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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValpoBeginner, post: 2866438, member: 77066&quot;]Trajan Decius 249-251 A.D.</p><p><br /></p><p>(beginner mistakes <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) I thought I was buying a coin called a Decius for Trajan, the emperor before Hadrian, but it turned out that it was a whole different emperor.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]683827[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]683828[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Antonius Pious 138-161 A. D.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]683833[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]683835[/ATTACH]</p><p>I couldn&#039;t find any info on the second coin&#039;s reverse&nbsp; after my first search attempt. So if anyone knows anything without having to look please let me know.</p><p><br /></p><p>So far its not been that bad of a learning curve, but here&#039;s what I&#039;ve learned about collecting ancients so far....</p><p><br /></p><p>My own Insights on collecting ancients:</p><p>1.&nbsp; You have to be careful about names of Emperors.</p><p>2.&nbsp; Beware of time correct reproductions made by the locals in a given province. (Although this could be a lucky mistake if you are in this for investment purposes, as some ancient productions are worth more than their Roman counterparts.</p><p>3. There are lots of modern copies of these coins so it pays to know how to spot them.</p><p>4.&nbsp; If you could grade modern coins before you got interested in ancients get ready for a whole new ball game. (It&#039;s really not bad once you get the hang of it.)</p><p>5.&nbsp; These coins are surprisingly affordable!&nbsp; I was really surprised at the price of some of these coins. I thought they&#039;d all be over a hundred dollars, because these are ancient artifacts, after all!&nbsp; You can easily own something two thousand years old for under 50 bucks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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