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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 4984882, member: 80952&quot;]First - sorry if this was discussed, couldn&#039;t find a similar topic.</p><p>If it wasn&#039;t - what made you say, OK, starting today I want ancient coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>I started collecting modern coins and banknotes in 2013. In fact, restarted, as I collected in my childhood and found my old collection - and decided to give it a try.</p><p><br /></p><p>I went to numismatic fairs in my city, kept adding to my collection, and once there was an old man who showed me &quot;something I&#039;ve never seen before&quot;. And there they were, 2 small coins I immediately bought.</p><p>I knew nothing about ancient coins, but I posted them on a forum and I found they were a Valens and a Julian II. Not the best condition (but just checked them now, not totally junk either).</p><p>I found the old guy after this again, a few times and bought a few more, but in worse conditions, including something I suspect is an As from Antoninus Pius but in the worst shape you could think of.</p><p><br /></p><p>I forgot about ancient coins as I concentrated on my main collection and a few months ago I was starting to get bored, I have completed my &quot;task&quot; in modern area and I have almost all I wanted, the ones that are still missing are way too expensive.</p><p><br /></p><p>But something was missing when I quit.</p><p>So here I was, registered on some auctions and started buying what I found attractive and in my budget.</p><p>Without knowing too much, I had the surprise to get some good coins at quite low prices.</p><p>Started reading all the resources I found, got some catalogs and I am trying to learn something new every day. From this forum as well.</p><p>A good part is that I am not very exigent about the quality (however, the rule I have is never buy a coin if it cannot be identified due to wear). But a denarius from, let&#039;s say, Vespasianus, in Fine condition, almost all the legend visible and easy to be identified?? I&#039;m in.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like history and I think coins are the best testimony for it. In a way we are studying history while collecting.</p><p>Perhaps this is just the beginner&#039;s rush, but I see a story, even in common coins and I am still amazed about the art and craftsmanship people had MANY centuries ago.</p><p>So I think I will stick around, since there is a lot to choose from.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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