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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;octavius, post: 3498088, member: 100777&quot;]I love your Vespasian dupondius! It has what I call &quot;the look&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p>As far as what to collect, what series, which coins/emperors , etc. I believe there just is no one answer. Rome went on for 12 centuries in the west and an additional 1000 years in the east. It is only natural that some periods or emperors would be more appealing to some than others. Collect what interests you and prompts you to do more learning /investigating. Search out the coins that give you the most fun. I remember some of my greatest thrills of collecting were when I was just a kid holding $0.25 Ants of Galienus in my hands. I recently purchased this small bronze from Teanum Sidicinum because my Grandfather was born there many years ago. It had a special meaning to me. [ATTACH=full]926892[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding Mary Beard, all her books are a joy to read, including &quot;The Roman Triumph&quot;, &quot;Fires of Vesuvius&quot;. There is a great series (3 episodes) on you tube presented by her entitled &quot;Meet the Romans&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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