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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 5194429, member: 98035&quot;]I saw this question posed on Reddit a while ago and was just pondering it again - it would be fun to see what the other members here think.</p><p><br /></p><p>The redditor was a collector of modern stuff, and innocently asked how they could go about building a Roman type set, and was blown away to learn that for most emperors, this is not a feasible task.</p><p><br /></p><p>Which got me thinking - Suppose I had decades and a reasonably high level (but not unlimited) budget, which personages would I be able to complete a full type set for Roman Imperial coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>This means:</p><p>- Every denomination </p><p>- Every reverse type</p><p>- Every major portrait variant (like left vs right, not with/without drapery on far shoulder)</p><p>- Major legend variants but not obscure things like rare TRP / IMP number combos</p><p>- Every mint, but not necessarily every officina or control mark</p><p>- Excluding provincials because there are just too many</p><p><br /></p><p>Excluding the obvious ones with fewer than 5 &quot;types&quot; (e.g. Germanicus, Britannicus, Manila Scantilla, Didia Clara) who do we think it might be possible for?</p><p><br /></p><p>My gut tells me that Tiberius and Caligula might be within reach (for a massive budget spread over decades), and likewise with short-lived individuals like Otho, Aelius, Didius Julianus, Gordian I/II.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone have any insights? Has anyone been crazy enough to get started on an attempt?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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