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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mat, post: 1392731, member: 21445&quot;]The cutoff area for Ancients tends to vary, for me its usually after 1000 A.D. or so. </p><p><br /></p><p>Most common? For sure LRBs, which stands for Late Roman Bronzes. They are usually coinage from Constantine The Great&#039;s sons &amp; on...They&#039;re cheap, many varieties and can be had for a little at $10.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for numismatic premium, ancients arent easy to slap a price on like U.S. coins. One moment a Silver Gordion III can go for $30 and the next the same type may get mad bidding and go for $60 or more.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some ancients will always carry a premium, Nero, Julius Caesar, Athena/Owl, Alexander the Great, Cleopatra and many more. In general ancients have been going up like crazy just in the past few years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some fakes are very obvious, others are not so much. Below is one of the best to check on ancient fakes and compare, its always updated. Also when in doubt, post a thread and ask.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/index.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/index.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/index.php</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Must haves...that depends on your interest. Is it greek?, is it roman?, maybe Byzantine or middle eastern. Ancients are so vast you can go in any direction and can be collected in nearly any budget.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most popular is usually Roman cause they are very common and many are cheap.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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