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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3224288, member: 98035&quot;]It&#039;s hard to go wrong with a Constantinian dynasty set. Barring the rare Hanniballianus, the very rare Nepotian, and excluding the extended family, you can get them all in excellent high grade for $20-50 each:</p><p><br /></p><p>-Constantius I Chlorus</p><p>+ Wife Theodora</p><p><br /></p><p>- Constantine I the Great</p><p>+ Wife Fausta</p><p>+ Mother Helena</p><p>+ Son Crispus </p><p><br /></p><p>The Constantine boys:</p><p>- Constantine II</p><p>- Constantius II</p><p>- Constans</p><p>+ Their cousin Delmatius </p><p><br /></p><p>Their cousins who weren&#039;t killed off:</p><p>- Constantius Gallus</p><p>- Julian the Apostate </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you need more of a challenge:</p><p>- Hanniballianus, nephew of Constantine, appointed King of Pontus. His coins are pricy (~$100) but available.</p><p>- Theodora and Fausta were sisters; their father was Maximian, and their brother was Maxentius, both of whom served as emperor.</p><p>- Maxentius had a son named Romulus who died young. A scarce series of posthumous coins exist for him.</p><p>- Licinius I was married to Constantine&#039;s sister; they had a son Licinius II</p><p>- Nepotian was a nephew of Constantine; he took Rome by force with an army of gladiators and held it as a usurper for less than a month. He issued coins which are extremely rare.</p><p>- Procopius was a maternal cousin to Julian II. He launched a short-lived revolt against Valentinian, about&nbsp; 2 years after Julian died.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can also collect reverse types and/or mintmarks. Except for the rarest coins, almost nothing from this time period will set you back more than $100, with common mint state coins averaging about $30-40.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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