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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Theodosius, post: 2329138, member: 77077&quot;]I received my first ancient coin as a gift from an Aunt along with a bunch of other coins she had saved. This was sometime in the mid 70s when I was a kid.&nbsp; I did not know what it was for years or whether it was real or not.&nbsp; I suspected it was a Roman coin but had never seen or heard of such a thing before.&nbsp; When I got to college, I went to their excellent numismatic section and discovered it was a Theodosius I bronze coin.&nbsp; Having a real ancient coin plus all the excellent books and auction catalogs in the library really fired my interest in ancient coins, Greece and Rome.&nbsp; It was much harder back in those days to find information, communicate with dealers, and acquire books.&nbsp; Over the years I have kept at it in fits and spurts but rate learning about and owning ancient coins as one of the most satisfying pastimes I have pursued.&nbsp; Here is the humble coin that started my interest:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]472025[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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