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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4512341, member: 19463&quot;]You are starting as I did with Roman and Greek but much later I started getting interested in other, especially the ones that had contact with Rome (mostly ememies).&nbsp; I found early on the Greek silver tended to be above my price range and the Greek bronzes were small and not as interesting.&nbsp; There are many exceptions.&nbsp; Still my favorite Greek coins were from Greek cities in other places (Italy, Sicily).&nbsp; I very much approve of getting the emperors on your favorites list but I am not a fan of the one-per-emperor style since many of the lesser ones are not all that significant in history and cost more that the best and most interesting coins of the common and historically significant ones.&nbsp; I started with a special interest in Septimius Severus which made me want Pescennius Niger but most of my favorites are common rulers who issued interesting types.&nbsp; I do suggest you not buy just any old Trajan, for example, but look for something that says something about the man or his rule.&nbsp; He fought wars in Dacia so why not get a reverse with some Dacian connection:</p><p>Dacian Captive on pile of shields</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1118139[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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