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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;paul_s, post: 1051941, member: 28130&quot;]I&#039;ve been slowly getting more interested in ancients. The connection to history is fascinating and I love the fact that they&#039;re handmade objects two thousand years old. On a whim I picked up a cheap Ebay lot of ten small roman coins. My first ancients! So... I have some questions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Are they real? Sorry if this is a daft question. I really don&#039;t know what to look for except that (I think) the flans shouldn&#039;t look too obviously round.</p><p><br /></p><p>How do I go about identifying what they are? I know this is a massive subject. Any pointers as to where I can start very much appreciated!</p><p><br /></p><p>Most of them look to me like they&#039;ve been over cleaned (a couple are *very* shiny!). Do you agree?</p><p><br /></p><p>The third coin below looks like it might have more detail hidden under the ancient gunk. Is tackling this wise?</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, can anyone recommend a good beginners book on ancient coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>Apologies for the slightly clueless post and thanks in advance!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]103525.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]103526.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]103527.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]103528.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]103529.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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