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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3525872, member: 98035"]I thought it would be interesting to gather opinions on this:</p><p><br /></p><p>For those of us who are working on a "One of Each Emperor" set of the Roman Empire, where is your finish line, so that you do not collect from Augustus to Constantine IX? I'd be curious to know any rationale you may have!</p><p><br /></p><p>Top contenders for the title:</p><p><br /></p><p>- Theodosius I; last emperor of a united empire</p><p>- Arcadius / Honorius; last emperors to maintain some semblance of real unity - subsequent Eastern emperors did an awful lot of meddling, ultimately even choosing the Western emperor more than once.</p><p>- Theodosius II - Last member of the Theodosian dynasty (and the last one who is easy and cheap to find!)</p><p>- Zeno - Last to rule the East before the West was dissolved into the Gothic kingdoms</p><p>- Anastasius - Last to issue "Roman" coins before his Byzantine reform</p><p>- Justinian - Last emperor who spoke Latin fluently as a first language; even though they were de facto independent, many Gothic kings recognized him as their Emperor.</p><p><br /></p><p>Or maybe you have a differing opinion? I'd love to hear it and strike up some discussion!</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, here is the capstone for my Roman collection for the time being; I eventually hope to expand up to Heraclius and see if that sparks the desire to keep going. I was initially going to stop at Anastasius, but who could pass up a nice big coin of this fellow:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]936844[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3525872, member: 98035"]I thought it would be interesting to gather opinions on this: For those of us who are working on a "One of Each Emperor" set of the Roman Empire, where is your finish line, so that you do not collect from Augustus to Constantine IX? I'd be curious to know any rationale you may have! Top contenders for the title: - Theodosius I; last emperor of a united empire - Arcadius / Honorius; last emperors to maintain some semblance of real unity - subsequent Eastern emperors did an awful lot of meddling, ultimately even choosing the Western emperor more than once. - Theodosius II - Last member of the Theodosian dynasty (and the last one who is easy and cheap to find!) - Zeno - Last to rule the East before the West was dissolved into the Gothic kingdoms - Anastasius - Last to issue "Roman" coins before his Byzantine reform - Justinian - Last emperor who spoke Latin fluently as a first language; even though they were de facto independent, many Gothic kings recognized him as their Emperor. Or maybe you have a differing opinion? I'd love to hear it and strike up some discussion! Anyway, here is the capstone for my Roman collection for the time being; I eventually hope to expand up to Heraclius and see if that sparks the desire to keep going. I was initially going to stop at Anastasius, but who could pass up a nice big coin of this fellow: [ATTACH=full]936844[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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