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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2325294, member: 76194&quot;]I would not be surprised if the ancients recycled older worn out coins into new coinage, which would help explain why the farther back in time one goes, the less coins one finds of previous Emperors (generally speaking), while so many of the later Emperors are much more common. The exception being of course Emperors who lived not long before, or during times of crisis (economic or military) in which case their coins ended up buried in hoards and are now more common.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s why we are swimming in Gordian III and Philip I coins. After all, both ruled for a relatively short time, but thanks to the horrendous economic crisis of the 3rth century and the devaluation that happened within a decade or so of their reigns, tons of their coins ended up buried and preserved. Had the crisis happened a few decades later, their coins would have probably mostly been recycled and today a Gordian III or Philip I might be worth 4 to 6 times what they are worth.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, and I have nothing that comes close to that magnificent coin the OP posted, but I do have&nbsp; few Roman bronzes. What do I think when I hold them? I think of the history behind them.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]470622[/ATTACH] </p><p>Rare Provincial bronze of Philip II</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]470620[/ATTACH] antoninianus of Diocletian </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]470621[/ATTACH] </p><p>AE radiate of Maximian</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]470618[/ATTACH] </p><p>AE3 of Constantine I with Sol Invictus</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]470619[/ATTACH] </p><p>Constantius II Phoenix (1,100 Anniversary of Rome)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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