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Message:: [QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 25901267, member: 10461"]Without warning, I crept up on him.  I reached out as [USER=92655]@Randy Abercrombie[/USER] was contentedly strolling along, collecting his US Type coins, and I grabbed him by the collar and yanked him off the path into the deepest, darkest woods! The new side road he's agreed to travel is Roman Imperial coins.  More specifically, he decided on The Twelve Caesars.  That's a bit of an ambitious undertaking for a novice with ancients to start out with (I think most folks go the late Roman bronze route).  But Randy said he could get his head around that time period between Julius Caesar and Domitian, and the compact parameters of a 12-coin set, even if a bit more financially challenging, appealed to him, I think. He's just at the beginning of his journey, so do please help him as best you can, with your knowledge.  I told him I could tutor him in the absolute basics, but since I am at best only an intermediate-level collector in this field myself, he'd need to get plenty of advice from those far more experienced than I.  Please try not to overwhelm him with too much specialized terminology, abbreviations, etc., until he asks about it.  Rather I suggest you help him with the basic fundamentals, as I have promised to do. Randy- this can be the place to ask your questions.  I'm sure you'll have plenty, and I'm also confident that you'll get some good advice here. So, folks, this was how  I lured him into our camp.  My Christmas gift to him came with a hidden agenda, you might say.  A challenge to try out a new endeavor. The <strike>bait</strike> gift coin was this denarius of Vespasian.  Kind of a middling example, but decent enough, and it can always be upgraded later, if desired.  I got it from <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/robertson/8/product/vespasian_ad_6979_ar_denarius__pax/2148631/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/robertson/8/product/vespasian_ad_6979_ar_denarius__pax/2148631/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">Marc Breitsprecher</a>. <img src="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/8/F/fC263rMqmG5pd2HY9LRzw7aTKxo4g8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <blockquote>Vespasian (AD 69-79) AR Denarius / PaxAttribution: RIC II 772 RomeDate: AD 75Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head rightReverse: PON MAX TR P COS VI, Pax seated left, holding olive branchSize: 18.42mmWeight: 3.29 gramsDescription: good Fine+ </blockquote> Welcome, Randy.  I'm really excited to see you set out on this new adventure.  I think you will enjoy it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ~RWS/"LM" ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ GENERAL REFERENCES (y'all can suggest more; particularly numismatic references) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Rome" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Rome" rel="nofollow">History of Rome</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_currency#Imperial_period:_27_BC_%E2%80%93_AD_476" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_currency#Imperial_period:_27_BC_%E2%80%93_AD_476" rel="nofollow">Roman Currency</a> (Imperial period)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Caesars" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Caesars" rel="nofollow">The Twelve Caesars</a> (numbered below)<blockquote> 1. <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar" rel="nofollow">Julius Caesar</a> (<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictator_perpetuo" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictator_perpetuo" rel="nofollow">dictator perpetuo</a>) </blockquote><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio-Claudian_dynasty" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio-Claudian_dynasty" rel="nofollow">The Julio-Claudian Dynasty</a><blockquote>2. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus" rel="nofollow">Augustus</a>3. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberius" rel="nofollow">Tiberius</a><blockquote>><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribute_penny" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribute_penny" rel="nofollow">The Tribute Penny</a></blockquote>4. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula" rel="nofollow">Caligula</a>5. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius" rel="nofollow">Claudius</a>6. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero" rel="nofollow">Nero</a></blockquote><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_of_the_Four_Emperors" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_of_the_Four_Emperors" rel="nofollow"></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_of_the_Four_Emperors" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_of_the_Four_Emperors" rel="nofollow">The Year of the Four Emperors</a><blockquote>7. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galba" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galba" rel="nofollow">Galba</a>8. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otho" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otho" rel="nofollow">Otho</a>9. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitellius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitellius" rel="nofollow">Vitellius</a>(Vespasian ↓ )</blockquote> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavian_dynasty" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavian_dynasty" rel="nofollow">The Flavian Dynasty</a><blockquote>10. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespasian" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespasian" rel="nofollow">Vespasian</a>11. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus" rel="nofollow">Titus</a>12. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domitian" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domitian" rel="nofollow">Domitian</a> </blockquote>Common abbreviations:<blockquote>AE: bronze, copper, brass, orichalcum, etc.AR: silverAV: gold </blockquote>Roman Imperial Coin Denominations(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_provincial_currency" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_provincial_currency" rel="nofollow">Roman Provincial coins</a> had other denominations)<blockquote><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadrans" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadrans" rel="nofollow">Quadrans</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semis" rel="nofollow">Semis</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_(Roman_coin)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_(Roman_coin)" rel="nofollow">As</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dupondius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dupondius" rel="nofollow">Dupondius</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sestertius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sestertius" rel="nofollow">Sestertius</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinarius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinarius" rel="nofollow">Quinarius</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denarius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denarius" rel="nofollow">Denarius</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoninianus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoninianus" rel="nofollow">Antoninianus</a> (not issued during the 12 Caesars era)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aureus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aureus" rel="nofollow">Aureus</a></blockquote> <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?srsltid=AfmBOorWFvoJP42xLlOjjROYbVOOGWc6Tt9Nqu0roipAnsTI3s-U7y3t" 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