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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3643715, member: 101855"]Several years ago, I started a collection that had at least one coin for each British king from Edward the Confessor to Queen Elizabeth II. There are a few kings and queens who did not issue any coins, or their coins are so rare that I won't be acquiring. Edward VIII, who abdicated before any coins with his portrait on them were issued officially, is the most recent example. Another was Lady Jane Grey, who was queen for nine days. The fantasy pieces don’t count in my opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have now working on a set of pieces, mostly denarii, of the 12 Caesars plus the adoptive Caesars. This collection covers from 49 BC to 192 AD. I was shocked when I looked at the list of emperors from 193 to 305. From my count there were 30 emperors during that period. Out of that group, there has to be some rare or uncollectable examples.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3643715, member: 101855"]Several years ago, I started a collection that had at least one coin for each British king from Edward the Confessor to Queen Elizabeth II. There are a few kings and queens who did not issue any coins, or their coins are so rare that I won't be acquiring. Edward VIII, who abdicated before any coins with his portrait on them were issued officially, is the most recent example. Another was Lady Jane Grey, who was queen for nine days. The fantasy pieces don’t count in my opinion. I have now working on a set of pieces, mostly denarii, of the 12 Caesars plus the adoptive Caesars. This collection covers from 49 BC to 192 AD. I was shocked when I looked at the list of emperors from 193 to 305. From my count there were 30 emperors during that period. Out of that group, there has to be some rare or uncollectable examples.[/QUOTE]
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