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<p>[QUOTE="ancient coin hunter, post: 5425908, member: 87200"]Hello and Welcome to Ancients. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are a good many books out there and/or websites which can provide good introductions to this specialty. Actually more than I can list. To start out collecting you can look at some fixed price websites including vcoins and m-a shops, which have large inventories for sale by numerous (and trustworthy) independent dealers. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are also lots of coins on Ebay but you have to be a bit careful there because of fakes. A great way to start out is to collect the coins of Constantine and sons which are plentiful and inexpensive (assuming you are interested in Roman coins). I'm sure other folks will be along to provide advice. For an online catalog of coins to give you an idea of the scope and vastness of ancient coinage is wildwinds.com, which provides a comprehensive overview of coins of Greece and Rome by issuing town and/or ruler.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ancient coin hunter, post: 5425908, member: 87200"]Hello and Welcome to Ancients. There are a good many books out there and/or websites which can provide good introductions to this specialty. Actually more than I can list. To start out collecting you can look at some fixed price websites including vcoins and m-a shops, which have large inventories for sale by numerous (and trustworthy) independent dealers. There are also lots of coins on Ebay but you have to be a bit careful there because of fakes. A great way to start out is to collect the coins of Constantine and sons which are plentiful and inexpensive (assuming you are interested in Roman coins). I'm sure other folks will be along to provide advice. For an online catalog of coins to give you an idea of the scope and vastness of ancient coinage is wildwinds.com, which provides a comprehensive overview of coins of Greece and Rome by issuing town and/or ruler.[/QUOTE]
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