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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 2621184, member: 82549&quot;]As I wrote when I first <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/maximinus-i-thrax-sestertius.285720/page-2#post-2555408" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/maximinus-i-thrax-sestertius.285720/page-2#post-2555408">introduced myself</a>, I got started collecting bronze coins of <a href="http://feltemp.com/Constantine_1.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://feltemp.com/Constantine_1.html" rel="nofollow">Constantine the Great</a> sort of by accident. My goal was to assemble a collection of all the different reverse types of his coins. It proved to be a good choice because there are many different varieties out there and most are cheap and easy to acquire. Plus I&#039;ve learned a lot about the man and the times, so it was worthwhile from that angle, too. </p><p><br /></p><p>But, after about 10 years or so, I&#039;m now running into the same issue that I came up against back when I collected pennies as a kid: I&#039;ve gotten examples of most everything out there, and I&#039;m now at the point where to add a new reverse type to my collection would cost hundreds of dollars. (I did acquire another Constantine at the NYINC yesterday for $30 that I&#039;m very happy about, but not a new reverse type. I&#039;ll try to post a photo later today.) I&#039;m no longer a poor graduate student, but I still can&#039;t bring myself to spend $350 for a single bronze coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have several options, such as selecting a specific type--e.g., SOLI INVICTO--and accumulating lots and lots of examples. Another possibility would be to sell my collection and start anew with a different emperor or area, such as Black Sea region bronzes or whatever. So here&#039;s my question:</p><p><br /></p><p>If you had to start your ancient coin collection over from scratch again, would you pursue the same area, or would you change your collecting focus, and why?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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