I wouldn’t necessarily say that denarii are more “collectible” than antoniniani. Denarii tend to have more silver content though, so intrinsically are more valuable. some ants are less collectible than a denarius if the same emperor (such as Aurelian) some ants are more collectible, such as Caracalla
...It was less your dad than your (or somebody's) drunk uncle, the one on the sidewalk with the paper sack, who says, "Boy, Go Back to School!" (James McBride, paraphrased).
Nice start! Love the Roman ladies. I have two Julias on the way back from NGC right now, as it happens: denarii of Julia Domna and Julia Mamaea.
Yeah I really am new to these coins but have definitely learned alot here to where I am going to buy a bunch more...i got the bug...