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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 22798175, member: 10461&quot;]It’s a fair question.&nbsp; I personally draw the line at the fall of the Western Roman empire in 476 AD, as I think many folks do.&nbsp; But that may not be universal.&nbsp; And you bring up a good point about how Constantine the Great is important (indeed, <i>central</i>) to Byzantine history.&nbsp; I guess the line is blurred somewhat since the transition from “Roman” to “Byzantine” was more of a long evolution over centuries rather than a single event.</p><p><br /></p><p>But since a lot of us numismatists want that tidy, convenient timeline point, I think it’s 476 AD for a lot of folks.&nbsp; (Before that, Roman.&nbsp; After that, Byzantine.&nbsp; In an admittedly simplistic way of thinking.)&nbsp; That’s probably not unanimous, though.&nbsp; And you could certainly make a strong point for the inclusion of Constantine I in a Byzantine themed collection.&nbsp; (After all, look how many subsequent Byzantine emperors were named after him.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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