roman Republic area. Love the history, and grew into several other Ancients areas, but a lot of them were entities that interacted with the Roman Republic. Most of my coins are from the BCE time period, although I do have a lot from the Roman "Empire" era (CE time period).</p><p><br /></p><p>OH! And have FUN !!! That is my first priority.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>ROMAN REPUBLIC</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1177066[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic</p><p>L Livineius Regulus (moneyer)</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>42 BCE 3.8g 19mm</p><p>Regulus bust -</p><p>Gladiators in Arena</p><p>Crawford 494-30, Sydenham 1112, Sear 489</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>CARTHAGE (Nemesis of Rome)</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1177073[/ATTACH]</p><p>Carthage Zeugitania</p><p>First Punic War</p><p>264-241 BCE</p><p>AR Double Shekel</p><p>26 mm 13.9 g</p><p>Wreathed Tanit</p><p>Horse stndng r star above</p><p>SNG Cop 185 R[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 4873381, member: 51347"][USER=85199]@Patrick M[/USER] , Welcome to Ancients! I collect historically. My suggestion would be to find an area that you think is interesting. Do a little Wikipedia searching, then take a look at VCoins and MA-Shops selling venues. Also, lurk in CT Ancients (I did for 2 years before I ever posted). Use the SEARCH bar in the upper right hand corner of the CT Screen in the Ancients Forum. Watch what people comment on, learn some of the FAKE Sites to get info, find out who are trusted sellers, etc. eBay is "ok", but KNOW the Seller and/or KNOW the Coin. There are a LOT of folks in the Ancients area of CT that are GREAT Sellers... When in doubt (coins, terms, words, etc.), I GOOGLE EVERYTHING! At least I get an "idea" about what is going on. Some Ancients collecting areas are fairly low-cost, some areas can be a little more expensive. Start small, grow into this side of the Hobby. What looks intimidating is actually a lot of "sub-hobbies" within Ancients that some can be very interesting for you. If you are looking to "invest", forget it. If you are looking for fun, WOW, this is it for Coin collecting. I got out of US collecting 30 years ago. Best move I made by collecting Ancients instead. :) Personally, I started truly collecting Ancients in the Roman Republic area. Love the history, and grew into several other Ancients areas, but a lot of them were entities that interacted with the Roman Republic. Most of my coins are from the BCE time period, although I do have a lot from the Roman "Empire" era (CE time period). OH! And have FUN !!! That is my first priority. [B]ROMAN REPUBLIC[/B] [ATTACH=full]1177066[/ATTACH] Roman Republic L Livineius Regulus (moneyer) AR Denarius 42 BCE 3.8g 19mm Regulus bust - Gladiators in Arena Crawford 494-30, Sydenham 1112, Sear 489 [B]CARTHAGE (Nemesis of Rome)[/B] [ATTACH=full]1177073[/ATTACH] Carthage Zeugitania First Punic War 264-241 BCE AR Double Shekel 26 mm 13.9 g Wreathed Tanit Horse stndng r star above SNG Cop 185 R[/QUOTE]
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